In Photos: Last Of U.S., British Troops Leave Afghanistan's Helmand Province
Monday morning, the last of American and British troops left Camps Leatherneck and Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province. As we've reported, this is a big deal symbolically, because Helmand saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the 13-year American-led war.
Over at Parallels, NPR's Sean Carberry takes a look at the big picture, asking, "With Marines gone, can the Afghan army hold off the Taliban?"
Here we'll leave you some images from the day:
Marines onboard a helicopter at Kandahar Air Field upon the end of operations for the Marines and British combat troops in Helmand.
CH-53E and Chinook helicopters with U.S. Marines take off from Camp Bastion in Helmand province, on Monday.
U.S. Marines sit inside the cargo hold of a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft headed to Kandahar.
A U.S. Marine unloads ammunition from a rifle magazine into his helmet after arriving in Kandahar from Camps Leatherneck-Bastion on Monday.
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