VIDEO. Afghanistan: Taliban celebrate troop withdrawal with fake coffins covered with French and American flags

Coffins covered with American, French, British and NATO flags were raised by supporters of the Taliban on Tuesday in the city of Khost, in the east of the country.

This parade of false coffins took place during celebrations organized after the withdrawal of the last American troops from Afghan soil.

“August 31 is our official Freedom Day.

That day, US occupation forces and NATO forces fled the country, ”Taliban official Qari Saeed Khosti told local television station Zhman TV.

The last American soldier boarded the last flight to leave the country on Monday, ending the chaotic evacuation of 123,000 civilians from Afghanistan and twenty years of international coalition military presence. On Tuesday evening, US President Joe Biden defended his decision to end the US war in Afghanistan, despite strong criticism around the evacuation operations. “I give you my word, from the bottom of my heart. I am convinced that it is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for America, ”he said during a solemn speech from the White House.

The United States deplores some 2,500 deaths and a bill of 2,313 billion dollars in 20 years, according to a study by Brown University. They come out of this war with an image even more tarnished by their inability to predict the speed of the Taliban victory.