Afghan civilians flee Taliban offensive

1. Afghan civilians flee Taliban offensive

2. Pakistan's paramilitary soldiers stand guard in front of people who gather and wait to cross at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

3. A fighter stands guard next to a Taliban flag raised at the gates outside the police headquarters, in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Taliban on August 12, 2021. Taliban Handout/via REUTERS

4. A man said to be a Taliban fighter fires his weapon towards where the body of a man was thrown at a location said to be Farah, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from an undated recent video obtained by Reuters August 11, 2021.

5. Pakistan's Army soldiers talk with people who gather to cross at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

6. An internally displaced child from northern provinces, who fled from his home due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, sleeps in a public park that they use as shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

7. People believed to be militants are seen on a pickup truck with a gun in Afghanistan, in this still image obtained from a video posted by the Afghan Defence Ministry on its Facebook page.

8. Taliban fighters gather on main road intersection in city of Ghazni, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Taliban on August 12, 2021. Taliban Handout/via REUTERS

9. People gather as they wait to cross at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

10. Taliban fighters patrol Farah, Afghanistan August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

11. Taliban fighters record a message after seizing Pul-e- Khumri, capital of Baghlan province, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from a social media video, uploaded August 10, 2021. Taliban Handout via REUTERS

12. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

13. An airstrike hits an area in Afghanistan, in this still image obtained from a video posted by the Afghan Defence Ministry on its Facebook page. Reuters could not independently verify the locations nor the date of the footage.

14. Taliban fighters stand guard at a check point in Farah, Afghanistan August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

15. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

16. An airstrike hits an area in Afghanistan, in this still image obtained from a video posted by the Afghan Defence Ministry on its Facebook page. Reuters could not independently verify the locations nor the date of the footage.

17. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

18. An internally displaced boy from northern provinces, who fled from his home due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, is comforted by his sister in a public park that they use as shelter in Kabul, August 10. .REUTERS/Stringer

19. Taliban fighters patrol Farah, Afghanistan August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

20. Taliban militants are seen at the entrance gate of Aybak, Samangan province, Afghanistan August 9, 2021 in this screen shot obtained from a social media video. Taliban Handout/via REUTERS

21. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

22. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

23. An internally displaced child from northern provinces, who fled from his home due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, receives medical treatment in a public park used as a shelter in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

24. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

25. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

26. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

27. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer

28. Internally displaced families from northern provinces, who fled from their homes due the fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, take shelter in a public park in Kabul, August 10. REUTERS/Stringer