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Taliban declare August 15 holiday to celebrate one year of rule

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 14 Aug 2022 18:10
2 Min Read

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Taliban has declared Monday, August 15, as a public holiday and has marked this day as "the day of victory against the United States and Western."

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  • Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
    Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Taliban has declared August 15, the day it conquered Kabul last year, a public holiday to commemorate the first anniversary of its ascension to power in Afghanistan, according to a document obtained by Sputnik.

Simultaneously, movement leaders have promised to eliminate a number of national holidays from the calendar.

In August 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, culminating in the fall of the US-backed government and huge evacuations.

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"Relations between our countries are at a high level. Russia and Pakistan are actively cooperating bilaterally and in various multilateral formats, including in counter-terrorism and the Afghan direction. I am confident that our joint efforts will provide further building of the whole range of constructive Russian-Pakistani ties for the good of our peoples and in interests of strengthening regional security and stability," Putin wrote in his message published by the Kremlin.

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