Taliban authorities mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday marked five years since sweeping back to power.

International organisations and the UN say the Taliban have struggled to address the natural and humanitarian crises Afghanistan has faced over the past five years, in part because Afghan women are under severe restrictions.

Taliban rulers and other male officials gathered at Afghanistan’s traditional assembly hall to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their return to power. There were no women present.

Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan

Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan

While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis  AP News

The Taliban government celebrated five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with flags galore and convoys of military vehicles, while critics decried tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.

Hundreds of Afghans gathered around a square beside the former US embassy, with men, boys and young girls packed into pickup trucks and waving white Taliban government flags.

August 15 marks five years since the fall of Kabul and the return of the Taliban.