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.

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.

A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, Louisisna, and Jean Lafitte, following Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte.

Piotr Van Montagu of Belgium competes in the men's archery individual compound open 1/8 elimination at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
 

Afghanistan's Hossain Rasouli competes in the men's T47 long jump during the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

Abandoned tents are seen at the Reading Festival campsite after the event, in Reading, Britain.

A police officer stands by Extinction Rebellion climate demonstrators during a protest in London, Aug. 30, 2021.