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In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021.

Last Troops Exit Afghanistan, Ending America's Longest War

In announcing the completion of the evacuation and war effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said the last planes took off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington time, or one minute before midnight in Kabul.

Passengers board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday.

The 1st International Flight Since The U.S. Evacuated Leaves Kabul

About 200 people, including some Americans, departed the Afghan capital on Thursday. Officials said this was not an evacuation flight, but rather that people were leaving of their own free will.

Vietnam War veteran and triple amputee Max Cleland delivers a speech during a campaign appearance. Cleland died on Tuesday at age 79.

Opinion: Veteran and former senator Max Cleland has died, but his legacy lives on

NPR's Scott Simon marks the passing of Max Cleland, who was a U.S. Army captain and senator from Georgia.

An Afghan health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Kandahar province in 2019. Since 2018, the Taliban has blocked polio vaccination campaigns in parts of the country it controls. Now they're reportedly changed their position.

Taliban will allow a national polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, says WHO

Since 2018, the militant group has blocked such efforts, leaving millions of children unprotected. The World Health Organization reports that the Taliban is now reversing that stance.

A Look At Afghanistan's 40 Years Of Crisis — From The Soviet War To Taliban Recapture

Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown here earlier this month, has reportedly visited Saudi Arabia.

Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports

It is the first such meeting between Israeli and Saudi leaders to be reported widely in Israeli media. Netanyahu reportedly met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Mashael al-Shuwaihan, who sits on the board of Kuwait's Women's Cultural Society, speaks during an interview, at a protest outside Kuwait's National Assembly in Kuwait City on Feb. 7, 2022. Her placard reads: "Freedom and equality for women are constitutional pillars."

As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women's rights

Conservative politicians are increasingly pushing back against a burgeoning feminist movement and what they see as an unraveling of the country's traditional values.

Banksy's "Love is in the Bin" is installed at Sotheby's on September 03, 2021 in London, England.

A Banksy Piece Was Shredded At Auction In 2018. Now, It May Sell For Millions More

After selling for $1.4 million three years ago, the half-destroyed piece is going back up for sale with big expectations.

Emirates passenger planes are parked at their gates at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

A drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by rebels in Yemen has killed three people

While Abu Dhabi police did not immediately offer any suspects, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an attack targeting the United Arab Emirates.

A dumpster with a pile of large household items during Caltrans collection event in San Diego County in 2020.

San Diego County Gets Ready To Clean Up

Saturday is Coastal Cleanup Day, and will be marked with events on and off local beaches.

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