Ruling Taliban settle into Afghan capital as U.S. commemorates September 11

When America and its allies launched the offensive in Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11, they called it "Operation Enduring Freedom." Now, once again under Taliban control, any of the freedoms gained are quickly being taken away.

The Taliban raised their iconic white flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The banner, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, was hoisted by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government, in a low-key ceremony, said Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of the Taliban's cultural commission.