Afghanistan’s Taliban mark anniversary of US-led force withdrawal

The Taliban swept to energy with ease final August after a 20-year battle in opposition to US-led forces led to a hasty withdrawal by all international troops.

Taliban fighters parade on humvee vehicles
Taliban fighters parade on Humvee autos as they have a good time the primary anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, close to the previous US embassy in Kabul on August 31, 2022 [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]

The Taliban have celebrated the primary anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan with a army parade showcasing tools left behind by international troops and calls for his or her authorities to be accepted as professional internationally.

Fireworks lit up the sky over Kabul on Tuesday evening on the anniversary of the withdrawal and Wednesday was additionally a public vacation, with small celebrations throughout Kabul together with parades by Taliban forces.

The US withdrawal, accomplished a minute earlier than midnight on August 30, 2021, got here because the Taliban swept to energy after a 20-year battle in opposition to US-led forces who invaded Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, assaults on america.

“The expertise of the previous 20 years generally is a good information … Any form of stress and threats on Afghanistan’s individuals within the final 20 years has failed and simply elevated the disaster,” the Taliban mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday.

Taliban members walk past a mural depicting a US flag on the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul on August 31, 2022. - The Taliban declared on August 31 a national holiday and lit up the capital with coloured lights to celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan after a brutal 20-year war. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
Taliban members stroll previous a mural depicting a US flag on the primary anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul on August 31, 2022 [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – the title the Taliban give their authorities – is the “professional authorities of the nation and the consultant of the courageous Afghan nation”, the assertion mentioned.

The Taliban assertion referred to as on the worldwide group to permit Afghans to have an unbiased Islamic authorities that has a “constructive interplay with the world”.

Human rights

No nation has recognised the Taliban, who took over Afghanistan with a pace and ease that took the world unexpectedly.

The worldwide group has pressed the Taliban on human rights, significantly these of women and girls whose entry to highschool and work has been restricted. It has additionally urged the Taliban to cease harassing critics, activists, and journalists.

The Taliban say they're discussing the matter of ladies’ training and deny cracking down on dissent.

The celebration additionally included a army parade at Bagram Airbase, the nerve centre of US forces throughout the battle.

Teams of Taliban fighters marched as helicopters flew by, video footage aired by state tv confirmed. Minutes later, dozens of army autos together with the long-lasting US army’s Humvees and tanks, seized within the battle or left behind by US forces throughout their chaotic withdrawal, had been paraded.

Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund mentioned in speech marking the withdrawal that the Taliban had put an finish to killings and bombing and had ensured nationwide safety, based on the native channel TOLOnews.

He mentioned that sanctions on Afghanistan had elevated poverty and that understanding would obtain higher outcomes than stress, based on the information channel.

Banners celebrating victories in opposition to three empires – the previous Soviet Union and Britain additionally misplaced wars in Afghanistan – flew in Kabul.

Lots of of white Taliban flags bearing the Islamic proclamation of religion flew on streets and authorities buildings, whereas squares within the capital had been adorned with lights.

Regardless of the Taliban’s delight in taking on, Afghanistan’s 38 million individuals face a determined humanitarian disaster – aggravated after billions of dollars in Central Financial institution property had been frozen and international support dried up.

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