"General Christopher Donahue, 57, was pictured by an army photographer as the last soldier to leave Afghanistan following a deadly attack by a lone ISIS suicide-bomber
Donahue was captured by an army photographer using their cellphone and a night-vision device at 11.59pm on August 30, 2021 - just one minute before the agreed deadline for Americans to withdraw from Afghanistan
The very photo would be catapulted onto the internet and quickly go viral before Hegseth, who mistakenly labeled the picture a 'selfie,' would become fixated on it
In February 2020, Trump had made a deal with the Taliban for the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan following a near two-decade war sparked after the September 11 attacks in New York City.
Eighteen months later, Afghanistan's president fled the country and its government collapsed – leaving Afghan forces dissolved, the Times reported."
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