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‘It was time to end this war’: Biden hails Afghan evacuation ‘success’

President Joe Biden has hailed the “extraordinary success” of the US evacuation in Afghanistan, saying it was “time to end this war”.

Mr Biden had set Tuesday as the deadline for ending the evacuation and getting the remaining US troops out of Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Taliban members armed with American weapons gathered at Kabul airport, celebrating what they are calling ‘Afghanistan’s independence day’.

Sky’s Mark Stone reports.

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