Australian military personnel have been recognised for their work organising urgent evacuations following Kabul's rapid fall back into the hands of the Taliban.
Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan's capital says.
US anti-missile defences have intercepted as many as five rockets fired at Kabul's airport, a US official says, as the United States rushes to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war.
