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U.S. Marines, British troops mark end of Afghan combat campaign

The last U.S. Marines unit and final British combat troops in Afghanistan officially ended their operations on Sunday as they packed up to leave the country and transferred a massive military base to the Afghan military. U.K. troops lowered the Union flag at the Camp Bastion complex while U.S. and Afghan soldiers witnessed the ceremony.
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