Photos Of The Week No. 32
Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle in the street in Jalalabad on August 15, after taking the eastern Afghan city without firing a shot, as in much of their blitzkrieg takeover of most of the country.
A long exposure photo shows meteor streaks crossing the night sky over the stone pillars in Kuklice, near the eastern city of Kratovo, North Macedonia. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet.
People stranded at the Pakistani-Afghan border wait to cross after it was reopened by Pakistani authorities at Chaman on August 13 after several days of closure due to disagreements with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
A man tests baked Orthoptera crickets at the cricket farm of Kyrgyz entrepreneur Adyl Gaparov in Bishkek. From 4 kilograms of crickets, 1 kilogram of protein meal is obtained. Gaparov sells it for about 70 euros for 1 kilogram. The UN warns that by 2050 the world's inhabitants will face an acute shortage of protein foods.
A firefighter sprays water as flames and smoke rise from burning tires and garbage near Podgorica, Montenegro.
Smoke rises after fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel in the city of Kandahar, southwest of Kabul, on August 12. The Taliban captured Afghanistan's second-largest city, local sources told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi on August 13, giving the militant group its most significant victory since the launch of a new offensive as U.S. forces withdraw.
A food delivery man walks in front of a mural during a rainfall in Moscow.
A plane streaks through the sky during the Perseid meteor shower over the archaeological site at Stobi, near Negotino, North Macedonia.
Iranians wait to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 in a vaccination center in Tehran as cases spike in the country.
People stranded at the Pakistani-Afghan border wait for its reopening after it was closed by the Taliban after militants took over control of the Afghan side of the border at Chaman, Pakistan.
Bullet the bulldog skateboards in a seafront area in the city of Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast. The 6-year-old dog learned how to skateboard two years ago thanks to his owner, Sergei Shukshuyev.
Two crows walk by a city fountain at sunset after a hot day in Bucharest.
Tajik Army military hardware is seen during a joint military exercise by Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on the Harb-Maidon military training ground, about 20 kilometers from the border with Afghanistan.
An aerial view of the village of Byas-Kuel after a wildfire in Russia's Far East.
Internally displaced Afghan families who fled from Kunduz and Takhar provinces due to battles between Taliban and Afghan security forces collect food in Kabul.
An activist blows bubbles as she attends a rally to support Belarus's anti-government movement, one year after the disputed reelection of strongman ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, next to the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv on August 8.
A Kyrgyz woman rides a Segway-like vehicle in downtown Bishkek.
Officers of the Sindh Police Skating Force show their skills during a training session in Karachi, Pakistan. The Skating Force was introduced in December 2020 to combat street crime and provide support to citizens.
Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan. On August 9, Taliban fighters overran Aybak, the capital of the northern Samangan Province as national security forces battled militants in three other northern provinces -- Balkh, Takhar, and Kunduz. The fall of Aybak came a day after militants overran three provincial capitals, including most of the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz, the provincial capital of Sar-e Pol, and Taloqan, the capital of northeastern Takhar Province.
Security officials inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Quetta, Pakistan, on August 8. Two Pakistani policemen were killed and eight others injured. The separatist Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility.