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

WASHINGTON — It looked like a zombie apocalypse. 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. Stray dogs raced around the tarmac. And Taliban fighters, … Continue reading ‘It looked apocalyptic’: Air Force crew describes Afghan departure