'By the grace of jihad, Allah defeated them': As Afghanistan celebrates 'Freedom Day' five years on from the fall of Kabul, DAVID PATRIKARAKOS takes to the streets where the Taliban brandish (American-made) spoils of war in triumph
- Posted on August 15, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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'By the grace of jihad, Allah defeated them': As Afghanistan celebrates 'Freedom Day' five years on from the fall of Kabul, DAVID PATRIKARAKOS takes to the streets where the Taliban brandish (American-made) spoils of war in triumph
After twenty years of war, the vast Western coalition assembled to fight them fled ignominiously, leaving behind billions of dollars' worth of infrastructure and military hardware.
