EditorialKhalil Haqqani, a prominent figure among the Taliban, at Friday prayer at the Pul-i-Khishti mosque in Kabul on Aug. 20, 2021. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialKhalil Haqqani delivers a sermon after Friday prayers at the Pul-e Kheshti mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialA man attends Friday prayers at the Pul-i-Khishti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, the first since the Taliban recently took control of the city. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialA Taliban flag is prepared to be hoisted next to the Mullahs seat at the Pul-e Kheshti mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)