KABUL (Khaama Press): In a statement released on the first anniversary of the “country’s freedom from the American occupation,” the Taliban claimed that the day marked the victory of their 20-year Jihad against the “American occupiers” and stated that pressure policies and sanctions against the Afghan people had not only failed but had made matters worse.
The Taliban government’s spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on the first anniversary of the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan that people should “understand the significance and importance of this triumph” and “build a sound and stable Islamic system” with continuous efforts.
According to the Taliban Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Taliban has declared Wednesday, August 31, a public holiday in celebration of the day the last US soldier left Afghanistan, concluding the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
After a year of Taliban rule, no country has yet recognized the Taliban. In addition, the group has not been able to achieve legitimacy inside the country either.
The Taliban seek legitimacy and recognition based on their territorial dominance rather than by maintaining the norms and values of the international community, according to Markus Potzel, the Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan.
Potzel briefed the UN Security Council, where the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq also spoke on the current situation of Afghanistan.
The Afghan stated that the prospects for a prosperous and secure Afghanistan are “bleak and opaque.”
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