Pictures: Afghans Celebrate 1st Anniversary of Taliban Return to Power
Men gather on diving platforms at the unused swimming pool atop Wazir Akbar Khan Hill in Kabul on August 12, 2022. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
Taliban fighters hold weapons as they ride on a humvee to celebrate their victory day near the US embassy in Kabul on August 15, 2022. Taliban fighters chanted victory slogans next to the US embassy in Kabul on August 15 as they marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan following a turbulent year that saw women’s rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)
A girl cries on a sidewalk as men ride by on a motorbike during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power on August 15, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A year after the Taliban retook Kabul, cementing their rule of Afghanistan after a two-decade insurgency, the country is beset by economic and humanitarian crises. Western governments have frozen billions of dollars in Afghan assets as it presses the Taliban to honor unmet promises on security, governance and human rights, including allowing all girls to be educated. (Photo by Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)
A Taliban fighter mans his weapon during celebrations one year after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 15, 2022. The Taliban marked the first-year anniversary of their takeover after the country’s western-backed government fled and the Afghan military crumbled in the face of the insurgents’ advance. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
Taliban fighters dance as they celebrate their victory at the Ahmad Shah Massoud Square in Kabul on August 15, 2022. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)
Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
Afghan boys hold eweapons as they pose for a photo during celebrations one year after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
A Taliban fighter holds a pistol while chanting victory slogans at the Ahmad Shah Massoud Square in Kabul on August 15, 2022. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)
Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, August 18. 2022. A bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded over two dozen, an eyewitness and police said. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
Afghan women with mobility impairment consequence of the polio disease take part in a wheelchair basketball friendly match during part of a polio vaccination campaign in Herat on August 23, 2022. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)
Armed Taliban fighters along with their supporters take part in a parade during the celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar on August 31, 2022. 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 Javed Tanveer/AFP Photo)
Taliban members drive in a convoy to celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, along a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 31, 2022. (Photo by Ali Khara/Reuters)
The Taliban celebrate the first anniversary of the US withdrawal outside the building of the former US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 August 2022. The Taliban government on 30 August, declared 31 August as a national day in Afghanistan, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US troops and the end of two decades of foreign invasion. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)
Taliban fighters celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
A Taliban fighter rides a motorcycle while taking part in a parade during the celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar on August 31, 2022. 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 Javed Tanveer/AFP Photo)
Children hold Taliban flags during a celebration marking the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
The Taliban celebrate the first anniversary of the US withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 August 2022. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)
