Taliban fighters entered Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices
and refugees from Taliban-controlled provinces were seen unloading belongings from taxis and families stood outside embassy gates, while the city's downtown was packed with people stocking up on supplies
9. Displaced Afghan women and children
Displaced Afghan women and children from Kunduz are seen at a mosque that is sheltering them Photo: Paula Bronstein
10. A Pakistani soldier
A Pakistani soldier stands guard as stranded Afghan nationals return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman Photo: Getty
11. Taliban fighters
Taliban fighters and local people are pictured along the street in Jalalabad province Photo: Getty
12. Stranded Afghan nationals
Stranded Afghan nationals arrive to return back to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on August 16, 2021 as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. Photo: Getty