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On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Taliban fighters chanted victory slogans next to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to commemorate their first anniversary of regaining power in Afghanistan. At the same time, the interim government will organize a major event on Afghan national television to commemorate the first anniversary of the "victory against the occupation of Afghanistan by the United States and its allies."
On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Taliban fighters commemorated the first anniversary of the re-establishment of power near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Afghan boys took photos with weapons in the United States to celebrate the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power.
On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Taliban convoy near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, a Taliban fighter armed with a weapon celebrated the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power.
On August 15, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Taliban fighters held aloft a poster of the late "Haqqani Network" leader Jalaleddin Haqqani and shouted victory slogans.
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul and regained control of the entire country of Afghanistan. In order to commemorate this day, the Afghan Provisional Government announced on the 14th local time that August 15 will be designated as a national public holiday. On the same day, U.S. troops began to withdraw.
On August 15, 2021, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Taliban released news that it had taken control of the presidential palace in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
On August 30, 2021, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, the US military carried out an evacuation operation in Afghanistan. Kenneth MacKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, announced on the 30th that the US military has completed the task of withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Over the past year, the Afghan interim government has faced serious challenges due to the severe shortage of infrastructure, electricity supply, professionals and weak economic foundations. In addition, after the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, it continued to sanction the Taliban and froze billions of dollars of overseas assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, which directly led to the shortage of foreign exchange in Afghanistan, rising prices, deteriorating economic situation, high unemployment and increased poverty. In recent interviews, some people said that their lives have not improved much compared to a year ago, and many analysts believe that the main reason is due to the freezing of state assets in Afghanistan by Western countries led by the United States.
On September 25, 2021, local time, people poured into Pakistan from the Afghan border in Pin Burdak, Afghanistan.
On October 5, 2021, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, the child was treated at a children's hospital.
On November 4, 2021, local time, In Kabul, Afghanistan, Gul Mohammed, who was the usher at the Ariana Cinema. After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the Ariane Cinema remained closed and its staff were in a state of uncertainty, awaiting orders from the Taliban to allow the film to be screened.
On November 9, 2021, local time, people and foreign exchange traders gathered in the local foreign exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan.
According to the United Nations World Food Programme, 22.8 million Afghans face serious food security problems, more than half of the country's total population, and many families are struggling to sustain themselves. UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner has said that by mid-2022, an estimated 97 percent of Afghans are likely to live in poverty.
On December 13, 2021, local time, Sang-e-Atash, Afghanistan, suffered a severe drought, and people received relief.
On December 21, 2021, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghan people held a protest in Kabul, demanding that the United States lift the freezing of assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan.
On January 24, 2022, local time, Herat, Afghanistan, due to political turmoil, international aid was cut off, and the basic survival needs of some people were difficult to meet, and they had to exchange their own organs for money, so organ trafficking was rampant in the local area.
On March 27, 2021, local time, In Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghan female students walked into the school. Although the Ministry of Education of the Afghan Interim Government previously announced that all primary and secondary schools in the country will reopen, the Ministry of Education issued a statement again on the same day that it said that girls' junior high schools and high schools will remain closed until further notice. The statement mentioned that issues related to dress code were a reason for school closures.
On April 19, 2022, local time, Taliban soldiers at the scene of the explosion in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Police announced that three bombings in western Kabul that day killed a total of 6 people and injured 11 others.
On April 26, 2022, local time, in Khost Province, Afghanistan, local merchants sell snow. When it snows in winter in the Khost Mountains of Afghanistan, locals store the snow in special warehouses for sale. Since there is no electricity in the Khost region in the summer, people use cold water and snow to cool down.
The economic devastation has also affected the public service system, especially the health system, which is now on the verge of collapse. Due to the freezing of overseas assets by the United States, international assistance has been greatly reduced, and a large number of hospitals have been difficult to maintain operations, which has made it difficult for the Afghan interim government to do anything about the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic.
On May 18, 2022, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, children were treated in hospitals for malnutrition. 1.1 million children are expected to experience severe wasting this year, nearly doubling from 2018.
On June 22, 2022 local time, a strong earthquake struck the mountains of eastern Afghanistan in Khost Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring more than 1,500 people, making it the country's "deadliest" earthquake in two decades.
On July 26, 2022, local time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, scrap metal was picked up from the ruins of Afghan children.
On August 2, 2022, local time, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, girls illegally protested in their private homes, demanding the right to education. There is no sign that the ruling Taliban will allow them to return to school, and some girls and parents are trying to find ways to make education no longer hinder the development of a generation of young women.
Not long ago, 71 economists jointly sent a letter to US President Biden and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the United States to hand over the frozen more than $7 billion in assets to the Afghan central bank as soon as possible. Several experts said that Afghanistan's deteriorating economy and persistent humanitarian disasters, while U.S. policies have fueled the fire by fuelling these disasters.
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