A year ago the curtain fell on the war in Afghanistan, the longest in American history.
The last US troops left Kabul on August 30, 2021, one day earlier than the deadline set for August 31.
The fear of new attacks by the Isis-K jihadists is too great, with the alarms launched up to the last by the Pentagon which, still today, had spoken of "real" and "specific" threats of other terrorist attacks.
"There is not a single American soldier left in Afghanistan. The withdrawal means both the end of the evacuation of military equipment and the end of nearly 20 years of mission that began shortly after 9/11," General Kenneth McKenzie announced a year ago. head of the US central command.
"It is a mission that brought Osama Bin Laden to justice along with many al-Qaeda conspirators," he continued.
"The cost was 2,461 US military and civilians killed and over 20,000 wounded, including unfortunately the 13 Marines who died last week," McKenzie added, specifying that the last to leave Afghan soil were the ambassador and a general.
Immediately after the Pentagon's announcement, gunshots were heard in Kabul to celebrate the departure of the last US flight.
The shots came in particular from the main Taliban checkpoints, while shouts of jubilation rose from positions in the former green zone.
"We have made history again," said Anas Haqqani, a senior leader of the Taliban militias, on Twitter.