Glimpses of Taliban soldiers at the checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan.
IMAGE: A Taliban soldier checks a man at a checkpoint. All photograph: Ali Khara/Reuters
IMAGE: Talibs check a car.
IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks among Taliban soldiers.
IMAGE: Talibs stand guard, here and below.
IMAGE: A Talib performs namaaz.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com