Afghanistan crisis: Canada ends evacuation efforts in Kabul | FULL

Canada’s evacuation efforts in Kabul, Afghanistan have ended, officials confirmed Thursday.

At an official update at 8 a.m. ET, military officials said Canadian personnel left the country “eight hours ago.” Roughly 3,700 people were evacuated by Canada during its operation, though that number will be confirmed in the later days, officials said.

Canada has left the Taliban-run country five days before American soldiers are due to leave on Aug. 31, after the two-decade long War on Terror.

On Wednesday, officials confirmed Canada's largest evacuation from Afghanistan to date, with 535 people crowding on board a plane that left the Kabul airport on Tuesday.

“Canada has significantly accelerated the speed with which we have been able to get people out of Afghanistan,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.

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