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Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

Published August 31st, 2022 - 09:51 GMT

The Taliban celebrated the first anniversary of foreign troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31st.

The Taliban government launched fireworks and celebrations were held in the streets after one year of the US-led troops' withdrawal from their country. The United States finished its full withdrawal on 30 August 2021, marking the end of the 2001–2021 war.

In February 2020, the Trump administration and the Taliban, without the participation of the then Afghan government, agreed on fighting restrictions for both the US and the Taliban and provided for the withdrawal of all NATO forces from Afghanistan in return for the Taliban's counter-terrorism commitments.

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The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

Taliban supporters celebrate next to Taliban fighters the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, at the Ahmad Shah Massoud square near the US embassy in Kabul on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

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)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

Taliban fighters set off fireworks in the skies of Kabul as they celebrate the first anniversary of US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, near the former US embassy in Kabul on August 30, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

The Taliban are celebrating on August 30, 2022, the first anniversary of the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international coalition from Afghanistan, after 20 years of war that resulted in the Islamist fundamentalists taking over and worsening the humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

Children hold Taliban flags as they travel in a car as people celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, near the US embassy in Kabul on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

US President Joe Biden is addressing the nation on the US exit from Afghanistan after a failed 20 year war that he'd vowed to end but whose chaotic last days are now overshadowing his presidency. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

U.S. Army soldiers return home from a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan on December 10, 2020 at Fort Drum, New York. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP / Getty Images via AFP

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

A Taliban member looks up standing next to a damaged helicopter at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal

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)

The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
Taliban supporters celebrate next to Taliban fighters the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, at the Ahmad Shah Massoud square near the US embassy in Kabul on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
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)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
Taliban fighters set off fireworks in the skies of Kabul as they celebrate the first anniversary of US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, near the former US embassy in Kabul on August 30, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
The Taliban are celebrating on August 30, 2022, the first anniversary of the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international coalition from Afghanistan, after 20 years of war that resulted in the Islamist fundamentalists taking over and worsening the humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
Children hold Taliban flags as they travel in a car as people celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, near the US embassy in Kabul on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
US President Joe Biden is addressing the nation on the US exit from Afghanistan after a failed 20 year war that he'd vowed to end but whose chaotic last days are now overshadowing his presidency. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
U.S. Army soldiers return home from a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan on December 10, 2020 at Fort Drum, New York. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP / Getty Images via AFP
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
A Taliban member looks up standing next to a damaged helicopter at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
The Taliban Celebrates Anniversary of Foreign Troops' Withdrawal
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)

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