Fireworks lit up Kabul on the eve of the first anniversary of America's haphazard exit from Afghanistan, which the Taliban is marking as Freedom Day
Taliban supporters celebrate the first anniversary of the departure of US forces from Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan.
"We are happy that Allah got rid of the infidels from our country, and the Islamic Emirate has been established," said Zalmai, a resident of Kabul. Two weeks before the end of last year's withdrawal, the Taliban seized power following a lightning offensive against the previous government's forces.
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