December 17, 2021

A Taliban fighter stands guard at a checkpoint on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. 

Roger Stone, former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign adviser, is seen leaving the O'Neill House Office Building, following his deposition before the House Select Committee that is investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

The twin steeples of the Basilica of St. Fidelis are seen against the rising sun in Victoria, Kansas.

Locals walk past downed electric lienes in Talisay town, Cebu province, a day after Super Typhoon Rai hit the southern and central areas of the Philippines.

A protester fights with a member of Israeli security forces during a demonstration in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

Disinfectant is sprayed in a market area in an effort to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan.

China's Chen Qing Chen, playing with Jia Yi Fan, serves to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida during their women's badminton doubles match at the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain.

A child sits next to a fire on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India.

Cars and trucks line up at the entrance of the Eurotunnel, ahead of increased restrictions for travelers to France from Britain, in Folkestone, Britain.