Old Photo Shared As Taliban Entering Afghanistan's Presidential Palace
The Claim
A picture depicts the arrival of the Taliban to the presidential palace in Kabul to take over power in Afghanistan.
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Following the developments in Afghanistan, social media users are circulating a photo claiming it shows the Taliban's arrival at the presidential palace in Kabul after seizing power in Afghanistan.
Misbar’s Analysis
MENA: The photo is old and depicts the Taliban's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arriving with other Taliban delegation members for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021.
Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday, a milestone in the insurgent group’s assumption of control over the capital city Kabul.
Afghanistan has been at war since 2001 when an international military coalition led by Washington overthrew the Taliban regime.
