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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]
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 before celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
Four girls hold Taliban flags in Kabul on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
Roller skaters perform stunts near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A Taliban security officer holds a marigold and a gun at a sports event during the anniversary celebrations. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A portrait of Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani is displayed on a car in Kabul during the celebrations. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Children collect flowers dropped from a military helicopter during an athletes’ parade. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul. [Nava Jamshidi/AP Photo]
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]
A burqa-clad woman in Mazar-i-Sharif sells Taliban flags. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Taliban officials watch athletes perform near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan men near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul watch cyclists perform. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Young Afghans hold a bloodstained effigy of US President Donald Trump during the anniversary celebrations in Herat. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
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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From: NewsFeed
Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule
Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
Five years on, how will Taliban deal with armed opposition?
The United Nations says armed groups opposed to the government remain active.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Afghan refugees face an uncertain future as Europe shifts to the right
With the fall of the former government in Kabul, thousands of Afghans were forced to flee the country, many to Europe.
What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years
The Taliban government brought security and stability but is facing increasing alienation of the general population.
UN urges support for Afghan women’s aid five years into Taliban rule
More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.
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EXPLAINER
Nearly 4 million Afghan children ‘acutely malnourished’
One in 10 children in Afghanistan are suffering as healthcare funding plummets, Save the Children says.
UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education
UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.
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