KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war.
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Photos: Scenes from Kabul under Taliban control
Taliban fighters patrol a market in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Girls prepare for class at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Children pose for a photo as they play in a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghan drivers and passengers stuck in a traffic jam look at Taliban fighters riding in the back of a vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghan women and a girl shop for dresses at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghan women walk through a second-hand market where many families sold their belongings before leaving the country or due to financial struggle, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Taliban members sit in front of a mural depicting a woman behind barbed wire in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A tire repairman chats with boys as he waits for customers on the side of a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghans play cricket at the Chaman-e-Hozari Park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Afghan girl working as a shoe cleaner sits in the street while men pray during Friday prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A bird vendor drinks tea as he waits for customers in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Taliban fighters, some wearing new police uniforms, eat lunch at a police station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A truck driver checks his phone at a parking lot in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Laborers wait in the street to be hired in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Displaced Afghans distribute food donations at an internally displaced persons camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Taliban fighters enjoy a boat ride in the Qargha dam, outskirt of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A woman walks past beauty salons with window decorations which have been defaced in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Since the Taliban gained control of Kabul, several images depicting women outside beauty salons have been removed or covered up. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Afghans watch a traditional wrestling match at the Chaman-e-Hozari Park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Afghans sort second-hand clothes at the Chaman-e-Hozari Park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Afghan family crosses a street at dusk in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
An Afghan man sells fruit in the middle of a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Cars wait in traffic as Afghans shop in a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Mohammed Zakir closes the curtains of his family home, overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Zakir's bother, Zaki Anwari, was a 17-year-old soccer player who died after trying to board a departing U.S. Air Force aircraft last month. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghan boys ride in the trunk of a car in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Afghan laborers work at a brick factory in Deh Sabz, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
