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Taliban fighters hold Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flags on the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Without finding resistance, the Taliban entered Kabul on August 15th of last year. Putting an end of twenty years of U.S. occupation of the country.
The hasty U.S. withdrawal from the country caused scenes of chaos in the streets of Kabul. A move that was criticized by the international community.
Afghanistan now is facing a dire economy and lack of food, a situation exacerbated by the end of the flow of international aid.
But the country now lives a new moment in recent history: of peace.
To discuss:
- Ambassador Omar Samad is the former Afghan Ambassador to France and Canada.
- Ahmad Shah Mohibi is Founder and President of Rise to Peace.
- Sanam Naraghi Anderlini is Founder and Executive Director of International Civil Society Action Network.
- Benjamin Norton is an investigative journalist.
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A year ago, where everything was damaged, but we were able to provide security & restore basic rights of our compatriots.#Afghanistan #Taliban_times pic.twitter.com/ycby6eyPOS
— The Taliban Times (@Taliban_times) August 15, 2022
Afghanistan withdrawal, 1 year later: Taliban takeover of Kabul that President Biden never saw coming https://t.co/Tmyt1LRuDY
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 15, 2022
