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Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show

Taliban security personnel ride atop a military vehicle as they celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan near the Ahmad Shah Massoud square in Kabul on August 14, 2024. [AFP]

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.

The Taliban's armed forces towed Soviet-era tanks and artillery pieces through the former US air base in Bagram, where Chinese and Iranian diplomats were among hundreds who gathered for the parade and speeches.

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