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1. The Taliban marks a Victory Day parade on the one year anniversary of the capture of Kabul, Afghanistan.
   2022-08-15 22:02:08 (First version)
2. The Taliban marks a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul.
   2022-08-16 10:02:22 (Update)
3. The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul.
   (Current version)

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