Kites were flying over Liverpool in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan one year after the Taliban took power.
People gathered in Princes Park and Otterspool to fly kites as part of an international festival which saw similar events take place in London, Berlin and Copenhagen on Saturday, August 20. Afghan kite-flying was banned under the previous Taliban regime, so festival organisers Good Chance hope "people everywhere will remember and preserve Afghan culture through the simple, joyful act of kite flying".
The charity's website said: "Afghanistan is experiencing one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in the world, rights are being eroded by the Taliban every day, and the UK government’s asylum system is broken and failing to welcome people seeking sanctuary."
