In pics: Afghanistan under Taliban rule

Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Credits: AP)

Members of the Taliban delegation take part in a meeting with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (Credits: Reuters)

A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon with images of women defaced using spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul. (Credits: AFP)

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, center, leaves after his first news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Credits: AP)

This image provided by CNN shows the network's Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward, right, reporting in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Credits: PTI)

Afghan security forces personnel are pictured along a road in Bazarak, Panjshir province. (Credits: AFP)

Turkish nationals board a Turkish Air Force plane at Kabul airport, Afghanistan. (Credits: AP)

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, accompanied by the old government's main peace envoy, Abdullah Abdullah, takes part in a meeting with members of the Taliban delegation. (Credits: Reuters)

A footage released by Taliban-affiliated Al Hijrat TV shows Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's arrival in Afghanistan. (Credits: AFP)

Evacuees are seated onboard a rescue flight that left Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (Credits: AP)