• Taliban soldiers stand guard at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    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
    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
    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
    Taliban forces stand guard at a roadside checkpoint. EPA
  • Youths play volleyball at Shahr-e Naw Park, Kabul. AFP
    Youths play volleyball at Shahr-e Naw Park, Kabul. AFP
  • Taliban forces check a car in Kabul. EPA
    Taliban forces check a car in Kabul. EPA
  • Taliban forces monitor traffic flow in the city centre. 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
    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
    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
    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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