Kabul, Taliban erase iconic mural of end of conflict in Afghanistan

The Taliban have erased Kabul’s most iconic mural, repainting everything white. This was announced by Omaid H. Sharifi, founder of the ArtLords collective, authors of the works, who posted pictures of the mural on his Twitter profile, commenting, "The Taliban started covering our murals. They started from the most historic one celebrating the signing of the Doha agreement. Baradar Khalilzad M ural is gone. The black-on-white writing instead means ’do not trust the propaganda of the enemy,’ a quote from Mullah Haibatullah." The two images accompanying the post show what the mural looked like before and now in its place.

In another tweet, the artist wrote, “You may be able to erase the murals from the streets of Afghanistan, you may be able to silence the voices in some parts of the country for a while, but we will shout so loudly that we will be heard. You will not be able to erase this from the memories and consciousness of the world. I see you.”

Becoming a symbol of the February 2020 Doha Accords, which called for an end to the 2001 armed conflict in Afghanistan by arranging for the total withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by Aug. 31, 2021, the work depicted Trump’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, extending his hand to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Omaid H. Sharifi left Afghanistan with his family in recent days.

Pictured, on the left is the iconic Baradar Khalilzad mural, on the right as it looks now after being erased by the Taliban.

Kabul, Taliban erase iconic mural of end of conflict in Afghanistan

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