Richard Dickerson, center, meets with local Afghans before a ceremony at Shah Agha Shrine, one of the most holy Islamic sites in the nation, located in the Khakrez District in southern Afghanistan. USAID had worked with U.S. Special Forces and local leaders and villagers to restore the shrine in 2011. Below, Afghan workers at Kandahar Airfield pause to participate in an Eid ceremony at the airfield in 2011.
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Afghanistan: To go, to stay; either way, many are likely to pay
President Biden has announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by Aug. 31.
