Top Shots: Compelling Images From Our Region

A man jumps off the apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following an attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern Israeli city of Arad. 

The sun sets over the Kazakh capital, Astana, with the presidential residence in the foreground. 

Ukrainian rescuers inspect damage to a residential building following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv early on October 3. 

A Pakistani woman mans a emergency-response hotline for Karachi's firefighting services. 

A man carries two children after arriving in Sofia airport on a Bulgarian government evacuation flight from Lebanon. 

Afghan children travel on a three-wheel vehicle in Balkh Province. 

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims dance on the streets in the Ukrainian city of Uman as part of festivities celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. 

Flames rise from a motorcycle set on fire during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, to protest the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

An Afghan man walks through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Kabul. 

Women walk with umbrellas during a rainy autumn day in Sofia, Bulgaria.

A horse looks on during a traditional horse-racing competition in the Kosovar village of Opoja. 

An Afghan woman searches for recyclable materials amid plastic waste at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Mazar-e Sharif. 

Artists from the South African Jazzart Dance Theater perform during the World Culture Festival in Karachi, Pakistan. 

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine