Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan

Pictures of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul as the Taliban tightens its grip over Afghanistan. Afghan’s capital is rapidly changing its face in the days since the Taliban took complete charge.

Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan Credit: AFP Photo

The new regime's fighters took control of the city after a lightning offensive that saw the former government's provincial strongholds around the country topple like dominoes in a matter of days. Credit: AFP Photo

The facade of a beauty saloon is pictured with images of women defaced using a spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul. Credit: AFP Photo

Pictures of women defaced using a spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul. Credit: AFP Photo

Advertisements showing the faces of smiling women in bridal regalia outside the salons are defaced. Credit: AFP Photo