Taliban Govt in Afghanistan celebrates ‘Victory Day’ on completion of one year of their rule
KABUL, August 15 (SABAH): Taliban Government in Afghanistan celebrated ‘Victory Day’ on completion of one year of their rule; public holiday was observed throughout the country whereas the state TV telecast special programs propagating important messages on the part of the regime. The government reiterated commitment to peace and stability; besides, photographs during Taliban’s grabbing control of Afghanistan were shared.
In a statement issued on Monday, Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob said that they have nothing to do if anyone wants to keep them in blacklist or is not ready to officially recognize them. Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob said that we have brought freedom for our people and now we will protect them and serve them.
Spokesperson of Taliban Foreign Ministry, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, stated that their infant government consolidated security situation first and then it’d started heading towards peace, stability and prosperity. A report, on completion of one year after Taliban took over Afghanistan, read that Taliban had grabbed control of Kabul by dint of swift operations against state armed forces right a whole year ago leading to 20-years long foreign invasion spearheaded by United States. “On 15th August last year, Taliban declared triumph after finally annexing Kabul and the very day President Dr. Ashraf Ghani fled the country stealthily; whereas Afghan Army didn’t show a modicum of resistance”, the report read further. Taliban are yet to take complete control of Panjsher and state affairs of Afghanistan are run by an interim cabinet nominated by Taliban Emir Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. During the first year in power, Afghan economy remained weak though Taliban got stronger and the world had not acknowledged Taliban government.
According to the report as soon as the US President announced the final decision to withdraw the last US troops from Afghanistan by the end of August last year, the Taliban quickly established their government over more than 143 districts of Afghanistan in two months and Talban successively gained control of several districts of Afghanistan without much resistance.
Before the agreement, the Taliban were present in the countryside and on the streets, only in a few districts they managed to oust government officials and then became their rulers. After the withdrawal of foreign forces, Taliban were able to gain access to remote areas of the country. The local authorities themselves vacated the centers of some districts and shifted the administrative centers to other places and some districts were taken over by the Taliban without a fight or these areas were handed over to the Taliban with the help of local elders. By August 1 last year, the Taliban had taken control of all border crossings to build ties with neighboring countries and prevent any possible resistance. On August 6, the Taliban took control of Zaranj city, the capital of Nimroz province