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Taliban patrols Afghan capital Kabul

Taliban members patrol the streets of Afghan capital Kabul on August 16, 2021, as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Taliban members took measures around the presidential palace and closed the access to prime ministry palace.

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Crowds at Kabul airport

Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

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Pakistan’s 74th Independence Day

Pakistanis carry national flags as they take part in the celebration to mark the country’s 74th Independence Day in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on August 14, 2021. Pakistan got its independence from British rule August 14, 1949.

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High-level international conference in Tashkent

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN – JULY 16: President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as well delegations from many countries attended a high-level international conference, titled Central and South Asia: Regional Interconnectedness. Challenges and Opportunities, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 16, 2021.

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