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As the head of the Taliban announced their new cabinet from the presidential palace, the group parades its control over Afghanistan and the spoils of war it took from the United States in the province of Kandahar.
As the Taliban continue assuming further control over Afghanistan, the group paraded military equipment it seized from the United States in Kandahar, the Taliban's birthplace. A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter, seized by the Taliban, was seen flying over the southern province while its militants stood on seized Humvees.
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This parade comes as part of the Taliban's victory tour after the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, there were reports in some Afghan media outlets about the Taliban´s progress against the militants in Panjshir. Previously, the Taliban had reached a peace agreement to enter Panjshir without combat — the only province the movement has yet to enter that announced resistance against the group.
Taliban parade captured military equipment in Kandahar days after troops leave Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/sAVhxqTKhO
— Yalda Hakim (@BBCYaldaHakim) September 1, 2021
The same media sources reported that the Taliban assumed control of six military checkpoints, which were under the control of militants in the Shuttle district.
The Taliban is preparing to unveil its new government Thursday and announce it as part of a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul. This comes while the country is going through an economic crisis, putting it on the verge of collapse, following a chaotic end to a 20-year US invasion.
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