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![A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, on September 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-DoumySAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP/Getty Images]()
A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria: photo by Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP, 6 September 2016
![A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, on September 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-DoumySAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP/Getty Images]()
A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria: photo by Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP, 6 September 2016
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#Syria - rebel fighter from the group Jaish al-Islam throws a tyre onto a fire to reduce visibility from regime aircraft in Tal al-Siwan, a village controlled by rebel forces in Douma, a neighborhood of Damascus By Sameer Al-Doumy @AFPhoto: image via L'Instant-ParisMatch @instnantmatch, 5 September 2016
![Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings in Kashmir, September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail]()
Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings by Indian security forces in Kashmir: photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters, 7 September 2016
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Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings by Indian security forces in Kashmir: photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters 7 September 2016
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An Indian family sleep inside a makeshift tent on a footpath in New Delhi #india #delhi #asia #family #footpath: image via sajjad hussain @sajjadkmr, 7 September 2016
![Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul]()
Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul: photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP, 6 September 2016
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Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of a car bomb attack in #Kabul: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
![Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul]()
Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul: photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP, 6 September 2016
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A severed mannequin hand lies in a shop near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Militants stormed a building housing an international aid organization in Kabul, provoking an overnight firefight with security forces in which gunmen and a civilian were killed, Afghan officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul): image via AP Images @AP_Images, 6 September 2016
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Twin suicide blasts during Kabul rush hour kill at least 24 and wound 91; toll could rise: image via AFP Islamabad/Kabul @AFPAfPak, 5 September 2016
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Afghan soldier's body is carried in a car boot after Kabul blast - attack on charity ongoing photo @kohsar: image via AFP news agency @AFP, 5 September 2016
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#Kabul reels from deadly wave of violence; attack on CARE Int. labelled a 'war crime' @AFP @kohsar: image via Anuj Chopra @Anuj Chopra, 6 September 2016 Afghanistan
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AFGHANISTAN - Hours-long attack on Kabul charity ends as attackers killed. By @kohsar #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
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Quick money for some quick work, people fixing the damages few hours after #KabulAttack #kabul_never_dies: image via Emal @menh0, 6 September 2016
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Quick money for some quick work, people fixing the damages few hours after #KabulAttack #kabul_never_dies: image via Emal @menh0, 6 September 2016
![An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen]()
An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 6 September 2016
![An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen]()
An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 6 September 2016
![Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad]()
Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad: photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP, 6 September 2016
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Air Force families cheer fly-past of an F16 fighter during celebrations to mark #Pakistan's Defence Day in Islamabad: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
![Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad]()
Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad: photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP, 6 September 2016
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PAKISTAN - Protest of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan activists after execution of Mir Quasem Ali #Quetta. By Banaras Khan: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016
![Participants reenact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia]()
Participants re-enact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia: photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters, 6 September 2016
![Participants reenact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia]()
Participants re-enact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia: photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters, 6 September 2016
![This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the fire drill of ballistic rockets by Hwasong artillery units of the KPA Strategic Force at an undisclosed location in North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / KCNA / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / KCNA/AFP/Getty Images]()
![This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the fire drill of ballistic rockets by Hwasong artillery units of the KPA Strategic Force at an undisclosed location in North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / KCNA / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / KCNA/AFP/Getty Images]()
Kim Jong-Un inspects the fire drill of ballistic rockets at an undisclosed location in North Korea: photo by Kcna/AFP, 6 September 2016
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IRAQ - Reflexion of youth is seen on pool of blood in aftermath of bomb explosion in Baghdad. By Ahmad Al-Rubaye: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
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GAZA STRIP - Palestinians check damage in a house after it was hit by Israeli tank fire in Beit Hanun. By @mohmdabed: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
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GABON - A woman waits to hear about the release of young men arrested after the Presidential election. By @mlongari: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
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INDIA - A woman sweeps harvested rice on a blue tarp at Sahudangi village. By @DIPTENDUDUTTA #AFP : image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016 ![]()
NEPAL - An Hindu woman brushes her teeth during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu. By @PrakashMathema @AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016
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A South Korean K1A2 tank fires smoke shells during a live fire demonstration for a media preview of the Defense Expo Korea 2016 at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65km northeast of Seoul. South Korea put its latest high-tech weapons systems on show as tensions rise in the region following Pyongyang’s test-firing of three missiles this week.: photo by AFP, 6 September 2016
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Workers in Bitam in the north of Gabon near the border with Cameroon fix the burned grounds of a warehouses. On September 1, post electoral violence erupted with some shops in the central market belonging to the Hausa Muslim community, being looted and burned.: photo by AFP, 6 September 2016
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Kenta Maeda, number 18 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, prepares to pitch to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Dodger Stadium: photo by Harry How/AFP, 6 September 2016
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is silhouetted as she gives a speech during a session of the German Bundestag in Berlin: photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP, 7 September 2016
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is silhouetted as she gives a speech during a session of the German Bundestag in Berlin: photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP, 7 September 2016
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The sun sets as smoke lingers from forest fires in Benitachel village, near Valencia. Spanish firefighters supported by two dozen water-dropping aircraft worked in temperatures of around 40° on Monday to try and control a forest blaze that forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people: photo by Alberto Saiz/AP, 6 September 2016
![A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah]()
A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia: photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters 7 September 2016
![A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah]()
A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia: photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters 7 September 2016
A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria: photo by Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP, 6 September 2016
A fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army) runs to avoid sniper fire, in the village of Tal al-Siwan area of the rebel-held stronghold of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria: photo by Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP, 6 September 2016
#Syria - rebel fighter from the group Jaish al-Islam throws a tyre onto a fire to reduce visibility from regime aircraft in Tal al-Siwan, a village controlled by rebel forces in Douma, a neighborhood of Damascus By Sameer Al-Doumy @AFPhoto: image via L'Instant-ParisMatch @instnantmatch, 5 September 2016
Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings by Indian security forces in Kashmir: photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters, 7 September 2016
Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, against the recent killings by Indian security forces in Kashmir: photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters 7 September 2016
Can you see this picture in #Anantnag #Kashmir He was martyred by same indians in uniform @Rising_Kashmir: image via Faisal Khan @lookaround81, 6 September 2016
An Indian family sleep inside a makeshift tent on a footpath in New Delhi #india #delhi #asia #family #footpath: image via sajjad hussain @sajjadkmr, 7 September 2016
Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul: photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP, 6 September 2016
Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of a car bomb attack in #Kabul: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
Afghan residents look out from broken windows of a building near the site of an attack following a car bomb blast that targeted the CARE International compound at Shar-e-Naw in Kabul: photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP, 6 September 2016
A severed mannequin hand lies in a shop near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Militants stormed a building housing an international aid organization in Kabul, provoking an overnight firefight with security forces in which gunmen and a civilian were killed, Afghan officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul): image via AP Images @AP_Images, 6 September 2016
Twin suicide blasts during Kabul rush hour kill at least 24 and wound 91; toll could rise: image via AFP Islamabad/Kabul @AFPAfPak, 5 September 2016
Afghan soldier's body is carried in a car boot after Kabul blast - attack on charity ongoing photo @kohsar: image via AFP news agency @AFP, 5 September 2016
#Kabul reels from deadly wave of violence; attack on CARE Int. labelled a 'war crime' @AFP @kohsar: image via Anuj Chopra @Anuj Chopra, 6 September 2016 Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN - Hours-long attack on Kabul charity ends as attackers killed. By @kohsar #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
Quick money for some quick work, people fixing the damages few hours after #KabulAttack #kabul_never_dies: image via Emal @menh0, 6 September 2016
Quick money for some quick work, people fixing the damages few hours after #KabulAttack #kabul_never_dies: image via Emal @menh0, 6 September 2016
An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 6 September 2016
An armed woman loyal to the Houthi movement holds a rifle as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 6 September 2016
Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad: photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP, 6 September 2016
Air Force families cheer fly-past of an F16 fighter during celebrations to mark #Pakistan's Defence Day in Islamabad: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
Pakistani forces families and students watch the fly past by a F-16 fighter during celebrations to mark Defence Day at the Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad: photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP, 6 September 2016
PAKISTAN - Protest of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan activists after execution of Mir Quasem Ali #Quetta. By Banaras Khan: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016
Participants re-enact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia: photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters, 6 September 2016
Participants re-enact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations near Moscow, Russia: photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters, 6 September 2016
Kim Jong-Un inspects the fire drill of ballistic rockets at an undisclosed location in North Korea: photo by Kcna/AFP, 6 September 2016
Kim Jong-Un inspects the fire drill of ballistic rockets at an undisclosed location in North Korea: photo by Kcna/AFP, 6 September 2016
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IRAQ - Reflexion of youth is seen on pool of blood in aftermath of bomb explosion in Baghdad. By Ahmad Al-Rubaye: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
GAZA STRIP - Palestinians check damage in a house after it was hit by Israeli tank fire in Beit Hanun. By @mohmdabed: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
GABON - A woman waits to hear about the release of young men arrested after the Presidential election. By @mlongari: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 6 September 2016
INDIA - A woman sweeps harvested rice on a blue tarp at Sahudangi village. By @DIPTENDUDUTTA #AFP : image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016
NEPAL - An Hindu woman brushes her teeth during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu. By @PrakashMathema @AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 5 September 2016
KYRGYZSTAN- Spectators watch wrestling competitions at World Nomad Games 2016 in Cholpon-Ata. By Vyacheslav Oseledko: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 September 2016
Under a juniper-tree the bones sang, scattered and shining
We are glad to be scattered, we did little good to each other,
Under a tree in the cool of the day, with the blessing of sand,
Forgetting themselves and each other, united
In the quiet of the desert. This is the land which ye
Shall divide by lot. And neither division nor unity
Matters. This is the land. We have our inheritance.
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965): from Ash-Wednesday (1930)
We are glad to be scattered, we did little good to each other,
Under a tree in the cool of the day, with the blessing of sand,
Forgetting themselves and each other, united
In the quiet of the desert. This is the land which ye
Shall divide by lot. And neither division nor unity
Matters. This is the land. We have our inheritance.
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965): from Ash-Wednesday (1930)
A South Korean K1A2 tank fires smoke shells during a live fire demonstration for a media preview of the Defense Expo Korea 2016 at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65km northeast of Seoul. South Korea put its latest high-tech weapons systems on show as tensions rise in the region following Pyongyang’s test-firing of three missiles this week.: photo by AFP, 6 September 2016
Workers in Bitam in the north of Gabon near the border with Cameroon fix the burned grounds of a warehouses. On September 1, post electoral violence erupted with some shops in the central market belonging to the Hausa Muslim community, being looted and burned.: photo by AFP, 6 September 2016
Kenta Maeda, number 18 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, prepares to pitch to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Dodger Stadium: photo by Harry How/AFP, 6 September 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is silhouetted as she gives a speech during a session of the German Bundestag in Berlin: photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP, 7 September 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is silhouetted as she gives a speech during a session of the German Bundestag in Berlin: photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP, 7 September 2016
The sun sets as smoke lingers from forest fires in Benitachel village, near Valencia. Spanish firefighters supported by two dozen water-dropping aircraft worked in temperatures of around 40° on Monday to try and control a forest blaze that forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people: photo by Alberto Saiz/AP, 6 September 2016
A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia: photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters 7 September 2016
A Muslim pilgrim sits on the top of Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hera cave, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia: photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters 7 September 2016