Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 30th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Twenty years ago, Washington launched a bombing campaign against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, beginning what would turn out to be the United States' longest war.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 29th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Muslims are marking one of the major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Adha. During the holiday period, Muslims slaughter animals in symbolic homage to the story of the prophet Ibrahim and his willingness to sacrifice his first son as an act of supplication to God.
Blood-curdling images show pillars of swarming mosquitos above Russia's Kamchatka region as they hunt for a mate.
Andrei Sharashkin has faced wolves, bears, thieves, and countless friendly locals while walking (and sometimes hitchhiking) alone across almost 30,000 kilometers of Russian territory.
Dozens of Russian cities have been shrouded in smoke as wildfires sweep across Siberia. Forest fires covering a huge area are being blamed on abnormally high temperatures and the neglect of fire-safety rules.
A region in southwestern Siberia, the Kuzbass holds some of the largest coal reserves in the world. Despite the region's mineral wealth, life in the villages remains hard and often impoverished.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 28th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
A 2,500-kilometer road trip by Anzor Bukharsky, one of Central Asia's most beloved photographers and cultural commentators, offers a rare glimpse into everyday life on the backstreets and byways of Uzbekistan.
Siberia’s “ice beach” in Yakutia is one of Russia’s coolest attractions. It's also known as Buluus glacier. A fluke of geography and permafrost keeps the area frozen all year, attracting the heat-weary locals of Yakutia and tourists from farther away throughout the summer months.
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on July 16 while embedded with Afghan special forces battling the advance of the Taliban. The veteran Indian photographer was based in Mumbai and was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2018.
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