A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 31, 2021

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Taliban special force fighters arrive inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. military's withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last U.S. service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (XVIII Airborne Corps/Handout)

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Evacuees from Afghanistan disembark from a U.S. Air Force plane at the Naval Station in Rota, Spain. The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war.

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A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, Louisiana, and Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte.