KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Here is a look at key dates since

the Taliban

came back to power two years ago, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country:

Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country.

Aug. 26, 2021 — Islamic State group suicide bombers and gunmen

kill over 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops

in an attack on the crowds trying to be evacuated at Kabul’s airport.

March 23, 2022 — On the day high schools are opening, the Taliban suddenly

reverse a promise to allow girls

above the sixth grade to attend schools. Girls who showed up for the first day of classes are told to go home.

May 7, 2022 — The Taliban Virtue and Vice Ministry issues orders that women in public must wear all-encompassing robes and cover their faces

except for their eyes.

It advises them to stay home unless they have important work outside the house.

June 22, 2022 — A

powerful earthquake

hits a remote region of eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,100 people. The Taliban struggle with rescue efforts, underscoring a lack of resources and a reliance on aid groups.

July 31, 2022 — The U.S.

kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri

in a drone strike on a safehouse in Kabul where he has been staying for months. U.S. officials accuse the Taliban of sheltering him in violation of the Doha Agreement.

Sept. 5, 2022 - An IS suicide bombing

kills two diplomats

at the Russian Embassy in Kabul, a rare assault on a foreign diplomatic mission. Russia is among the handful of countries with a working embassy in Afghanistan, and the only European one.

Sept. 30, 2022 - A

suicide bomber strikes an education center

in a Shiite area of the capital, killing dozens of people, including teenagers taking university entrance exams.

Nov. 10, 2022 - A

nationwide ban on women using gyms and parks

comes into force. The Taliban they they imposed the ban because women allegedly disobeyed gender segregation rules or didn't wear hijabs, or Islamic headscarves, properly.

Nov. 20, 2022 - The

Taliban lash 19 people

, including alleged adulterers, in the first public flogging since the return to Taliban rule.

Dec. 8, 2022 - The Taliban execute a convicted killer before hundreds of spectators in the

first public execution

since the takeover.

Dec. 21, 2022 - The

Taliban bar female students from attending university

, having already banned girls from middle school and high school.

Dec. 24, 2022 - The Taliban bar Afghan women from working with

national and international nongovernmental groups

, after already excluding them from most jobs.

March 9, 2023 - The U.N. says Afghanistan has become

the most repressive

country in the world for women and girls, depriving them of virtually all their basic rights.

April 6, 2023 - The Taliban’s chief spokesman

relocates his office from Kabul to Kandahar

, the spiritual birthplace of the movement and the base of the supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. It’s the clearest sign yet of a power shift to the south.

April 10, 2023 - The U.N. warns that its Afghan operations remain

severely under-funded

. It previously said that Afghanistan is its lowest-funded operation globally, despite being the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis.

July 4, 2023 - The Taliban

order beauty salons to shut

down for offering

un-Islamic services

like eyebrow shaping. The decision affects as many as 60,000 female entrepreneurs and further restricts meeting places for women outside the home.

July 19, 2023 - The Taliban

use stun guns

on women protesting a ban on beauty salons, spraying the demonstrators with water and firing into the air to break up the crowd.