‘It looked apocalyptic’: Air Force crew describes Afghan departure

For the U.S. military pilots and aircrew about to make their final takeoffs out of Afghanistan, the sky was lit up with fireworks and sporadic gunfire and the airfield littered with battered shells of airplanes and destroyed equipment. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/09/02/afghanistan-withdrawal-air-force-crew-describes-its-final-moments/5693911001/