The Taliban cabinet decided on Saturday that August 31, the day when the last American soldier left Afghanistan in 2021, should be a national holiday, writes DPA.

In a statement from the administration office of the prime minister of the Taliban, it is stated that the Cabinet of Ministers decided to consider this day as a holiday in the official calendar.

US Army Major General Chris Donahue became the last American soldier to leave Kabul Airport at midnight on August 30, 2021.

Under the Doha Peace Accords, the US and its allies left Afghanistan after 20 years of military presence there. Two weeks before the full withdrawal of foreign troops, Afghanistan’s government, backed by the international community, collapsed and the Taliban triumphantly entered the city and regained power.

Since then, the Taliban have reimposed their harsh laws and barred Afghan girls and women from attending school beyond the sixth grade. what

as a result, no country in the world recognized their de facto government. (Source: Agerpres)