A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 31, 2021
![Evacuees from Afghanistan disembark from a U.S. airforce plane at the Naval Station in Rota, southern Spain. The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war.](https://gdb.voanews.com/376384ac-cb47-4bb9-bd0e-7df14ea84794_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Evacuees from Afghanistan disembark from a U.S. airforce plane at the Naval Station in Rota, southern Spain. The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war.
![In this image provided by the U.S. Army, Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps boards a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Aug. 30, 2021. He was the last American service member to depart Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c48b7b15-9fba-4801-9e57-52eef0985323_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps boards a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Aug. 30, 2021. He was the last American service member to depart Afghanistan.
![Workers bring the skull of a triceratops into a gallery where it is set to appear ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October, in Paris, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7a1e2ada-9b1a-429c-ae8b-c25c86f119eb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers bring the skull of a triceratops into a gallery where it is set to appear ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October, in Paris, France.
![A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, Louisisna, and Jean Lafitte, following Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e4633045-f956-404a-9562-5681c88f5207_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, Louisisna, and Jean Lafitte, following Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte.