In the end, it was the Taliban, with their volleys of gunfire, who announced the Americans had gone - uncomfortably apt really, given they have been calling the shots for the past few weeks.
A policeman's widow is increasing her pressure on politicians to make killing an emergency worker punishable with a mandatory life sentence, a year after launching her campaign.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan the focus has been on the evacuation effort, as people scramble to leave a country which has been grappling with war for two decades.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan the focus has been on the evacuation effort, as people scramble to leave a country which has been grappling with war for two decades.
