Following the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan on Monday, Taliban fighters and supporters flooded the streets of Khost on Tuesday, parading coffins draped in US and NATO ally flags through the city.
The celebration comes after the chaotic evacuation efforts from the US and its allies wrapped up on Monday, marking the end of the 20 year war.
According to Reuters, "Some of the crowd held guns aloft, while others waved Taliban flags or snapped the procession on mobile phones."
The coffins were draped with the flags of the US, France, the United Kingdom, and the NATO flag.
"August 31 is our formal Freedom Day. On this day, American occupying forces and NATO forces fled the country," Taliban official Qari Saeed Khosti told local television station Zhman TV during the event.
The celebration comes as many Americans and allies fear for their lives after being stranded in the Taliban-ruled country.
Over 500 US-sponsored journalists associated with the US Agency for Global Media and their families were left behind, unable to make it to the airport in time for the last flight Monday.
Addressing the nation on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that they were able to evacuate 90 percent of Americans that wanted to leave, but stranding 10 percent.
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