<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul. / AP

Taliban fighters entered Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the embassy.

Here is a look around Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the cities and provinces around the country.

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<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan

Sun., Aug. 15: A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan / AP

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan. / AP

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15</strong>: Taliban fighters raise their flag at the Ghazni provincial governor's house, in Ghazni, southeastern, Afghanistan.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters raise their flag at the Ghazni provincial governor's house, in Ghazni, southeastern, Afghanistan. / AP

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15</strong>: Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province on August 15, 2021.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province on August 15, 2021. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> Afghan people line up outside AZIZI Bank to take out cash as the Bank suffers amid money crises in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2021.

Sun., Aug. 15: Afghan people line up outside AZIZI Bank to take out cash as the Bank suffers amid money crises in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2021. / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters and local residents sit over an Afghan National Army humvee vehicle along the roadside in Laghman.

Sun., Aug. 15: Taliban fighters and local residents sit over an Afghan National Army humvee vehicle along the roadside in Laghman. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> An Afghan family carrying belongings on their way to flee Kabul city, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2021.

Sun., Aug. 15: An Afghan family carrying belongings on their way to flee Kabul city, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2021. / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> A Pakistani soldier stands guard as stranded Afghan nationals return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman.

Sun., Aug. 15: A Pakistani soldier stands guard as stranded Afghan nationals return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> The entrance gate of the Canadian embassy is pictured after the evacuation in Kabul.

Sun., Aug. 15: The entrance gate of the Canadian embassy is pictured after the evacuation in Kabul. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sun., Aug. 15:</strong> Pakistani soldiers check the documents of stranded Afghan nationals wanting to return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman.

Sun., Aug. 15: Pakistani soldiers check the documents of stranded Afghan nationals wanting to return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> Afghan policemen stand guard at a checkpoint along the road in Kabul.

Sat., Aug. 14: Afghan policemen stand guard at a checkpoint along the road in Kabul. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> Taliban fighters pose on the back of a vehicle in the city of Herat, west of Kabul.

Sat., Aug. 14: Taliban fighters pose on the back of a vehicle in the city of Herat, west of Kabul. / AP

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> Afghans wait in long lines for hours at the passport office as many are desperate to have their travel documents ready to go on in Kabul.

Sat., Aug. 14: Afghans wait in long lines for hours at the passport office as many are desperate to have their travel documents ready to go on in Kabul. / Getty Images

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> Passengers walk to the departures terminal of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

Sat., Aug. 14: Passengers walk to the departures terminal of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. / AP

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni.

Sat., Aug. 14: A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni. / Reuters

<strong>Sat., Aug. 14:</strong> A small group of Afghans eat their meal quietly outside of their vehicle which they also use to live in temporarily, in the corner of a parking area near the makeshift camps at Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul.

Sat., Aug. 14: A small group of Afghans eat their meal quietly outside of their vehicle which they also use to live in temporarily, in the corner of a parking area near the makeshift camps at Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul. / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

<strong>Fri., Aug. 13:</strong> Pakistani soldiers, right, check stranded Afghan nationals at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman.

Fri., Aug. 13: Pakistani soldiers, right, check stranded Afghan nationals at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman. / AFP via Getty Images

<strong>Fri., Aug. 13:</strong> Displaced Afghan women and children from Kunduz pray at a mosque that is sheltering them.

Fri., Aug. 13: Displaced Afghan women and children from Kunduz pray at a mosque that is sheltering them. / Getty Images

<strong>Fri., Aug. 13:</strong> Internally displaced Afghans from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, take refuge in a public park Kabul.

Fri., Aug. 13: Internally displaced Afghans from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, take refuge in a public park Kabul. / AP

<strong>Fri., Aug. 13:</strong> Taliban fighters stand guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces in the city of Ghazni.

Fri., Aug. 13: Taliban fighters stand guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces in the city of Ghazni. / AP