In the six weeks since the Taliban took over Kabul, life has changed in the Afghan capital.
New restrictions have been felt most by women: High school girls haven’t been allowed back to class. Female city government employees have been told to stay home. apne.ws/0jOkp5f
New restrictions have been felt most by women: High school girls haven’t been allowed back to class. Female city government employees have been told to stay home. apne.ws/0jOkp5f
In the windows of a salon, some advertisements featuring women’s faces have been covered while others remain untouched, emblematic of the in-between where Kabul resides as it remains unclear which restrictions the Taliban will enforce. apne.ws/vgtJZxU 
In the streets, the most blaring change is the presence of the Taliban themselves.
One evening, a group of Taliban fighters guarded a building painted with a mural of a woman behind barbed wire, originally made to comment on the harshness of war. apne.ws/grHEpsZ
One evening, a group of Taliban fighters guarded a building painted with a mural of a woman behind barbed wire, originally made to comment on the harshness of war. apne.ws/grHEpsZ
Other scenes show signs of the growing economic desperation in Afghanistan, where the U.N. warns 97% of people could be below the poverty level by the end of the year.
See more AP Photos from Kabul: apne.ws/D6rBEoX
See more AP Photos from Kabul: apne.ws/D6rBEoX
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