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The Taliban's top spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid arrives at the runaway in Kabul airport, hours after the last US troops left Afghanistan following 20 years of military intervention. The group's 'special forces' also known as the 'Badri 313' unit, stand guard. IMAGES
Men are seen sitting on the wall of the former US embassy and locals wave flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- the name given to the country by its new rulers -- across the capital to celebrate the second anniversary of the Taliban government's takeover of the country. IMAGES
Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Taliban forces have taken control of Kabul's former 'Green Zone,' the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints where diplomatic quarter is situated. The Green Zone fell silent as foreign missions were moved to the airport.Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar earlier in the day declared victory and an end to the decades-long war in Afghanistan, a day after the insurgents entered Kabul to take control of the country. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: FOOTAGE SHOT ON AUGUST 17, 2021, SHOWS TALIBAN FIGHTERS STANDING GUARD OUTSIDE THE GREEN ZONE WHERE MOST OF THE EMBASSIES ARE SITUATED AFTER TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: STRINGER) While US troops take control of the Kabul airport and the Taliban reinforce security in the surrounding areas, the city of Kandahar, in the south, is under Taliban control, as the insurgents patrol the streets.FOOTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN
At least 20 people, including civilians and prisoners, have been killed in fighting between security forces and gunmen who raided an Afghan jail in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Monday. Outside the prison compound, heavily armed Afghan security forces stand by in armoured vehicles mounted with machine guns. IMAGES.
Israeli security forces patrol the area of a shooting attack in Al-Awja in the occupied West Bank. Medics and the army said three people including a boy were wounded in the attack that targeted a bus near the city of Jericho. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VID34MN22D_EN