A Taliban security personnel holds a marigold flower and a gun during a sports event held to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Taliban governments's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan cyclists perform during celebrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan horsemen perform during celebrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan men watch as athletes perform during celebrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan weightlifter performs during celebrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan men react as a military helicopter showers flowers during a parade by athletes marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan children collect flowers showered from a military helicopter during a parade by athletes marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

A military helicopter showers flowers during a parade by Afghan athletes marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban government's return to power, near the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on August 15, 2026. Dancing to loud patriotic music and taking selfies, supporters of the Taliban rallied in central Kabul on August 15 to celebrate the government's five years in power. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)