Ice cream, bumper car ride, gym: As world watches in shock, Taliban take Afghanistan on merry-go-round

Visuals of Taliban fighters taking joy rides at an amusement park in Kabul, enjoying ice cream and hitting the gym are in sharp and ironic contrast to the distressing reports flooding social media.

The world has been watching in horror as the Taliban took over Afghanistan and chaotic visuals surfaced from the Kabul international airport. As if that wasn't enough, the cries of women as the Taliban insurgents entered their homes left us reeling in shock. Meanwhile, visuals of Taliban fighters taking joy rides at an amusement park in Kabul, enjoying ice cream and hitting the gym came up in sharp and ironic contrast to the distressing reports that continue to flood social media.