From: Inside Story
Will Joe Biden pay a political price for Afghanistan?
Uncertainty and fear grips parts of Afghanistan as Taliban returns to power after 20 years.
17 Aug 2021
![Taliban officials arrange a Taliban flag, before a press conference by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, at the Government Media Information Center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AP21229599631625.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Mujahid, left, who had been a shadowy figure for years, said 'there will no discrimination against women' [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9LA47E.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Afghan National Army officers keep watch at a check point in Kabul on July 8, 2021 [File: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-08T055441Z_67494407_RC25GO9L04LR_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![A Taliban fighter stands by a kiosk selling sugarcane juice at a market area, flocked with local Afghan people at Kote Sangi area of Kabul [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9L97Z9-1.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
Uncertainty and fear grips parts of Afghanistan as Taliban returns to power after 20 years.