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Akhir Sebuah Era, Tentara Inggris Tinggalkan Afghanistan

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Minggu, 29/08/2021 14:15 WIB

Kepergian tentara Inggris dari Afghanistan menjadi momen untuk merenungkan apa yang telah dikorbankan dan dicapai dalam dua dekade terakhir.

1/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Personel militer Inggris menaiki pesawat A400M yang berangkat dari Kabul, Afghanistan, Sabtu (28/8/2021). Pasukan Inggris resmi mengakhiri 20 tahun kiprah mereka di Afghanistan. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

2/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Pada Sabtu (28/8/2021) pagi, pesawat militer Inggris meninggalkan Kabul setelah mengevakuasi lebih dari 15 ribu orang dalam dua minggu terakhir usai Taliban mengambilalih pemerintahan Afghanistan. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

3/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Jumlah itu termasuk 5.000 warga negara Inggris dan lebih dari 8.000 warga Afghanistan yang bekerja untuk Inggris, dan keluarga mereka, serta banyak orang yang sangat rentan. Selain itu, ada 2.200 anak yang juga ikut dievakuasi Inggris. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

4/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

"Penerbangan terakhir yang membawa personel Angkatan Bersenjata Inggris telah meninggalkan Kabul," tulis Kementerian Pertahanan Inggris melalui Twitter. Menteri Pertahanan Ben Wallace mengatakan, pesawat terakhir milik Angkatan Udara Kerajaan (RAF) lepas landas pukul 21.25 waktu setempat. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

5/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Kepala Angkatan Bersenjata Jenderal Nick Carter, mengakui belum dapat mengevakuasi semua orang. Namun, keputusan dibuat karena kondisi makin genting sehingga memaksa pihaknya merampungkan evakuasi di Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

6/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Seperti diketahui, Inggris melakukan misi di Afghanistan sejak Amerika Serikat (AS) melakukan invasi untuk menggulingkan Taliban yang saat itu berkuasa, sebagai hukuman karena menyembunyikan militan Al Qaeda yang berada di balik serangan 11 September 2001. Lebih dari 450 personel angkatan bersenjata Inggris tewas selama dua dekade penempatan di negara itu. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

7/7 In this handout photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, UK military personnel onboard a A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Britain has ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport and begun bringing U.K. troops home. Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul. Further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and diplomats and a few remaining civilians. (Jonathan Gifford/Ministry of Defence via AP)

Perdana Menteri Inggris Boris Johnson mengatakan, kepergian tentara Inggris dari Afghanistan menjadi momen untuk merenungkan apa yang telah dikorbankan dan dicapai dalam dua dekade terakhir. Dia memastikan akan terus berupaya menggunakan semua alat diplomatik dan kemanusiaan Inggris untuk memberikan masa depan bagi rakyat Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)