Taliban declares day last US soldier left Afghanistan national holiday

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Taliban fighters stand guard along a roadside near the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on August 16, 2021 as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. - Photo by AFP

ISTANBUL - The Taliban administration declared Saturday that the day the last US soldier left Afghanistan will be a national holiday.

The decision taken by the Council of Ministers was announced in a statement by the administration office of the Taliban interim government, Anadolu Agency reported.

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It was announced that Aug 31, the day when US forces completely withdrew from Afghanistan, was declared a national holiday.

With inconclusive negotiations between the government and the Taliban, conflicts between the parties intensified in the summer of 2021, and the Taliban began to take control of the cities one by one.

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In parallel, foreign powers within NATO had accelerated the withdrawal of their troops.

Thus, the US invasion of Afghanistan, which started Oct 7, 2001, ended with the withdrawal of the last US soldier Aug 31, 2021. - BERNAMA

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