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)