Mirror
The Taliban held mock funerals today as they carried coffins draped with British, US, French and NATO flags through the streets of Afghanistan.
Celebrations began in the country after the last US troops left, marking the end of a 20-year war.
Footage that emerged today shows crowds parading through Khost, the largest city in the southeastern part of Afghanistan, with mock coffins while the Taliban’s emblem was flown above.
Huge crowds surrounded the coffins in the city, where just two weeks ago an anti-Taliban protest took place.
Thousands of people also gathered in the southern city of Kandahar, waving white Taliban flags to celebrate what they are calling “independence day”.
Another clip distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport after the last US troops flew out on a C-17 aircraft a minute before midnight.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference at the airport after the departure: “It is a historical day and a historical moment.
“We are proud of these moments, that we liberated our country from a great power.”
