Monday morning, the last of American and British troops left Camps Leatherneck and Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province. As we've reported, this is a big deal symbolically, because Helmand saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the 13-year American-led war.
Over at Parallels, NPR's Sean Carberry takes a look at the big picture, asking, "With Marines gone, can the Afghan army hold off the Taliban?"
Here we'll leave you some images from the day:
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Omar Sobhani / Reuters/Landov
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Reuters/Landov

Omar Sobhani / Reuters/Landov
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Reuters/Landov

Omar Sobhani / Reuters /Landov
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Reuters /Landov

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AFP/Getty Images