A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2021
![Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center left, senior Haqqani group leader Anas Haqqani, center right, Abdullah Abdullah, 2nd right, head of Afghanistan's National Reconciliation Council and former government negotiator with the Taliban, and others in the Taliban delegation, meet in Kabul. (Image released by Taliban)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e3b42274-f855-4ed8-ab1d-691e000c8e90_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center left, senior Haqqani group leader Anas Haqqani, center right, Abdullah Abdullah, 2nd right, head of Afghanistan's National Reconciliation Council and former government negotiator with the Taliban, and others in the Taliban delegation, meet in Kabul. (Image released by Taliban)
![A woman holds a photograph during a protest to raise awareness regarding the situation in Afghanistan outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c73fb607-923c-4e56-9ea8-1fa115d45cd7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman holds a photograph during a protest to raise awareness regarding the situation in Afghanistan outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
![In this photo provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry, people board a Spanish air force A400 plane as part of an evacuation plan at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c0c72e3d-14e4-458a-a8eb-989c899ae026_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this photo provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry, people board a Spanish air force A400 plane as part of an evacuation plan at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
![Seen in a long exposure photograph, embers light up hillsides as the Dixie Fire burns near Milford in Lassen County, California, Aug. 17, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bcf39095-159f-4f41-95c4-4a449125639f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Seen in a long exposure photograph, embers light up hillsides as the Dixie Fire burns near Milford in Lassen County, California, Aug. 17, 2021.