A is for US left Afghanistan

This year's theme for my A-to-Z Blogging Challenge is Significant Events from 2021 and the first 3 months of 2022.

The teaser photo I posted in the theme reveal is of a Ukranian Olympian, so your answer could have been Olympics or Ukraine or something similar.

Last year the photo I posted in my theme reveal was a teaser for my A post.  This year I wasn't as smart!  So there was no teaser for today's post.  At the end of today's post, however, is a teaser for tomorrow's B post.  Enjoy! 

The USA withdrew all troops from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021.

Afghanistan

Here's a C-17 Globemaster III military cargo plane, including people so you can see the size [click the link for more amazing photos and stats].

If you want to see 640 people inside this plane, click here.

Here's a Chinook CH-47 helicopter, including a jeep so you can see the size [click the link for more amazing photos and stats].

And here's an amazing photo I found!  On August 30, 2021, a Chinook helicopter was loaded inside a Globemaster cargo plane to fly home from Kabul airport

It kinda looks like it's giving birth.

Afghan village 2009

Afghan scene 2012

Children of War 2020

Final American soldier leaves Afghanistan

Here's a teaser for tomorrow's B post.  Remember, to avoid spoiling the answer for the next blog visitor, please comment on something related to the answer without giving the actual answer.