Photos: Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
- Crowds create a carnival-like atmosphere in Afghanistan’s capital as Taliban celebrates five years since its return to power.
- A Taliban fighter holds a yellow canister meant to represent a homemade explosive in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, as he rides in a vehicle with children during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power.
- [Atif Aryan/AFP]Published On 16 Aug 2026Thousands of Taliban supporters have poured into central Kabul, waving white flags and chanting religious slogans, as authorities marked five years since the group swept back into power and brought an
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- Crowds create a carnival-like atmosphere in Afghanistan’s capital as Taliban celebrates five years since its return to power.
- A Taliban fighter holds a yellow canister meant to represent a homemade explosive in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, as he rides in a vehicle with children during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power.
- [Atif Aryan/AFP]Published On 16 Aug 2026Thousands of Taliban supporters have poured into central Kabul, waving white flags and chanting religious slogans, as authorities marked five years since the group swept back into power and brought an
Sources: Al Jazeera