President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and others watch on Aug. 29, 2021, as the body of a member of the military killed in Afghanistan arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. After two decades of combat in Afghanistan, there are no American troops missing in action, reflecting a major shift in military priorities. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
New York Times: In Afghan war, a 1st: No MIAs, unknowns
When the last U.S. military cargo jet flew out of Afghanistan in August, marking the end of the United States' longest war, it also signaled a largely overlooked accomplishment.
For the first time in the nation's history, a major conflict was ending without the U.S. military leaving any troops behind: no one missing in action behind enemy lines, and no nameless, unidentified bones to be solemnly interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns.
It is a change from previous wars that ended with thousands of troops forever lost, their families left to wonder what had happened to them.
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WNU Editor: There is a US citizen/contractor missing in Afghanistan .... Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor (Military Times/AP).
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