Ali Khara

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Talibistan

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General view of Kabul. 2021/Ali Khara

As a result of US invasions in ...s main building. 2021/Ali Khara

As a result of US invasions in late 2001, the Taliban government lost control of Afghanistan. It has taken the Taliban 20 years to retake the country. In the aftermath of the fall of Ashraf Ghani's government, the last president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, along with the withdrawal of American troops, the Taliban forces also took control of the American embassy in Kabul; however, their leaders forbid them from entering the embassy's main building. 2021/Ali Khara

Seifatollah and Vasighollah, Ta...an, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Seifatollah and Vasighollah, Taliban soldiers, pose for a photo in a cell at a prison in Bagram Air Base in Parwan, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

One of the Taliban forces turne... Taliban forces. 2021/Ali Khara

One of the Taliban forces turned his shotgun at protester in Kabul, It was protests against the bombing of Panjshir by Pakistan that led to the capture of Panjshir by Taliban forces. 2021/Ali Khara

A Taliban force beats a man who...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

A Taliban force beats a man who receives a package of food donated from Turkey without permission in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Afghan people rising their hand...bul, Afghanistan.2022/Ali Khara

Afghan people rising their hands for bread in Kabul, Afghanistan.2022/Ali Khara

An Afghan woman reacts at the I...t of protection. 2021/Ali Khara

An Afghan woman reacts at the Indira Gandhi Children's hospital after explosions at a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two explosions hit the entrance of Kabul's largest military hospital with at least 25 people killed and 50 injured. Women and children remain the most vulnerable groups within Afghanistan with limited access to any sort of protection. 2021/Ali Khara

Two Afghan journalists were bea...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Two Afghan journalists were beaten in police custody this week after covering a protest by women in Kabul where they were detained by the Taliban, their editor said. Neamat Naghdi, 28, and Taqi Daryabi, 22, both work for Etilaat Roz newspaper. Here, they're showing their bruises at the newspaper office in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

A child sleeps in Azadi Park in...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

A child sleeps in Azadi Park in Kabul. The child's mother sits with her child next to the park to passersby help them. The family fled their home in northern Afghanistan after fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan army and took refuge in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Taliban soldiers ride bumper ca...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Taliban soldiers ride bumper cars at an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

One of ISIS forces was arrested...rt, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

One of ISIS forces was arrested by Taliban special forces at Kabul military airport, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Members of the Taliban forces f...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Members of the Taliban forces fire in the air to disperse the Afghan women during a rally to protest against what the protesters say is Taliban restrictions on women, in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Drug users rest in the detoxifi...ul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Drug users rest in the detoxification ward at the Avicenna Medical Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Vahdat 30, a Taliban and former...an, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

Vahdat 30, a Taliban and former prisoner, who was arrested and imprisoned by the Americans in Bagram prison for 5 years, is now sitting in one of the military helicopters left at this base and posing for a photo in Parwan, Afghanistan. 2021/Ali Khara

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Talibistan

Copyright Ali Khara 2024

Updated Jul 2024

Location Afghanistan

Topics Afghanistan, Alikhara, Children, Conflict, Documentary, Journalism, Kabul, Photography, Taliban, Weapons, Womens Rights

After about twenty years, Taliban forces regained control of Afghanistan. The people of Afghanistan had two options, either to leave Afghanistan or to stay and live with the new government. All foreign military forces left Afghanistan and the Afghan people were left alone with the Taliban. Afghanistan became "Talibistan". Everyone in power became part of the Taliban, and this left the Afghan people more frustrated than ever. People who have been making Afghanistan insecure for years now claim that security has returned to Afghanistan with the Taliban. Most people say that the world left us alone...

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