In this handout image provided by the Ministry of Defence, the British armed forces work with the U.S. Military to evacuate eligible civilians and...
In this handout provided by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift...
Houses stand for miles in the cityscape of Kabul from the summit of the Bala Hissar, an ancient fortress overlooking Kabul March 20, 2010 in Kabul,...
In this handout provided by the U.S. Air Force, an air crew prepares to load evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the...
In this handout provided by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift...
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.
In this handout provided by the U.S. Air Force, an air crew assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron assists evacuees aboard a C-17...
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...
In this handout image provided by the Ministry of Defence, a full flight of 265 people are evacuated out of Kabul by the UK Armed Forces on August...
Kabul, Afghanistan- Youthful girls dressed in western fashion seen outside the Kabul Airport present a vivid change from the old tradition.
In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr, evacuees from Kabul sit inside a military aircraft as they arrive at Tashkent Airport on August 22,...
Taliban take to the streets during a national holiday celebrating the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2022 in Kabul,...
In this handout provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit passes out water to evacuees during 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...
Women walk down the street during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A...
In this handout provided by the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne...
American woman tourist posing in front of the outdoor pool at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, November, 1973. .
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...
Men ride on top of an armored vehicle during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15, 2022 in Kabul,...
Turkish soldier takes care of a baby as people waiting for evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 21, 2021.
Air passengers climb stairs to an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 passenger jet departing to Kabul, Afghanistan at the Dubai International Airport in...
Three women in colorful burkas with covered faces walk down a street, their crisp modern slacks and Western style high heel shoes peeking out from...
View of Soviet army soldiers in a armored vehicle during a patrol, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 25, 1988. The country had been under communist...
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...
Masooma Gholami, a journalist from Kabul, on the terrace with her daughter Asra on March 8, 2022 in Athens, Greece. Several Afghan woman Members of...
Pedestrians, motorists ended up in a traffic grid lock as the Afghans rush to safety with the uncertainty and rumor swirling that Taliban enter the...
Afghans enjoy the rides at Kabul City Amusement Park on the first day of Eid Al-Adha holiday on July 20, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. During Eid...
Men wave the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15,...
In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr, evacuees from Kabul sit inside a military aircraft as they arrive at Tashkent Airport on August 17,...
View of a Soviet Army armored personnel carrier as it is driven through a downtown intersection, Kabul, Afghanistan, May 1, 1988.
Mourners attend the funeral ceremony of five children, Kabul, Afghanistan, May 11, 1988. The children had been playing soccer when they were killed,...
Close-up of several woman as they walk, among a crowd, along a street, Kabul, Afghanistan, October 1, 1996.
View of Soviet army soldiers in a armored vehicle during a patrol, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 25, 1988. The country had been under communist...
Group of Shia women supporting a new family law confront opponents of the law on April 15, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Opponents denounce the law as...
People navigate a busy street in the bazaar in Kabul's old city neighborhood on July 20, 2017 in Kabul, Afghanistan.Despite a heavy security presence...
An Afghan widow, who lost her spouse from the fighting in Afghanistan, waits as food is distributed from the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief...
An Afghan child stands inside the ruins of the devastated but functioning Habibia High School January 3, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The school,...
Afghan women in burqas walk by election posters the day before Afghans go to the polls September 17, 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The upcoming...
Taliban members set checkpoints around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghan capital Kabul on September 02, 2021.
Afghans wait in long lines for hours at the passport office as many are desperate to have their travel documents ready to go on August 14, 2021 in...
View of the Kabul River filled with women and children washing clothes, in Kabul, Afghanistan, November, 1975. .
Blue Mercedes mini bus marked "Afghan Tour" with Western women at a pit stop on a dirt road outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. November, 1973. .
View from a car traveling down the road toward the town of Istalif, northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. November, 1973. .
View of the gates to the Afghani presidential palace known as The Arg, located in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, November,...
Western woman poses with Afghani children at the melon market in Kabul, Afghanistan. November, 1973. .
Afghanistan president Hafizullah Amin holds a press conference just days after overthrowing former president Nur Mohammad Taraki. Amin, who's leftist...
Column of armored vehicles and trucks of the Soviet army arrives at this snowbound city January 30 to reinforce the Russian military organization in...
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 w. Tank at HQ taken fr. Opposition Hekmatyar mujahedin by radical Islamic cleric-led faction on top in civil war, nr. Govt-held...
Horse stands in front of amusement park rides at Qargha Lake, a popular weekend destination on the outskirts of Kabul, on July 21, 2017 in Kabul,...
An Afghan girl learns the letters of the Dari alphabet on a blackboard in an outdoor classroom, during a lesson on the first day of the official...
An Afghan woman takes a university entrance exam February 20, 2002 with male classmates at Kabuls Polytechnic Institute. An estimated 8,000 students...
Citizen of Kabul cheer Northern Alliance fighters November 13, 2001 as the rebels ride tanks into the Afghan capital on the heel of fleeing Taliban...
Young female Afghans applaud during a Dari language class at the Aschiana school for street children May 12, 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Aschiana...
Afghan women walk through the street, as a poster of President Hamid Karzai is seen on the outside City Hall on November 7, 2012 in Kabul,...