One event, in the southern city of Kandahar, even featured a fly-past from a Black Hawk helicopter flying the flag of the Taliban.<\/p>\n
The parades of the hardware, captured from Afghan forces during the group’s takeover of Afghanistan<\/a>, were held just hours after U.S.President Joe Biden<\/a> defended his decision to end two decades of American presence in the country.<\/p>\n The Islamist hardliners are celebrating Monday’s final withdrawal of U.S.troops as an historic victory after taking control of all but one of the country’s 34 provinces in an astonishing two-week offensive.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, a long line of green Humvees and armoured fighting vehicles drove in single file along a highway outside Kandahar – the spiritual birthplace of the militant movement.Many of the vehicles had the white and black Taliban flag attached to them.<\/p>\n Footage posted on social media showed a helicopter flying overhead trailing the Taliban’s standard behind it as fighters waved from below.<\/p>\n At least one Black Hawk helicopter has been seen flying over Kandahar in recent days, suggesting that someone from the former Afghan army was at the controls as the Taliban lack pilots.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Taliban showed off dozens of US-made armoured vehicles and CSS-Tricks<\/a> weaponry during victory parades today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One event, in the southern city of Kandahar, even featured a fly-past from a Black Hawk helicopter (pictured) flying the flag of the Taliban<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The parades of the hardware, captured during the group’s takeover of Afghanistan, were held just hours after U.S.President Joe Biden defended his decision to end two decades of American presence in the country<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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