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Taliban seizes Afghanistan in lightning offensive

The Taliban's stunning conquest of Afghanistan triggers a rush to evacuate diplomats and civilians amid fears of retribution and an unraveling of human rights.

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Taliban seizes Afghanistan in lightning offensive

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  1. Taliban seizes Afghanistan in lightning offensive

  2. Members of Taliban forces sit at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  3. People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  4. Members of Taliban forces sit at a security tower of the interior ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  5. People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  6. British citizens and dual nationals residing in Afghanistan board a military plane for evacuation from Kabul airport, Afghanistan August 16, 2021.  LPhot Ben Shread/UK MOD Crown copyright 2021/Handout via REUTERS

  7. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  8. Members of Taliban forces keep watch at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  9. U.S. Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, meets with U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Peter Vasely, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan-Forward, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan August 17, 2021.  U.S.

  10. A man pulls a girl to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  11. A member of Taliban forces inspects the area outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  12. Crowds of people are seen on the tarmac at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan August 16, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

  13. Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, carrying some 640 Afghans to Qatar from Kabul, Afghanistan August 15, 2021. Courtesy of Defense One/Handout via REUTERS

  14. Traffic jam and crowds are seen near Kabul's airport in Afghanistan August 16, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS

  15. People try to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16. REUTERS/Stringer

  16. Taliban waving a flag drive through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16. SNAPCHAT/via REUTERS

  17. A member of Taliban (C) stands outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  18. Men try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  19. A Taliban fighter on top of an armoured vehicle loads a gun outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS

  20. Taliban forces stand guard inside Kabul, Afghanistan August 16. REUTERS/Stringer

  21. People arriving from Afghanistan make their way at the Friendship Gate crossing point at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Saeed Ali Achakzai

  22. Women with their children try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16. REUTERS/Stringer

  23. Taliban fighters ride on a police vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16. REUTERS/Stringer

  24. Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, seated with a group of men, makes a video statement, in  this still image taken from a video recorded in an unidentified location and released on August 16, 2021. Social Media/via REUTERS

  25. British Forces from 16 Air Assault Brigade arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan, to provide support to British nationals leaving the country, as part of Operation PITTING after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 15,

  26. A member of Taliban stands guard as people walk at the entrance gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

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  28. U.S. Army Chinook helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  29. Taliban militants waving a Taliban flag on the back of a pickup truck drive past a crowded street at Pashtunistan Square area in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in this still image taken from social media video uploaded on August 15, 2021.

  30. Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  31. People standing atop an armored vehicle celebrate as it drives through Shaheedan Square, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video from social media uploaded on August 13, 2021. TALIBAN HANDOUT/via REUTERS

  32. Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  33. Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attends a security meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. Afghan Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

  34. CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  35. People gather in the Eid Gah Darwaza area as a flag is hoisted on the Kandahar city gate, in Kandahar, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a handout video uploaded on social media August 14, 2021. Taliban Handout/via REUTERS

  36. Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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.

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

  41. 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

  42. 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

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