The Taliban stunned the world by marching into the Afghan capital on August 15, 2021, after a lightning offensive that capped a 20-year insurgency against the Western-backed government and the US and allied forces that propped it up. Six months after the fall of Kabul, AFPTV is moving a package of stories that highlights some of the profound transformations the hardline Islamist movement's return has brought. Damullah Mohibullah Mowaffaq has a reputation as one of the top snipers in the ranks of the Taliban. He was made mayor of Maymana, capital of Faryab province in the far reaches of northwest Afghanistan, in November, three months after the Taliban ousted the Western-backed government and seized power. He rose to prominence as a fighter, but now his schedule is packed with the daily tasks of local government -- unblocking sewers, planning roads, and smoothing over neighbourhood quarrels. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES