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Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES
Ukraine's national flag and the flag of a Ukrainian infantry brigade fly over Kyiv, as the nation celebrates its Independence Day and marks the milestone of six months of war. IMAGES
Jewish nationalists take part in Israel's "flag march" to celebrate "Jerusalem Day" which marks Israel's 1967 capture of east Jerusalem, home of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound located on what Jews revere as the Temple Mount. IMAGES
Jewish nationalists gather to celebrate ahead of the "Jerusalem Day" march in Jerusalem. Israel deployed 3,000 police on the day that marks its 1967 capture of east Jerusalem, home of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound located on what Jews revere as the Temple Mount. 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