When coming to Afghanistan 4 months ago, reporter Kanika Gupta could hardly think about the chaotic prospect at Kabul airport between the Taliban returned to power.
News about the Taliban victories began to appear when Kanika Gupta, Indian reporter, arrived in Afghanistan in the last week of March. But at that time, Afghan people were too familiar with war
Gupta enjoyed the early days in Afghanistan by travel to Gulgundi in Charikhar district in Parwan province, northern the capital of Kabul.
People concentrated crowded all over the valley, dancing and celebrating the spring festival.
We spent too many years of war, to the extent that sometimes forgotten how to enjoy life.
Life in other regions seems to be peaceful, like Istalif village in the Shomali plain area, northwest of Kabul.
In the early days of April full of hope, Mir, a resident in Istalif village, wishing to bring pottery art to every country and beyond.
Taliban gunmen patrols in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19.
On April 14, US President Joe Biden announced to withdraw all soldiers from Afghanistan, ending Washington's endless war in this country.
In April, the Taliban only controls about 1/6 of the 421 districts of Afghanistan.
However, the shock appears when American forces suddenly leave Bagram, their largest military base in Afghanistan.
Reporter Gupta to Bagram on July 9 and lost 5 hours to go all part of this huge base.
Lala Shirin Darwesh Roufi, former Bigram district leader, said the local and national economy will be seriously affected by the US military withdrawal.
However, the Taliban, the main force is the Pashtun ethnicity, until early August has controlled a significant area in Afghanistan.
On August 6, Gupta came to Kandahar in the south, the Taliban's stronghold in the period of power from 1995 to 2001. Her first stop was Haji camp, the complex used to stop for a stop
I hurriedly ran with broken shoes and walked under the dazzling sun until I couldn't step now.
One evening, when Gupta was about to fall asleep, fighting broke out in Kandahar.
Taliban gained control of Kandahar, the second largest city in Afghanistan, after violent clashes on the night 12/8.
On the evening of August 14, Gupta called Obaidullah Baheer, lecturer to study peace and conflict at the US University in Afghanistan.
Just a day later, the Taliban entered the capital of Kabul without any resistance from the Government army, while President Ashraf Ghani left the country.
The tension caused Gupta to lose insomnia and finally decided to leave Afghanistan.
One day later, the Taliban held the first press conference since gaining control most of Afghanistan, claiming hatred to end and did not want to have any enemies, amnesty for the entire government officials,
I went to a country named Afghan Islamic Republic and left the Afghan Muslim Emirate, the country has not been recognized by the outside world, Gupta said.