Afghanistan live: US ‘will work with Taliban’ if standards met

US says Taliban 'businesslike and professional' as first evacuation flight since US withdrawal lands in Doha

Taliban soldiers stand guard at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters

Taliban remove tinted films from vehicle windows at a checkpoint in the Afghan capital. EPA

A worker pushes his handcart past the main entrance of the closed National Museum in Kabul. AFP

Taliban forces stand guard at a roadside checkpoint. EPA

Youths play volleyball at Shahr-e Naw Park, Kabul. AFP

Taliban forces check a car in Kabul. EPA

Taliban forces monitor traffic flow in the city centre. EPA

Members of the Taliban guard the entrance to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Reuters

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, left, greets representatives of a group of 390 Afghans, who were airlifted from Kabul to South Korea as 'persons of merits' late last month. EPA

Army Staff Sgt Ryan Knauss' funeral procession moves toward the front gate after arriving by charter aircraft from Dover AFB at McGhee Tyson Air Base, in Louisville, Tennessee. AP

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