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Added on the 16/08/2021 06:58:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Crowds of desperate Afghans wait outside Kabul airport in the hope of leaving the country following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. According to an intelligence document for the UN, the insurgents are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, deepening fears Afghanistan's new rulers are reneging on pledges of tolerance. IMAGES
Crowds of frantic people rush to Kabul airport to look for a way to leave the country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a lightning fast takeover. IMAGES
People gather outside the airport in Dhaka to welcome Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who has returned to Bangladesh to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Large crowds holding banners and Polish flags gather in Warsaw for a march through the city to mark Independence Day. IMAGES
Crowds gather in Ghetto Heroes Square in Warsaw on the first day of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, with Polish government officials and survivors in attendance. Sirens can be heard across the Polish capital to mark the beginning of the commemorations, which mark the 1943 revolt of hundreds of the city's Jewish inhabitants against the Nazis. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.