Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul on August 15, 2023 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two years ago, the Taliban completed their return to...
Taliban fighters w. Tank at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held...
Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul on August 15, 2023 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two years ago, the Taliban completed their return to...
Surrendering Taliban militants stand with their weapons as they are presented to the media on November 4, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. Twenty Taliban...
Surrendering Taliban militants stand with their weapons as they are presented to the media on November 4, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. Twenty Taliban...
Former Northern Alliance soldiers ride a vehicle March 8, 2002 towards the town of Gardez, in Afghanistan. Between 700 to 1,000 soldiers with...
Taliban fighters w. Tank at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held...
Woman and children ride in a truck during a parade of Taliban supporters on August 15, 2023 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two years ago, the Taliban...
Kandahar Governor Gul Agha Shirzais men patrol the streets near his compound December 12, 2001 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar has been peaceful...
Northern Alliance fighters battle pro-Taliban forces November 27, 2001 in a fortress near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The Northern Alliance, helped...
Afghan women, some dressed in niqabs, others in hijabs, with one woman holding her hand out to be marked by a man holding a pen at an registration...
An Afghan National Army soldier looks towards the Pakistani border only 200 meters away October 17, 2006 near Camp Tillman in the Paktika province of...
Taliban fighter by Russian Mi-8 helicopter captured by radical Islamic cleric-led civil war faction in taking HQ of rival mujahedin army led by...
Fighters of radical Islamic cleric-led Taliban faction reading BBC bklet in Persian Dari language, at HQ of civil war-winning army outside Kabul.
Taliban fighters at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held Kabul.
Members of the Taliban army fight on the front line October 21, 1996 near Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban army faces opposition by the Northern...
Taliban fighters at new radical Islamic faction's HQ, taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by maj. Student army on top in factional civil war.
Taliban fighters at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held Kabul.
Taliban fighters at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held Kabul.
Afghan Taliban celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan with a series of events, including a military parade in front of...
British soldiers from the B Squadron of the Light Dragoons Regiment read magazines in a location in the desert while conducting counter-Taliban...
Taliban members paddle in a boat as they and Afghan families enjoy a visit to one of the lakes in Band-e Amir national park, a popular week-end...
Thousands of Afghans rush to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as they try to flee the Afghan capital of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2021.
American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division deploy to fight Taliban fighters as part of Operation Mountain Thrust to a U.S. Base near the...
Army soldiers walk to their C-17 cargo plane for departure May 11, 2013 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. U.S. Soldiers and marines are part of the...
Group of Afghan man wearing lungee turbans and pakols, with AK-47 assault rifles, and one with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, in Afghanistan,...
Defectors from the radical Islamic Taliban militia arrive October 17, 2001 in Northern Alliance-held territory at the Jamchi front, north of Kabul,...
Rabbani govt. Forces on moving civil war front in factional fighting w. Rival mujahedin incl. Newly dominant Islamic Taliban.
Taliban fighters at new radical Islamic faction's HQ, taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by maj. Student army on top in factional civil war.
The first woman deputy speaker of parliament in Afghanistan, and former member of peace negotiations with the Taliban, Fawzia Koofi speaks about...
Taliban fighters fired into the air as they dispersed a rare rally by women as they chanted "Bread, work and freedom" and marched in front of the...
Members of the Taliban patrol the streets of Kandahar on August 19, 2022 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The collapse of the economy and the freezing of...
Convoy of British Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAPs, known as Foxhounds, works it's way through morning traffic jams in downtown Kabul...
Taliban fighter w. Russian Hind Mi-24 gunship captured by new, Islamic civil war faction in taking opposition mujahedin Hekmatyar's HQ outside Kabul.
Govt. Artillery gun framed by flames on civil war front pitting Rabbani-led govt. & Islamic Taliban faction forces vying for control of Kabul.
Govt. Soldiers taking break fr. Preparing for battle, 5 km. Fr. Civil war front w. Taliban Islamic student army, at position nr. Bini Hisar.
Govt. Soldier manning big gun, prepping for attack 5 km. Fr. Civil war front w. Taliban Islamic student army, at position nr. Bini Hisar.
Govt. Soldiers manning machine gun, prepping for attack 5 km. Fr. Civil war front w. Taliban Islamic student army, at position nr. Bini Hisar.
Govt. Soldiers armed w. RPG & machine gun prepping for attack 5 km. Fr. Civil war front w. Taliban Islamic student army, at position nr. Bini Hisar.
Weapons incl. Rifles & RPGs captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force fast winning factional war.
Taliban fighters w. Tanks at HQ taken fr. Hekmatyar mujahedin by student-maj. Islamic faction on top in factional civil war, nr. Govt-held Kabul.
Rabbani govt. Forces on moving civil war front in factional fighting w. Rival mujahedin incl. Newly dominant Islamic Taliban.
Taliban fighters w. RPG at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held Kabul.
Taliban fighters w. APCs at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held...
Group of sitting men in city under control of civil war-winning Taliban faction led by radical Islamic clerics.
Talibs at mil dump w. Weaponry captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force fast winning factional war.
Talibs at mil dump w. Weaponry captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force fast winning factional war.
Talibs at mil dump w. Weaponry captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force fast winning factional war.
Warehoused arsenal of tank shells captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force winning factional war.
Warehoused arsenal of rockets, tank shells & ammo captured fr. Local mujahedin warlords by Taliban, newcomer Islamic force victorious in factional...
Close-up of two Taliban fighters as they hold an ammunition belt, crouched beside their weapon during a battle with retreating soldiers , Charikar,...
Afghan women learn how to embroid at a workshop sponsored by a Malaysian NGO called Mercy that seeks to help local females to empower themselves, on...
Taliban militiamen ride in a heavily armed vehicle October 10, 1996 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban army faces opposition by the guerrillas of...
Two Taliban soldiers pose with an RPG launcher July 25, 1996 outside Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban took over most of the country in 1996, and have...
Taliban representatives from Afghanistan, including Matiul Haq Khalis , head of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency , attend day...
Taliban members at the entrance of a military camp in Herat, western on October 7, 2021 in Herat, Afghanistan. The Taliban regained control of...
Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul on August 15, 2023 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two years ago, the Taliban completed their return to...
View of Western tourists posing before the massive height of the smaller giant Buddha, known as Shamama, in Bamiyan, Hazarajat region, central...
