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By JOSEPH MACKINNON
The Taliban took to the streets of Kabul Wednesday to celebrate the third anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Adding insult to injury, the Islamic extremists paraded around the former U.S. Bagram Air Base with the expensive U.S. weaponry and vehicles that were abandoned along with American citizens during the rushed exit — an exit Kamala Harris once boasted cosigning and President Joe Biden deemed an “extraordinary success.”
Joined by Iranian and communist Chinese diplomats, Taliban officials who have yet to be recognized internationally gave speeches about the significance of their Aug. 15, 2021, reconquest of Kabul, bragging both about advancing Islamic law and about developing “peace and security” by means of a burgeoning military system, reported the Associated Press.
“The Islamic Emirate eliminated internal differences and expanded the scope of unity and cooperation in the country,” said Mohammed Abdul Kabir, a senior Taliban military official now serving as the acting third deputy prime minister for political affairs. “No one will be allowed to interfere in internal affairs, and Afghan soil will not be used against any country.”
Whereas the Islamic extremists suggested Afghanistan has thrived in recent years, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan noted Wednesday that religious minorities, women, journalists, former government security officials, and other groups have been subjected over these past three years to “serious and targeted human rights violations by the Taliban. These include arbitrary arrests and detentions, unlawful killings, acts tantamount to enforced disappearance, rape and other crimes of sexual violence, and torture and ill-treatment.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) noted that footage of a Taliban military parade involving American equipment serves as a “stark reminder that the Biden-Harris Administration chose to arm the Taliban and leave behind American soldiers.”
“We will never forget the devastating consequences of the White House’s reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan,” added Johnson.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote, “Infuriating. This was Kamala Harris’s gift to the Taliban.”
The Pentagon confirmed that over $7 billion worth of military equipment was effectively left behind for the Taliban.