Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Journalists from the Etilaatroz newspaper – video journalist Nemat Naqdi on the left and video editor Taqi Daryabi – undress to show the wounds they suffered after Taliban fighters tortured and beat them while in detention. They had been arrested while reporting on a protest for women’s rights in Kabul on September 8th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force plane that crashed back at Kabul airport on August 31.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
On August 31, heavily armed Taliban fighters are seen at Kabul airport.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghan Air Force attack planes are shown amid armored vests inside a hangar at Kabul airport on 31 August. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the U.S. military had made “all the equipment at the airport unusable: all the planes, all the ground vehicles.”
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Taliban fighters stormed Kabul airport on August 31 after the U.S. military completed its withdrawal.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
U.S. Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander-in-chief of the 82nd Airborne, embarks on a C-17 military transport plane to leave Kabul on 31 August. He was the last American soldier to leave the country.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
The celebratory shots illuminate the sky after the last American plane took off from Kabul airport.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Taliban fighters bow in prayer on August 31 after securing Kabul airport and inspecting the equipment left behind.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Planes are seen on the tarmac of Kabul airport in late August 30th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A C-17 military transport plane is a point in the sky when it leaves Kabul on August 30th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Samia Ahmadi, right, with father and fiancé dead after the American drone strike, mourns her loved ones on August 30th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Members of the Badri 313 Battalion, a group of Taliban special forces fighters tasked with protecting the area surrounding Kabul Airport, are conducting evening prayers on 28 August.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
People injured in the August 26 suicide bombing are being visited by relatives at a hospital in Kabul.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
On August 26, smoke came out of the blast at Kabul airport.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
An injured person arrives at a hospital after the suicide attack outside Kabul airport on August 26.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Families who fled Kabul, Afghanistan, are expected to board a bus in Chantilly, Virginia, after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on August 25.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid is addressing hundreds of religious leaders who attended an event held by the Taliban Preaching and Guidance Commission on August 23.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Children play in a retention pool in Kabul on August 22, at the tomb of Mohammed Nadir Shah, a former king of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Amir Saib Zada is negotiating with customers at his luggage and burqa store at the Maryam Bazaar Lycee in Kabul on August 22nd.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
People gather at Kabul airport as a military transport plane takes off on August 21st.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Families fleeing Kabul boarded a bus in Chantilly, Virginia, after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on August 21.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
In this photo published by the United States Air Force, an air crew is preparing to load the evacuees on a C-17 transport plane at Kabul airport on August 21st.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Khalil Haqqani, leader of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network and a U.S.-appointed terrorist, made statements after Friday prayers at Pul-e Khishti Mosque in Kabul on August 20. It was the first prayer on Friday since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. .
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A boy sells Taliban flags to place vehicles in the middle of an intersection in Kabul on August 20.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
People and vendors gather on the streets of Kabul on August 20.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A heavily armed Taliban fighter guards the central bank of Afghanistan in Kabul on August 19.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
In this photo posted by the White House on August 18, U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are briefed by their national security team on developments in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
On August 18, the half-destroyed poster of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is passed in Kabul.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghans rush to Kabul airport as they try to flee the capital on August 16.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A U.S. soldier points a gun as he worked to secure Kabul airport on Aug. 16. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of 1,000 more U.S. troops in the country due to the deteriorating security situation, a defense official told CNN, which increased the number of troops in the country up to 6,000.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghans sit on the tarmac as they wait to leave Kabul airport on August 16.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
In this photo posted by the U.S. Air Force, an Afghan boy sleeps on the ground of an Air Force transport plane during an evacuation flight from Kabul on August 15th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
An Afghan soldier, who did not want to use his name, is seen at an outpost in Kabul on 15 August. He looked at the city below and said, “This is like a quick death,” referring to the fall of Kabul. He said it would be a difficult time for him when he removed his uniform for good after 10 years of service.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A Taliban flag is seen on a motorcycle ridden by a Taliban fighter on 15 August.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
British forces arrive in Kabul on August 15 to help British citizens evacuate the city.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the U.S. embassy in Kabul on August 15. The embassy was evacuated when Taliban fighters entered the city.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Taliban fighters mount a Humvee near a roundabout in Kabul on 15 August.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
The evacuees crowd inside a U.S. Air Force transport plane while traveling from Kabul to Qatar on August 15th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
August 15 saw a traffic jam in Kabul as some Afghans sought to flee the city.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
U.S. President Joe Biden is holding a virtual meeting with senior officials and members of his national security team on August 15th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
People are waiting to cross the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Chaman, Pakistan, on August 13th. The border crossing was closed for several days before reopening.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghans displaced from the northern provinces of the country arrive at a makeshift camp in Kabul on 10 August. The northern provincial capitals were among the first to fall into the hands of the Taliban.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Hanif, hit in the temple by a stray bullet, and his older brother, Mohammed, are seen at Kandahar’s Mirwais Regional Hospital on 5 August. Kandahar had been besieged for a month.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
An Afghan woman and her children are carrying their belongings after fleeing their home in Kandahar on 4 August.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
An Afghan militia fighter watches the Taliban insurgents at an outpost in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on July 15.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A member of the Afghan Special Forces is praying on a road before a combat mission in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on July 11th.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghan commandos look out of a window at a Kunduz house on July 6. The Taliban were moving rapidly to take over the northern districts of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
Hundreds of gunmen attend a rally on the outskirts of Kabul on June 23 to announce their support for Afghan security forces and say they are ready to fight the Taliban.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition
A helicopter is loaded on a U.S. Air Force plane while U.S. forces make their withdrawal from Afghanistan on June 16.
Afghanistan in crisis after Taliban acquisition