PARIS, France — Here are the main developments since the Taliban seized Kabul, taking power again in Afghanistan after two decades of war.
Lightning takeover
On August 15, Taliban fighters appear on the edge of Kabul after a lightning offensive launched in May as US and NATO troops began to withdraw.
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In the space of 10 days, they seized city after city across the country with little or no resistance.
Television images show the Taliban taking the presidential palace.
President Ashraf Ghani flees the country and says on Facebook that the "Taliban have won" and that he left to avoid a "flood of bloodshed".
Airport chaos
Frightened people besiege Kabul airport, the only exit route from the country. Chaos breaks out on the tarmac as people try to rush aircraft.
All military and civilian flights are halted, before resuming Monday evening.
'Terrorism sanctuary' fears
China becomes the first country to say it is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with the Taliban.
It later accuses Washington of "leaving an awful mess".
The UN Security Council says the country must not become a breeding ground for terrorism.
Under growing criticism, President Joe Biden insists he has no regrets and emphasises that US troops cannot defend a nation whose leaders "gave up and fled".
Go back to work
The Taliban tell civil servants in Kabul to resume their duties "without any fear". Some shops reopen and evacuation flights from the city's airport restart.
'Women can work'
At their first news conference since seizing power, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the Taliban will let "women work in accordance with the principles of Islam".
Girls return to school in Taliban-held Herat.
EU 'must talk' to Taliban
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc will have to talk to the Taliban.
ICC: Possible violations
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, says reported crimes during the Taliban advance may amount to violations of international law.
House-to-house hunt
After the Taliban kill a relative of a journalist for the German state broadcaster as they search for the reporter, a UN intelligence report Friday says militants have been conducting "targeted door-to-door visits" searching for opponents and their families.
A German civilian is also shot on his way to Kabul airport.
'Collapse' of Afghanistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls on the global community to prevent the "collapse" of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
NATO says its allies have deployed enough planes to airlift foreign nationals and their Afghan colleagues from Kabul but ground access to the airport is a "big challenge".
Taliban leader returns
Within hours of Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar returning to Afghanistan, the group says it will be "different" this time. It will pardon its enemies and women will not have to wear the all-enveloping burqa.
'Difficult' airlift
Biden says he cannot guarantee the final outcome of the emergency evacuation from Kabul's airport, calling it one of the most "difficult" airlift operations ever.
The US tells its citizens to avoid travelling to the airport because of "potential security threats" near its gates.
Pressure builds on Biden to extend his August 31 deadline to complete the rescue missions, with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell saying "it's mathematically impossible" to evacuate by that date.
Seven deaths
Britain's defence ministry says that seven Afghans died in crowds in Kabul, without giving the circumstances. The previous day Sky News aired footage of at least three bodies outside the airport.
Taliban blames US
The Taliban blames the US for the dramatic scenes at Kabul airport, an official saying that "there is peace and calm all over the country, but there is chaos only at Kabul airport".
Resistance?
There have since been flickers of resistance with some ex-government troops gathering in the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul.
The National Resistance Front is prepared for a "long-term conflict" but is also still seeking to negotiate with the Taliban about an inclusive government, the movement's spokesman Ali Maisam Nazary tells AFP.
Taliban fighters
Hundreds of Taliban fighters are heading to the Panjshir valley "to control it, after local state officials refused to hand it over peacefully", the group wrote on its Arabic Twitter account.
G7 summit
G7 leaders will discuss the crisis on Tuesday at a virtual summit, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday.
"It is vital that the international community works together to ensure safe evacuations, prevent a humanitarian crisis and support the Afghan people to secure the gains of the last 20 years," Johnson tweeted.