Human rights: Taliban celebrate their takeover of Afghanistan five years ago
Five years ago, the authoritarian Taliban regime took power in Kabul. Now they are celebrating the anniversary with showers of flowers from helicopters and motorcades in the Afghan capital.
The Taliban in Afghanistan marked five years since taking power with ceremonies and festivities. At an event in Kabul, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki said the values of the Afghan government and nation are now aligned. The celebrations included flowers being dropped from a military helicopter over Kabul. The Taliban's takeover on August 15, 2021, followed the announced withdrawal of NATO and US troops, and was preceded by nearly 20 years of international conflict.
The war resulted in over 46,000 civilian and almost 70,000 Afghan security force deaths, according to the Brown University.
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