US Army Major Gen Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Fighters for the anti-Taliban forces rest during a patrol in the Anaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province. Taliban men and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in the valley on September 2. AFP
An anti-Taliban fighter takes a postion on a hilltop. Several thousand fighters are reported to be holding out against the Taliban in the region. AFP
The Panjshir Valley stretches about 120 kilometres. AFP
Resistance forces said on September 2 they had full control of all passes and entrances and had driven back Taliban efforts to take Shotul district at the entrance to the valley. AFP
The valley is steep and its rocky terrain makes attacks from outside difficult. AFP
There is only one narrow road that winds in to the Panjshir Valley. AFP
Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in Kabul. AFP
Unidentified people are surrounded by Taliban flags at an unidentified location, in this handout photo uploaded to social media. Reuters
Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Afghan youth play football at a reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. Italy is hosting almost 5,000 Afghan refugees who were flown from Kabul after the Taliban claimed control of the capital. EPA
The reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. EPA
Taliban soldiers on duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Members of the Afghanistan national girls youth football team and their families in Kabul. International efforts to rescue them and football federation staff suffered a crushing setback last week after a suicide bomb detonated near Kabul airport. AP
An Afghan child looks from inside a van in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
A child flown from Kabul pushes a wheelchair with a woman at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia. AP
A girl from Afghanistan waits with others to fly to the US or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Children from Afghanistan wait to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Anti-Taliban forces take positions in Darband, Anaba district, Panjshir province. AFP
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces rest on a hilltop in Darband. AFP
A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above supporters gathered to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar. AFP
Taliban supporters gather in Kandahar to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban fighters on Humvee vehicles parade along a road in Kandahar to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan. AFP
Families who arrived from Afghanistan are seen at their makeshift tents as they take refuge near a railway station in Chaman, Pakistan. Reuters
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Traffic police escort Taliban forces as they rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A woman from Afghanistan waits with other evacuees to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP Photo
Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the Taliban's governor for Kandahar province, talks to supporters during a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Supporters of the Taliban gather to listen to Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the governor for Kandahar province, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people line up to withdraw money from banks as limits on withdrawals were set at only 200 US dollars per week, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
Female nurses takes care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul. AFP
Loved ones and guests attend a vigil at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for Sgt Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a US Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. AP Photo
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. Reuters
An Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country, AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters, right, and a journalist get up after they fell down from a vehicle at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters take a position at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A Taliban fighter sits inside the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, centre, addresses a media conference at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A US drone flies over the airport in Kabul. AFP
A view of the aerial firing by the Taliban as US withdrew its last soldiers from Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
US Army Major Gen Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Fighters for the anti-Taliban forces rest during a patrol in the Anaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province. Taliban men and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in the valley on September 2. AFP
An anti-Taliban fighter takes a postion on a hilltop. Several thousand fighters are reported to be holding out against the Taliban in the region. AFP
The Panjshir Valley stretches about 120 kilometres. AFP
Resistance forces said on September 2 they had full control of all passes and entrances and had driven back Taliban efforts to take Shotul district at the entrance to the valley. AFP
The valley is steep and its rocky terrain makes attacks from outside difficult. AFP
There is only one narrow road that winds in to the Panjshir Valley. AFP
Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in Kabul. AFP
Unidentified people are surrounded by Taliban flags at an unidentified location, in this handout photo uploaded to social media. Reuters
Taliban soldiers are seen at one of the main city squares of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Afghan youth play football at a reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. Italy is hosting almost 5,000 Afghan refugees who were flown from Kabul after the Taliban claimed control of the capital. EPA
The reception centre for Afghan refugees organised by the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano, Italy. EPA
Taliban soldiers on duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Members of the Afghanistan national girls youth football team and their families in Kabul. International efforts to rescue them and football federation staff suffered a crushing setback last week after a suicide bomb detonated near Kabul airport. AP
An Afghan child looks from inside a van in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
A child flown from Kabul pushes a wheelchair with a woman at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia. AP
A girl from Afghanistan waits with others to fly to the US or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Children from Afghanistan wait to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP
Anti-Taliban forces take positions in Darband, Anaba district, Panjshir province. AFP
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces rest on a hilltop in Darband. AFP
A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above supporters gathered to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar. AFP
Taliban supporters gather in Kandahar to celebrate the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban fighters on Humvee vehicles parade along a road in Kandahar to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan. AFP
Families who arrived from Afghanistan are seen at their makeshift tents as they take refuge near a railway station in Chaman, Pakistan. Reuters
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Traffic police escort Taliban forces as they rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A woman from Afghanistan waits with other evacuees to fly to the US or another safe location inside a hanger at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. AP Photo
Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the Taliban's governor for Kandahar province, talks to supporters during a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
Supporters of the Taliban gather to listen to Haji Mohammad Yousaf, the governor for Kandahar province, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people line up to withdraw money from banks as limits on withdrawals were set at only 200 US dollars per week, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
Female nurses takes care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul. AFP
Loved ones and guests attend a vigil at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for Sgt Johanny Rosario Pichardo, a US Marine who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. AP Photo
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. Reuters
An Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country, AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters, right, and a journalist get up after they fell down from a vehicle at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban Badri special force fighters take a position at the airport in Kabul, after the US pulled all its troops out of the country. AFP
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A Taliban fighter sits inside the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul. AFP
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, centre, addresses a media conference at the airport in Kabul. AFP
A US drone flies over the airport in Kabul. AFP
A view of the aerial firing by the Taliban as US withdrew its last soldiers from Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
US Army Major Gen Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
