August 12, 2021

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul, the 10th area the insurgents have taken in a week, as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw fully from the country after years of war. 

A woman sits on the broken steps of a partly collapsed building in Gaza City destroyed by bombardment during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel.

This image provided by the Japan Coast Guard shows a boat that has broken apart and leaked oil off Hachinohe, northeastern Japan. The Panamanian-registered cargo ship, Crimson Polaris broke in two parts and was spilling oil into the sea, Japanese Coast Guard said.

This image from above shows people lining up to receive the Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in Jakarta, Indonesia.

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10), carrying the earth observation satellite EOS-03, takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

A person collects plastic materials to sell at recycling plants on the river in Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia.

A group of women cool themselves in front of a cooling fan during a heatwave as they line up at the front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

Men take a boat off a beach before the arrival of Tropical Storm Fred in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Aug. 11, 2021.

A man rides his bicycle on a small road outside of Frankfurt, Germany.

Goats eat in Ronda as the summer's first heatwave hits Spain, Aug. 11, 2021.