Historic Afghanistan evacuation wraps up, with fate of those left behind uncertain

Dozens of countries scrambled to evacuate their citizens and Afghan allies as the Taliban rapidly retook the country.

LONDON -- At one minute before midnight local time on Aug. 31, the last U.S. servicemember was withdrawn from Afghanistan. It marked the end to almost two decades of war and a frantic and heavily criticized evacuation effort prompted by the Taliban rapidly recapturing the country. The effort, marred by a deadly terror attack, brought 123,000 people, including 5,500 U.S. citizens out of the country since the middle of August in what American officials have described as one of the largest, most complex evacuations in history. But other countries played a role in getting large numbers of people out of Afghanistan, including those in the region, Europe and Asia. Their flights evacuated tens of thousands, including some U.S. citizens, according to officials and reports, even as thousands more who were hoping to leave the country were left behind -- risking a refugee crisis in the region and beyond amid deep humanitarian need. Here is a look at some of those efforts: