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A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. IMAGES
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.
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sep 7 (EFE / EPA) .- Arms and ammunition dealers see a boom in their businesses after the end of the war and people who have had weapons in their homes now sell them in the market, since they believe they no longer need them.FOOTAGE OF A GUNS AND BULLETS DEALER IN PANJWAYEE, KANDAHAR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul, Aug 31 (EFE/EPA). The Taliban celebrated the end of the United States' two-decades long presence in Afghanistan with gunfire throughout the country in the early hours of Tuesday, following the departure of the last American soldiers.The Taliban's 313 Badri military unit entered Kabul airport an hour after the last plane of the US forces left at midnight, and took control of it for the first time after two decades of war.With that, the last US base officially came under the control of the Taliban. (Camera: STRINGER).B-ROLL OF THE AERIAL FIRING BY THE TALIBAN AS US WITHDRAWS ITS LAST SOLDIERS FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Afghans take part in the first Friday prayers after the Taliban's takeover of the country, with armed fighters in a mosque in Kabul, as an intelligence document warns that house-to-house-searches for opponents are being conducted with fears of revenge growing in Afghanistan. IMAGES
Afghans waited in the open near Kabul's airport on Friday as thousands of people try to flee Afghanistan's capital, as an intelligence document for the UN warned that the Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families. IMAGES