Today marks one year since the Taliban captured Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, effectively handing the country to the terrorist organization and washing away 20 years of any progress in the region.
As the Taliban encroached on the city, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani abandoned his fellow countrymen, and days later resurfaced in the United Arab Emirates with his family. The Taliban restored the country’s previous name – the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Associated Press reported.
In the days following the Taliban takeover, desperate Afghans would attempt to flee the country on the wheels of American planes – some tragically failing – while also hid in fear of being found.
On Aug. 26, thirteen U.S. service members, between the ages of 20 to 31, were killed, and at least 18 more U.S. service members were injured in the Hamid Karzai International Airport attack. The Pentagon later confirmed the attack was carried out by a member of ISIS-K, New York Times reported.
‘Humanitarian Tragedy’: One Year After the Taliban Captured Kabul
- by: Samantha Renck
- 2022-08-15
- Source:
The Daily Signal
- 08/15/2022
afghanistan by The U.S. Army is licensed under flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
afghanistan by The U.S. Army is licensed under flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
