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The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, after Kabul fell on Aug. 15 and the evacuation began. The final military departure did not validate the idea that the war could be ended without chaos; it showed how much the Doha deal and the collapse of Afghan institutions constrained the endgame.
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The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, after Kabul fell on Aug. 15 and the evacuation began. The final military departure did not validate the idea that the war could be ended without chaos; it showed how much the Doha deal and the collapse of Afghan institutions constrained the endgame.
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