Taliban brags: US troops left Kabul, Afghanistan ‘gained full independence’

The official Twitter account of the Taliban in Afghanistan celebrated the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kabul in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Afghanistan time.

“The last American soldier left Kabul airport at 9pm Afghan time tonight and our country gained full independence. Thank God and blessings,” the Taliban account tweeted.

#عاجل:
نن شپه د افغانستان په وخت د شپې ۱۲ بجې وروستي امریکایي عسکر د کابل له هوایي ډګر څخه ووتل او زموږ هیواد په بشپړه توګه خپلواکي تر لاسه کړه، الحمدلله والمنة

— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) August 30, 2021

Taliban troops appeared to celebrate the withdrawal by firing their guns in the air. Iyse Doucet, chief international correspondent for the BBC, shared footage of the “celebratory gunfire.”

Celebratory gunfire #Kabulairport #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/behl9ZRPU0

— lyse doucet (@bbclysedoucet) August 30, 2021

Retired 2-Star Army General Vincent Boles told Fox News that the Taliban should not get too comfortable.

“Be careful what you ask for,” Boles said. “Now they have to show they can govern a nation and people that are very different than when they left power. Will the Taliban go forward to the future or pull Afghanistan back to the past? The answer will be in their behavior… behavior is believable.” – READ MORE