The Taliban is celebrating the second anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan while it is being criticized by the UN

The Taliban is celebrating the second anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan while it is being criticized by the UN

Aug 17, 2023 - 13:34
The Taliban is celebrating the second anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan while it is being criticized by the UN
The Taliban is celebrating the second anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan while it is being criticized by the UN


  The Afghan Taliban has celebrated the second year of its return to power by declaring the dynasty an official day off to celebrate the capture of the capital Kabul and the establishment of what it described as a complete state of security throughout the country under the leadership of the "Islamic System". . Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has stated in a statement: "on the anniversary of the second anniversary of the capture of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahideen nation of Afghanistan and ask the people to thank Allah Almighty for this great victory". The statement by the Taliban spokesman added: "Now, as security is largely guaranteed in the country, the entire country is managed and under one leadership, the Islamic system is established and everything is defined from the point of view of Sharia (Law of Islam)". Security was tight in Kabul yesterday Tuesday during the celebrations as the soldiers stepped up search and inspection measures. Taliban leaders In the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, a large crowd of Taliban supporters marched with slogans and slogans of: "death to Europe, death to the West, long live the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, death to the United States."

 According to the media, since the Taliban returned to power two years ago, Afghanistan has achieved a level of peace and security not seen in decades, despite reports from the United Nations that there have been dozens of attacks on civilians, which some say , have involved the terrorist and extortionist group DAESH (ISIS). This has come as United Nations human rights experts criticized the frequent reports of the Taliban leadership claiming that the government of the group is revising its policies. The report of the experts emphasized that despite these statements, the Taliban still implements systems of discrimination, marginalization and oppression of women and girls. In their report that they issued in Geneva, Switzerland, the experts said, two years ago the Taliban took power in Afghanistan and since then the policies they imposed on the citizens of that country have led to the continuation of the system of erasing several human rights, including the right to education, employment, freedom of expression and gathering.../