AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-ONEYEAR-KANDAHAR

This photo taken on July 24, 2022, shows Afghan children studying in a madrassa in Kandahar. – One year on from the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders can tolerate. Infamous during their first reign for their brutal crackdowns on rights and freedoms, the Islamists vowed to rule differently this time.

Photo by Javed TANVEER / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘Afghanistan-Taliban-OneYear-Kandahar’ FOCUS