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Added on the 01/09/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Kabul, Aug 31 (EFE/EPA). The Taliban celebrated the end of the United States' two-decades long presence in Afghanistan with gunfire throughout the country in the early hours of Tuesday, following the departure of the last American soldiers.The Taliban's 313 Badri military unit entered Kabul airport an hour after the last plane of the US forces left at midnight, and took control of it for the first time after two decades of war.With that, the last US base officially came under the control of the Taliban. (Camera: STRINGER).B-ROLL OF THE AERIAL FIRING BY THE TALIBAN AS US WITHDRAWS ITS LAST SOLDIERS FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. IMAGES
A Qatar Airways passenger aircraft arrived at Kabul's airport Friday afternoon after the resumption of evacuation flights on Thursday, with the first 100 passengers arriving at Doha. IMAGES
Hebron, Sep 8 (EFE/EPA).- The West Bank city of Hebron Wednesday hosted a rally to celebrate the escape of six Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli high-security prison on Monday. (Camera: ABED AL HASHLAMOUN).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO MARCH IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF HEBRON TO CELEBRATE THE ESCAPE OF THE SIX PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.
The Taliban celebrate the US's defeat in Afghanistan's second-biggest city Kandahar, the capital of the southern Afghan province and the hardline Islamist movement's spiritual birthplace. IMAGES