Afghanistan latest - in pictures

  • People flown out of Kabul on a British Royal Air Force plane arrive at the RAF Brize Norton airbase in southern England. AFP
    People flown out of Kabul on a British Royal Air Force plane arrive at the RAF Brize Norton airbase in southern England. AFP
  • Ziaullah Qazizada embraces his son, Mesbahullah, at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in the US state of Minnesota. The 10-year-old had been stuck in Afghanistan after travelling to visit family in July. AP
    Ziaullah Qazizada embraces his son, Mesbahullah, at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in the US state of Minnesota. The 10-year-old had been stuck in Afghanistan after travelling to visit family in July. AP
  • A military aircraft waits at Kabul airport on Monday. AP
    A military aircraft waits at Kabul airport on Monday. AP
  • Families board a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Kabul airport. AP
    Families board a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Kabul airport. AP
  • Troops stationed at Kabul airport during the international evacuation effort. Reuters TV
    Troops stationed at Kabul airport during the international evacuation effort. Reuters TV
  • A crowd waits to enter Kabul airport as thousands try to flee the city following the Taliban takeover. EPA
    A crowd waits to enter Kabul airport as thousands try to flee the city following the Taliban takeover. EPA
  • People arrive at Boryspil International Airport, outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, after fleeing Afghanistan on board a Kam Air passenger plane. AFP
    People arrive at Boryspil International Airport, outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, after fleeing Afghanistan on board a Kam Air passenger plane. AFP
  • An Afghan refugee binds his hands with cable during a rally outside the UN refugee agency's office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Demonstrators have called for justice and resettlement. Reuters
    An Afghan refugee binds his hands with cable during a rally outside the UN refugee agency's office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Demonstrators have called for justice and resettlement. Reuters
  • A Japanese military transport aircraft departs from Iruma Airbase, north-west of Tokyo, on a mission to get Japanese citizens and Afghan staff at the Japanese embassy out of Kabul. EPA
    A Japanese military transport aircraft departs from Iruma Airbase, north-west of Tokyo, on a mission to get Japanese citizens and Afghan staff at the Japanese embassy out of Kabul. EPA
  • Afghans wave a flag above a portrait of the late Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud in north-eastern Panjshir province, the only region of Afghanistan that has not yet fallen to the Taliban. AFP
    Afghans wave a flag above a portrait of the late Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud in north-eastern Panjshir province, the only region of Afghanistan that has not yet fallen to the Taliban. AFP
  • Afghan resistance fighters and anti-Taliban troops stand guard at an outpost in Kotal-e Anjuman, Panjshir province. AFP
    Afghan resistance fighters and anti-Taliban troops stand guard at an outpost in Kotal-e Anjuman, Panjshir province. AFP
  • People travel on the Kandahar-Kabul road after fleeing their homes following the Taliban's return to power. EPA
    People travel on the Kandahar-Kabul road after fleeing their homes following the Taliban's return to power. EPA