A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 23, 2021
![Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the airport before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c4dcd06-6fc7-402a-8bad-6f444ff1d06b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the airport before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia.
![Russian honor guards look on after the opening ceremony of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held in the Patriot Park, Kubinka, near Moscow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9b1f2cb8-edbf-4586-ad5f-a1dd71cd1ff0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian honor guards look on after the opening ceremony of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held in the Patriot Park, Kubinka, near Moscow.
![Taliban fighters in a vehicle drive around the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5fb160a6-7097-4c0e-8227-b8074a5e5427_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taliban fighters in a vehicle drive around the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.