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Photos Of The Week No. 33

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 33rd week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
An Iranian soldier distributes drinks to Afghan refugees gathered at the Iran-Afghanistan border.
1 An Iranian soldier distributes drinks to Afghan refugees gathered at the Iran-Afghanistan border.
People walk in Zaryadye Park in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower during sunset in downtown Moscow. 
2 People walk in Zaryadye Park in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower during sunset in downtown Moscow. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave after a news conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 20. 
3 Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave after a news conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 20. 
Members of an international religious movement called the White Brotherhood perform a ritual dance on the top of Rila Mountain, near Lake Babreka in Bulgaria. 
4 Members of an international religious movement called the White Brotherhood perform a ritual dance on the top of Rila Mountain, near Lake Babreka in Bulgaria. 
A man holds a Russian flag on the 30th anniversary of the failed August 1991 coup outside the parliament building in Moscow on August 19. 
5 A man holds a Russian flag on the 30th anniversary of the failed August 1991 coup outside the parliament building in Moscow on August 19. 
Volunteers lift a coffin from a mass grave during the exhumation of the remains of civilians and military personnel killed during the conflict in Ukraine, in the separatist-controlled village of Snizhne in the Donetsk region. 
6 Volunteers lift a coffin from a mass grave during the exhumation of the remains of civilians and military personnel killed during the conflict in Ukraine, in the separatist-controlled village of Snizhne in the Donetsk region. 
Shi'ite Muslims take part in an Ashura procession in Karachi, Pakistan. 
7 Shi'ite Muslims take part in an Ashura procession in Karachi, Pakistan. 
A Taliban fighter walks past a Kabul beauty salon with defaced images of women.
8 A Taliban fighter walks past a Kabul beauty salon with defaced images of women.
A woman holds a mirror as a teenager tries on a school uniform at a back-to-school fair in the city of Simferopol, Crimea.
9 A woman holds a mirror as a teenager tries on a school uniform at a back-to-school fair in the city of Simferopol, Crimea.
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division standing guard at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
10 U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division standing guard at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Ukrainian servicemen march during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kyiv.
11 Ukrainian servicemen march during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kyiv.
Cows graze on a Carpathian mountain ridge in thick fog near the village of Pestera, Romania. 
12 Cows graze on a Carpathian mountain ridge in thick fog near the village of Pestera, Romania. 
An old bazaar in Tehran is closed and deserted after Iranian authorities imposed a one-week lockdown to try and stem another coronavirus surge. 
13 An old bazaar in Tehran is closed and deserted after Iranian authorities imposed a one-week lockdown to try and stem another coronavirus surge. 
Women help a bride dress for a traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo. 
14 Women help a bride dress for a traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo. 
A participant dons a costume for the annual Pride Parade in Bucharest, Romania. 
15 A participant dons a costume for the annual Pride Parade in Bucharest, Romania. 
Desperate Afghans cram into a plane at the airport in Kabul on August 16 in a bid to flee the country following the Taliban takeover. (file photo)
16 Desperate Afghans cram into a plane at the airport in Kabul on August 16 in a bid to flee the country following the Taliban takeover. (file photo)
A man walks among medical beds in a coronavirus field hospital that the Georgian government has opened at the Digomi Olympic Village in Tbilisi. 
17 A man walks among medical beds in a coronavirus field hospital that the Georgian government has opened at the Digomi Olympic Village in Tbilisi. 
Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims in Peshawar beat themselves during a procession to mark the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
18 Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims in Peshawar beat themselves during a procession to mark the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
Two girls pass by a fountain in downtown Bucharest, Romania. 
19 Two girls pass by a fountain in downtown Bucharest, Romania. 
Demonstrators clash with police during a protest by activists from the Ukrainian far-right National Corps party in front of the presidential office building in Kyiv. 
20 Demonstrators clash with police during a protest by activists from the Ukrainian far-right National Corps party in front of the presidential office building in Kyiv. 
Taliban fighters patrol inside the Afghan city of Kandahar, which is now under the control of the militant group. 
21 Taliban fighters patrol inside the Afghan city of Kandahar, which is now under the control of the militant group. 
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