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Kabul (Afghanistan), Sep 28 (EFE/EPA).- The lack of international recognition continues to be a pressing problem for the Taliban, who are not only geopolitically isolated, but also face a significant shortage of cash after financial institutions froze most of the funds that Afghanistan.FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Afghans queue outside banks to withdraw cash from ATMs in Kabul with government buildings, banks, schools and universities remaining largely closed nearly one week after the Taliban seized power. IMAGES
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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 (Afghanistan), Oct 7 (EFE / EPA) .- The Taliban on Tuesday resumed issuing passports under the name of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, despite the fact that after the seizure of power on August 15, the fundamentalist party refers to to the Asian country as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.FOOTAGE OF AFGHANS WAITING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THEIR PASSPORT IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Tehran (Iran), Oct 1 (EFE) .- (Camera: Marina Villén) They fled Afghanistan for fear of the Taliban and crossed illegally into Iran. They all have in common a traumatic displacement, a current situation of helplessness and the difficult goal of rebuilding their lives in a country overwhelmed by the large number of refugees.FOOTAGE OF AFGHAN FAMILIES THAT RECENTLY ARRIVED IN IRAN FLEEING FROM THE TALIBANS.SOUNDBITES FROM AZIZE DOR MOHAMAD AND NUR MOHAMAD AHMADÍ (MOTHERS OF THE TWO LEADING FAMILIES OF THE HISTORY).TRANSLATIONS (BY ORDER OF APPEARANCE):1: Azize dor Mohamad"We came without a passport, illegally, smuggled. We were on the road for 21 days, we were hungry and thirsty, for two whole days we had neither water nor bread."2: Nur Mohamad Ahmadi:"We were afraid. It was said that the Taliban come and kidnap the girls to marry them and that they take the boys to fight in the war."