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Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
A Taliban fighter holds a yellow canister meant to represent a homemade explosive in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, as he rides in a vehicle with children during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Taliban security personnel dance while holding a launcher for rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons during celebrations at Ahmad Shah Massoud Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A flower seller arranges bouquets ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal
A flower seller arranges bouquets before celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
Four young girls dressed in matching outfits hold Taliban flags on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal
Four girls hold Taliban flags in Kabul on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Roller skaters perform stunts near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A Taliban security personnel holds a marigold flower and a gun.
A Taliban security officer holds a marigold and a gun at a sports event during the anniversary celebrations. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
A portrait of Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani is displayed on a car in Kabul during the celebrations. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Children collect flowers dropped from a military helicopter during an athletes’ parade. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Children ride on a motorcycle carrying Taliban flags during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal
Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
People pack into cars and spill out of windows, sunroofs and the back of pick-up trucks, waving the white flag of the Taliban government. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
A burqa-clad woman in Mazar-i-Sharif sells Taliban flags. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Taliban officials watch athletes perform near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Afghan men near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul watch cyclists perform. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Young Afghans hold a bloodstained effigy of US President Donald Trump during the anniversary celebrations in Herat. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul
Hundreds of Afghans gather just metres from the former embassy of the United States, whose drawdown of troops resulted in the chaotic exit of foreign forces in 2021. [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo]
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