# Taliban marks five years in power as Afghanistan faces growing challenges

https://mins.news/en/video/23179

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-15 20:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlEiOXGybY

> Taliban leaders are marking five years since they retook Kabul in August 2021 after the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces. Afghanistan now faces tensions and border clashes with Pakistan, economic hardship and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Aid groups say legal protections have weakened and women have been denied education, while the Taliban insists Afghans should decide the country’s affairs.

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