August 15, 2023 marked two years since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan and Talibs celebrated the fall of Kabul on the street near the US embassy on Tuesday.
IMAGE: Children of Talibs with toy weapons. All photographs: Ali Khara/Reuters
IMAGE: Talibs rejoice.
IMAGE: An Afghan woman with her son walks among the Talibs.
IMAGE: Talibs brandish rocket launchers.
IMAGE: A Talib with an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flag.
IMAGE: Talibs wave their flag in celebration.
IMAGE: Girls and young women have been denied an education and banished to the margins of Afghan society.
IMAGE: A Talib bike rally.
IMAGE: A Taliban convoy.
IMAGE: Talibs with rocket launchers.
IMAGE: Taliban leaders pray near the US embassy.
IMAGE: Talibs guard the US embassy.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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