Taliban celebrate the day of the withdrawal of American troops

The Taliban government has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, will be a day off in honor of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

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According to data from the Afghan news agency Pajhwok, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Taliban government announced that tomorrow, 9 Sunbula (which corresponds to August 31 in the Gregorian calendar) will be declared a national holiday and day off in the country in honor of the withdrawal of American troops and their allies from Afghanistan.

Also, the BBC reports that according to “oral instructions from the Prime Minister,” August 31 will be “marked by a special ceremony.”

It was previously reported that on the night of August 31, 2021, the last officer of the American troops, Major General Christopher Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, boarded a C-17 transport plane at Kabul airport and left Afghanistan.

Also, on August 31 of last year, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) published a photo of General Donahue and reported that he was the last American officer to leave Afghanistan.