“I am here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens, third-country nationals and vulnerable Afghans,” McKenzie told reporters. “The last C-17 took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport at 3:29 p.m. east coast time this afternoon on August 30, and the last … Read more
Hadi Partovi, CEO and Founder of Code.org. (Photo via LinkedIn) Code.org founder Hadi Partovi and his twin brother were only 6 years old during the Iranian Revolution when the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took control of his homeland. The revolution took place more than 40 years ago, but the fear, violence and turmoil of this … Read more
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A gray American transport plane rolled down the runway carrying ammunition, a giant flat screen TV from a CIA base, pallets of equipment, and departing troops. It was one of several aircraft that night that removed the remains of the American War from this sprawling military base in the south of … Read more