A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2021
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center left, senior Haqqani group leader Anas Haqqani, center right, Abdullah Abdullah, second right, head of Afghanistan's National Reconciliation Council and former government negotiator with the Taliban, and others in the Taliban delegation, meet in Kabul. (Image released by Taliban)
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A woman holds a picture during a protest to raise awareness about the situation in Afghanistan, outside European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
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In this image provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry, people board a Spanish air force A400 plane as part of an evacuation plan at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
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Seen in a long exposure photograph, the Dixie Fire burns near Milford in Lassen County, California, Aug. 17, 2021.