epa10830530 Afghan boys hold Taliban government flag reading in Arabic 'There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' as they to mark the 2nd anniversary of the US withdrawal, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 31 August 2023. The Taliban government celebrates 31 August as a national day in Afghanistan, as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US troops and the end of two decades of foreign invasion. EPA/STRINGER
