Reporter Opens Final Notebook From Afghanistan

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December 10, 2014

The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ends this month and ending along with it, the NPR presence in Kabul. Reporter Sean Carberry is leaving Kabul just like most of the American troops are.

NPR's Sean Carberry tweeted this photo yesterday, saying "packing continues with 3 days left until we lower the flag at NPR Kabul." (Sean Carberry/Twitter)

On Monday, the U.S. and NATO held a formal ceremony to mark the closing of their operational command center. Afghan security forces are supposed to take over January 1, but there will still be around 11,000 U.S. and NATO troops in the country and fighting is expected to continue.

Carberry joins Here & Now's Robin Young to share his final reporter's notebook from Afghanistan.

Guest

Sean Carberry, Kabul correspondent for NPR. He tweets @frankentele.

This segment aired on December 10, 2014.

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