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Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power two years on amid erosion of women’s rights

cde.news desk 15 August 2023, 20:49 · 1 min read

epa09932145 Afghan women walk on a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, 07 May 2022. As per a decree issued by the Taliban's Supreme Commander Haibatullah Akhunzada on 07 May, Afghan women must wear an all-covering burqa while in public, warning the male guardians of the women that they will be held accountable by law if women do not follow the new restrictions. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power on Tuesday, celebrating their takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what they said was security throughout the country under an Islamic system.

After a lightning offensive as U.S.-led foreign forces were withdrawing after 20 years of inconclusive war, the Taliban entered the capital on Aug. 15, 2021, as the Afghan security forces, set up with years of Western support, disintegrated and U.S.-backed President Ashraf Ghani fled.

“On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahid (holy warrior) nation of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Almighty Allah for this great victory,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.

Reuters

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