US troops leave largest Afghan base, ending 20-year stay

Biden says withdrawal 'on track,' but won't be completed in days

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A C-17 Globemaster III takes off into the mountains at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. In 2012, at its peak, Bagram saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through it. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- All U.S. forces have withdrawn from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Friday, ending their nearly two-decade deployment at the largest American military base in the country.

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