Taliban fighters, ride atop an American-made armoured Humvee through the streets of western Kabul ...

Taliban fighters, ride atop an American-made armoured Humvee through the streets of western Kabul while being cheered on by local residents and passers-by on the afternoon an agreement was reached by the Taliban leadership and the Afghan Government which saw President Ashraf Ghani step down in a transfer of power that saw barely any blood shed in the takeover of the capital. The takeover of the country transpired rapidly after U.S. and international forces began their final military from Afghanistan on May 1 this year. Since then, the Taliban swarmed across the countryside and then, ultimately, in early August, began overrunning provincial capitals, taking all 34 in a period of ten days, including Kabul, which they had surrounded by early this morning. The Taliban leadership instructed their fighters not to enter the city, though some appeared not to have received that order, parading through the streets on motorcycles and in Toyota Corollas. Government security forces were also asked to maintain security in the capital until further arrangements were made. By the afternoon most members of the government's security forces had shed their uniforms and most had left their posts, leaving somewhat of a power vacuum.Taken at 17:28:36