A Look at the First Full Day at Afghanistan in the Taliban Rule, From Patrolling the Streets to Punishing the Shopkeepers:

As India celebrates entering 75th year of its independence from British rule, Afghanistan has all but fallen into the dark ages again.

On Sunday, Taliban fighters took control of Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation, leaving the administration in shambles, while a US-led military operation began airlifting Western diplomats, civilians, and Afghans who are likely to be targeted by the country’s new rulers.

Afghans in Kabul are experiencing their first full day under Taliban rule. Taliban fighters are patrolling streets across the city, while hundreds of civilians have flooded to the airport. @anbarasanethi says there are reports of deaths in the chaos https://t.co/8lQGEA6bMv pic.twitter.com/lMvnQuKA1V
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) August 16, 2021

A very empty chicken street in Kabul, Afghanistan. A few store owners tell me they are afraid to reopen unless they get an approval from the Taliban. pic.twitter.com/9JNkWB4uUR
— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) August 16, 2021

Most television channels have moderated their broadcasting.

Most channels have taken their female anchors off the screen.

No music has been played in most channels since this morning.

Media is going toward Talibanization.
— Mustafa 47 (@CombatJourno) August 16, 2021

After the Taliban entered Kabul, business owners took down pictures of women from beauty salons, tailor shops and plastic surgery centres for fear of being punished by the militants. Some TV channels replaced soap operas with Islamic shows.

Uneasy calm around #Kabul.

Taliban fighters are patrolling the streets. Their numbers are swelling.

They've taken over many of the security checkpoints in the city. #Afghanistan
— Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) August 16, 2021

Taliban fighters patrol all over Kabul, Afghanistan today. pic.twitter.com/KLX1Wc6Vmq
— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) August 16, 2021

Taliban fighters patrol the streets of Kabul a day after taking over the country following President Ashraf Ghani’s departure.

— in pictures https://t.co/Le9p5VdGvD pic.twitter.com/X2qWez4I1X
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 16, 2021

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