Pics: How Afghanistan Looks After the Taliban Took Control
Aug 17, 2021
On Sunday, Taliban fighters took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, leaving the administration in shambles. While a US-led military operation began airlifting Western diplomats, civilians, and Afghans who are likely to be targeted by the country's new rulers. Someone tweeted: 'As India celebrates entering 75th year of its independence from British rule, Afghanistan has all but fallen into the dark ages again."
Here is how Afghanistan looks like within two days of Taliban rule.
Same country, same journalist, one day difference#Afghanistan #AfganistanWomen pic.twitter.com/mvKQzE1sIr
— Andrei Menshenin ?? (@A_Menshenin) August 16, 2021
In crisis-torn #Afghanistan, that is witnessing mass evacuation attempts, bizarre visuals of #Taliban taking over amusement parks and gyms have come to light.
— The Quint (@TheQuint) August 17, 2021
Read here: https://t.co/01pQu14Fee pic.twitter.com/uT0GMcViTW
Erasing women from public spaces #Afghanistan https://t.co/c1daynjXj8
— Elif Shafak (@Elif_Safak) August 15, 2021
Video: Footage from various areas in Kabul city on Monday pic.twitter.com/oB2Zuusf1n
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021
Taliban fighters patrol all over Kabul, Afghanistan today. pic.twitter.com/KLX1Wc6Vmq
— Marcus Yam ?? (@yamphoto) August 16, 2021
A very empty chicken street in Kabul, Afghanistan. A few store owners tell me they are afraid to reopen unless they get an approval from the Taliban. pic.twitter.com/9JNkWB4uUR
— Marcus Yam ?? (@yamphoto) August 16, 2021