When we think of Afghanistan, we always think of war, terrorism and refugees.
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan as soon as the US and international allies left.
The Taliban promised to be different from the previous five years of rule (1996-2001), but citizens do not believe easily and are terrified.
Afghanistan has been at war with the Soviet Union for 10 years since 1979, and the armed rebels, the Taliban, marched to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and seized the Afghan government in September 1996.
Five years later, the Taliban applied extremely strict Sharia (Islamic law).
Women were deprived of opportunities to learn and work, were banned from going out without full-coverage burkas, and even music and TV broadcasts were banned.
The US-Afghan war broke out after the Taliban rejected US demands for the extradition of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who led the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks five years after the Taliban took power.
US forces overthrew the Taliban regime and drove them out of the city along with local Afghan soldiers.
Citizens gradually became accustomed to a free life, and female students were able to go to school.
Afghanistan's first democratic elections in 2004 resulted in a president.
Afghan citizens continued their daily lives despite the threat of terrorism from the Taliban.
An internet cafe was established, and Kabul's first amusement park was established.
Afghan women have become air force pilots, ministers and mayors.
However, as the U.S. and international allies withdrew from May this year, the Taliban have taken over new rural areas and devoured major cities in the blink of an eye.
Refugees from the capital of the provinces came to Kabul.
But even Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban over the weekend, and the Afghan government has finally announced a transfer of power.
Thousands of citizens flocked to Kabul International Airport for a desperate escape.
Most of those who rushed to the airport were men, with only a few Afghan women.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled to the United Arab Emirates, was alleged to have stolen $169 million (about 200 billion won).
The Taliban leadership has promised to respect women's rights, but the actions of its members are not.
Billboards featuring women's faces at beauty salons and department stores in downtown Kabul were painted black.
Afghan women are terrified of the Taliban, wearing burqas again, and refraining from going out at all.
A photo of a woman who was shot and killed by the Taliban while going out without a burqa was also released.
As the Taliban regain power, unpredictable chaos is taking place in Afghanistan, and the political situation is swirling.
Afghan women are especially afraid.
Past photos of 'Afghan women in miniskirts in the 1970s' were uploaded on social media such as Twitter.
A group photo taken in Moscow by the Afghan women's basketball team in 1970 also went viral on social media.
Netizens around the world are expressing their sorrow for the freedom of Afghan women 50 years ago.