It’s a year to the day since the Taliban entered Kabul unchallenged and took control of Afghanistan, transforming the lives of millions of people.
Taliban fighters have been parading in the streets as they mark the anniversary and a national holiday has been declared.
But the country is experiencing a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, with many men unable to find work and most girls’ secondary schools closed.
The fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021 followed the US decision to pull troops out of the country by September that year.
There were desperate scenes at Kabul airport as thousands of people tried to escape – even clinging to planes as they attempted to take off.
More than 6,000 Afghans and their families who worked with the UK military are still stranded in Afghanistan.
Source: BBC
