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Added on the 18/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
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.
Taliban fighters are seen on the streets in Kabul's heavily fortified Green Zone, home to embassies and the Afghan NATO mission, after the insurgents took control of the country and President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad. 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
Relatives gather outside a drug addiction rehabilitation centre in Kabul after the Tablian announced that 500 patients would be released. IMAGES
Images of the premises of the NGOs Care International, Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Kabul, the day after several foreign aid groups announced they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working. IMAGES