Inside Afghanistan, under Taliban control
Taliban soldiers ride bumper cars at an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 13. WANA via REUTERS
A Taliban soldier shoots at an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 8. WANA via REUTERS
A member of Taliban security forces stands guard among crowds of people walking past in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4. REUTERS/Stringer
Students attend class under new classroom conditions at Avicenna University in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 6. Social media/via REUTERS
A Taliban supporter carries Taliban flags at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan September 10. WANA via REUTERS
Taliban soldiers stand in front of a sign at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 9. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan men are seen in Herat, Afghanistan September 10. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan men are seen in a restaurant in Herat, Afghanistan September 10. WANA via REUTERS
A member of the Taliban forces points his gun at protesters, as Afghan demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistani embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7. REUTERS/Stringer
Taliban soldiers are seen in a street in Herat, Afghanistan, September 10. WANA via REUTERS
A Qatar Airways flight takes off from the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 10. WANA via REUTERS
A Taliban soldier carrying a rifle stands at an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 8. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan men ride pedal boats in a park in Herat, Afghanistan, September 10. WANA via REUTERS
Neamat Naghdi, 28-year-old video reporter and Taqi Daryabi, 22-year-old video editor, who both work for Etilaat Roz newspaper and were both beaten by the Taliban during incarceration, show their bruises, at the newspaper office in Kabul, Afghanistan,...more
Taliban supporters pray in a park in Herat, Afghanistan September 10. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistani embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7. REUTERS/Stringer
A crowd of Afghan women chant during the anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan women walk at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, September 10. WANA via REUTERS
An Afghan woman raises the flag of the former Afghan government as she chants during an anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7. WANA via REUTERS
A rifle lies on the ground as Taliban soldiers sit in an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 13. WANA via REUTERS
A Taliban security member holding a rifle ensures order in front of Azizi Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan men pray in a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, September 10. WANA via REUTERS
Afghan children look at the weapons of a Taliban fighter in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
A member of the Taliban holding a rifle patrols a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4. WANA via REUTERS
A member of the Taliban sits while holding his gun in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4. WANA via REUTERS
A member of the Taliban directs traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4. WANA via REUTERS
Taliban forces stand guard in front of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2. REUTERS/Stringer
Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan September 3. REUTERS/Stringer
An Afghan child looks from inside a van in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
A photo of a martyred Taliban soldier is displayed on a billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
An Afghan street vendor and supporter of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan chants in support of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
Afghans line up outside a bank to take out their money after Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. REUTERS/Stringer
A view of Kabul Bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 1. WANA via REUTERS
A commercial airplane is seen at the Hamid Karzai International Airport a day after U.S troops withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 3. REUTERS/Stringer
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