A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 13, 2021
![A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security member forces in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, after the Taliban completed their sweep of the country’s south.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f2e8973d-6c3d-4d25-ac2f-14cbe9c78498_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security member forces in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, after the Taliban completed their sweep of the country’s south.
![Meteors streak past stars in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the annual Perseid meteor shower at Didgori, Georgia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f187b32c-83d1-46ba-9c2e-cdbb8892ed10_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Meteors streak past stars in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the annual Perseid meteor shower at Didgori, Georgia.
![A demonstrator gets assistance during a protest of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/663e4f89-f5ab-4578-a009-eafa50ff0f26_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A demonstrator gets assistance during a protest of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand.
![A goat eats from offerings made by Hindu devotees to stone sculptures of snakes on the occasion of Naga Panchami, an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar in which serpents are worshipped, in the suburbs of Bangalore, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/424e1984-3e74-42ce-b9a0-e7f24b1b4a91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A goat eats from offerings made by Hindu devotees to stone sculptures of snakes on the occasion of Naga Panchami, an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar in which serpents are worshipped, in the suburbs of Bangalore, India.