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, Camp Leatherneck, to the Afghan military.
US Marines, British Combat Troops End Afghan Mission
![U.S. Marines stand at attention during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5F98C4B2-52E9-4F9B-845B-8FE29C237EA7_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. Marines stand at attention during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.
![U.S. Marines stand at attention during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3B6D3B68-32C2-4F83-A24A-216FE6DFF08E_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. Marines stand at attention during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.
![U.S. Marines march with flags during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/289FF345-071A-42E3-9559-8288E478EFFE_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. Marines march with flags during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.
![U.S. Marines lower their flag during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4D276B63-94F5-4524-A3EF-C0DFF2303270_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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U.S. Marines lower their flag during a handover ceremony, as the last U.S. Marines unit and British combat troops end their Afghan operations, in Helmand province, Oct. 26, 2014.