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Taliban stand guard as people wait to enter the passport office following its reopening after a grap of one month in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 December 2021. Passport Director Alam Gul Haqqani said on 18 December that passport issuing services, which were closed for one month due to overcrowding and technical problems with biometric devices, have resumed. The department currently handles around 3,000 passports a day in provincial offices. Since August, the entire country has been under the control of the Taliban, whose earlier government (1996-2001) was marked by a strict interpretation of Islamic Law (Sharia), human rights violations and the exodus of a large number of citizens. (Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/EFE)
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