A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 14, 2023
![Afghan vendors selling roses wait for customers on the occasion of Valentine's Day in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul. Florists with wilting bouquets of red roses and street vendors clutching unsold balloons were heart-broken, after the Taliban morality police banned Valentine's Day celebrations. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3b94-08db0eb99ffa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan vendors selling roses wait for customers on the occasion of Valentine's Day in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul. Florists with wilting bouquets of red roses and street vendors clutching unsold balloons were heart-broken, after the Taliban morality police banned Valentine's Day celebrations.
![A couple receives their marriage license from an officer on Valentine's Day, at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-12e9-08db0eb9af44_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple receives their marriage license from an officer on Valentine's Day, at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi, Thailand.
![A man hugs a calf as part of celebrations to mark "Cow Hug Day" on the occasion of Valentine's Day at a cow shelter in Ahmedabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-e2a6-08db0eb9abfe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man hugs a calf as part of celebrations to mark "Cow Hug Day" on the occasion of Valentine's Day at a cow shelter in Ahmedabad, India.
![An artwork depicting violence against women, painted by street artist Banksy for the occasion of Valentines Day, is seen on a wall in Margate, Kent, Britain, in this picture obtained from social media.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-df8f-08db0eb9a859_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An artwork depicting violence against women, painted by street artist Banksy for the occasion of Valentines Day, is seen on a wall in Margate, Kent, Britain, in this picture obtained from social media.