Fireworks, celebratory firing: Taliban proclaim 'full independence' after US troops leave Afghanistan

With fireworks and celebratory gunfires, the Taliban proclaimed “full independence” for Afghanistan after the last US soldiers flew out following 20 years of war.

The Taliban have proclaimed “full independence” for Afghanistan after the last US soldiers flew out following 20 years of war. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said early Tuesday that “American soldiers left the Kabul airport, and our nation got its full independence.”