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Evacuees load onto a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021.

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Tags: humanitarian aid, afghanistan, oar, afghanistan evacuation
Credit: Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Ruiz VIRIN: 210821-M-GQ845-1041A.JPG

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