Afghan women and children travel in a motorcycle cart during fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Hamed Sarfarazi/AP Photo)





New Afghan Army Special Forces attend their graduation ceremony after a three-month training program at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





Afghan girls attend a school to learn astronomy classes in Herat, Afghanistan, 18 July 2021. A team of female students in Herat has won the World Astronomical Union Award. The girls' team is ranked first among 255 teams from 52 countries. These girls have been studying astronomy for two years and teach other girls in Herat schools. The World Astronomical Union will award a telescope and a number of astronomical instruments. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)





An Afghan security official stands guard as people arrive to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, 20 July 2021. The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to hold fresh discussions after peace talks in Doha ended over the weekend without an agreement over the situation in Afghanistan, which has witnessed unprecedented violence since the foreign troops began pulling out in May. Since May, the Taliban have captured more than 130 district centers across Afghanistan, especially in the northern parts of the country. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)





Security personnel inspect a damaged vehicle where rockets were launched in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





People inspect the site of a deadly bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The bomb killed several people and wounded over 10 others, Kabul police officias said on Tuesday. It comes as the U.S. all but winds up its ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan and a day after the outgoing commander Gen. Scott Miller warned increasing violence reduced the chances of finding a peaceful end to decades of war. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





A blood-stained man rests after he helped people who were injured in a deadly bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





Afghans leave after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, 20 July 2021. The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to hold fresh discussions after peace talks in Doha ended over the weekend without an agreement over the situation in Afghanistan, which has witnessed unprecedented violence since the foreign troops began pulling out in May. Since May, the Taliban have captured more than 130 district centers across Afghanistan, especially in the northern parts of the country. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)





A worker spray paints tin cans at a workshop in Kabul on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Members of Afghan Special Forces travelling in a humvee destroyed during heavy clashes with Taliban take cover during the rescue mission of a policeman besieged at a check post, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 13, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





People watch as the convoy of Afghan Special Forces passes through a market during a combat mission against Taliban, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A militaman loads his rifle as Afghan Special Forces visit a district centre during a combat mission against Taliban, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A boy watches as the convoy of Afghan Special Forces passes through a market during a combat mission against Taliban, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2021. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Families displaced from districts where fighting is going on between Afghan security forces and the Taliban, wait for relief as they live in temporary shelters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 27 July 2021. Civilian casualties in the armed conflict in Afghanistan increased by 47 percent in first six months of 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report by United Nations on 26 July 2021. This spike is mainly due to an increase in Taliban offensives in the wake of the withdrawal of the United States and NATO forces from Afghanistan starting May 1. (Photo by M. Sadiq/EPA/EFE)





An child watches as Afghan devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers inside a mosque in Kabul on July 20, 2021. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





A security personnel stands guard on top of a vehicle outside United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office compound in Guzara district of Herat province on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi/AFP Photo)





A donkey cart is loaded with tyres along a roadside in Kabul on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





Afghan men ride a motorcycle on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on July 13, 2021. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Behishta,11, listens during 4th grade class at the Zarghoona high school on July 25 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Zarghoona girls high school is the largest in Kabul with 8,500 female students attending classes. The school opened after a nearly two-month break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Currently there is widespread fear that the Taliban who already control around half the country will reintroduce its notorious system barring girls and women from almost all work, and access to education. The Ministry of Education has announced the opening of schools, but there are mixed reports in many areas where the Taliban have taken control or where fighting is ongoing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)





Families displaced from districts where fighting is going on between Afghan security forces and the Taliban, wait for relief as they live in temporary shelters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 27 July 2021. (Photo by M. Sadiq/EPA/EFE)