Photos Of The Week: February 20-26
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Belarus's Dmitri Dashinski practices his routine ahead of the Men's Freestyle Skiing Aerials qualification. - Photo by Adrian Dennis for AFP
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U.S. Marines patrol in Trikh Nawar near Marjah in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province. - The U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan is progressing at a slower pace than expected due to Taliban resistance and deadly roadside bombs, U.S. defense chiefs have said.
Photo by Patrick Baz for AFP
Photo by Patrick Baz for AFP
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Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yanukovych (right) at a service led by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. - Yanukovych attended a religious service before his inauguration at Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra Cathedral in Kyiv on February 25.
Photo by Vladimir Sindeyev for Reuters
Photo by Vladimir Sindeyev for Reuters
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An Afghan family sits atop an overladen vehicle in Konduz. - Afghanistan's Konduz Province, unlike many relatively peaceful provinces in the northern region, has seen an upsurge in Taliban attacks in recent months.
Photo by Naqeeb Ahmed for epa
Photo by Naqeeb Ahmed for epa
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Pakistanis gather around a white horse symbolising Zuljinah, horse of the martyr Imam Hussein. - Shi'ite Muslims took part in the Chup Tazia procession in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 23, in which they end their 68 days of mourning.
Photo by Rehan Khan for epa
Photo by Rehan Khan for epa
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A supporter of the Communist Party attends a rally in Moscow. - On February 23, Russia's Communist Party marked Defenders of the Fatherland Day, formerly Red Army Day during the Soviet era.
Photo by Andrei Smirnov for AFP
Photo by Andrei Smirnov for AFP
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A U.S. Army soldier receives flowers from an Afghan girl during a patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar Province. - Photo by Baz Ratner for Reuters
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A soldier stands guard near a campaign billboard of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Mosul. - Photo by Reuters
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Girls practice during class at a ballet school for children in Tbilisi. - Photo by David Mdzinarishvili for Reuters