Last Canadian military flight takes off from Kabul, ending mission

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Source: The Canadian Press

Mike Blanchfield

The Canadian Press
Staff

Published Thursday, August 26, 2021 8:23AM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, August 26, 2021 11:08AM EDT

OTTAWA -- Canada's military mission at Kabul airport ended Thursday morning with the majority of its personnel departing, but some Canadians and their families remain trapped in Afghanistan, government officials said Thursday.

Gen. Wayne Eyre, the acting chief of the defence staff, said the Canadians were among the last to leave, and that military personnel are taking the withdrawal personally and many will feel guilty that they had to leave people behind.

Eyre said the airport was under constant threat of attack and Canada and its allies acted admirably.

Indeed, an hour after Eyre and other government officials finished a sobering media briefing, locals left behind could hear several explosions near Hamid Karzai International Airport, so named after the man who became Afghanistan's first post-Taliban president two decades ago.

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[PoliticAverse]

1. "but some Canadians and their families remain trapped in Afghanistan, government officials said"

[Historic NY]

2. Get the fuck out alarms sounding since March

Now they can hike to the Pakistan border.