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Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 as in the capital, the Taliban have enforced some sense of calm in a city long marred by violent crime, with their armed forces patrolling the streets and manning checkpoints. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)

Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23, 2021 as in the capital, the Taliban have enforced some sense of calm in a city long marred by violent crime, with their armed forces patrolling the streets and manning checkpoints. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)



In this photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD), showing members of UK Armed Forces who are working to evacuate entitled personnel from Afghanistan's Kabul airport, Monday August 23, 2021.  Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the Kabul evacuation effort is “down to hours now, not weeks” as he conceded Britain's involvement will end when the US leaves Afghanistan. (Photo by LPhot Ben Shread/MoD via AP Photo)

In this photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD), showing members of UK Armed Forces who are working to evacuate entitled personnel from Afghanistan's Kabul airport, Monday August 23, 2021. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the Kabul evacuation effort is “down to hours now, not weeks” as he conceded Britain's involvement will end when the US leaves Afghanistan. (Photo by LPhot Ben Shread/MoD via AP Photo)



In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, families begin to board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP Photo)

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, families begin to board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP Photo)



Demonstrators run away from a water cannon during a protest calling for the resignation of prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha over the Thai government’s handling of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangkok on August 22, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SuwanrumphaAFP)

Demonstrators run away from a water cannon during a protest calling for the resignation of prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha over the Thai government’s handling of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangkok on August 22, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SuwanrumphaAFP)



Far-right extremists react to an exploding firework thrown by left-wing counter protesters on August 22, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The Proud Boys and other far-right extremists fought with anti-fascist activists in Portland on the anniversary of a similar fight in 2020. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Far-right extremists react to an exploding firework thrown by left-wing counter protesters on August 22, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The Proud Boys and other far-right extremists fought with anti-fascist activists in Portland on the anniversary of a similar fight in 2020. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)



Protesters chained themselves to the fence surrounding the headquarters of Poland's Border Guards and put barbed wire on top of the fence to protest the government's refusal to let in a group of illegal migrants who have been stuck in the open air at the border with Belarus for two weeks, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, August 23, 2021.(Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Protesters chained themselves to the fence surrounding the headquarters of Poland's Border Guards and put barbed wire on top of the fence to protest the government's refusal to let in a group of illegal migrants who have been stuck in the open air at the border with Belarus for two weeks, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, August 23, 2021.(Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)



Police ensure a peaceful protest, as protesters chained themselves to the fence surrounding the headquarters of Poland's Border Guards and put barbed wire on top of the fence to protest the government's refusal to let in a group of illegal migrants,  in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, August 23, 2021. The group of migrants have been stuck in the open air at the border with Belarus for two weeks.(Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Police ensure a peaceful protest, as protesters chained themselves to the fence surrounding the headquarters of Poland's Border Guards and put barbed wire on top of the fence to protest the government's refusal to let in a group of illegal migrants, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, August 23, 2021. The group of migrants have been stuck in the open air at the border with Belarus for two weeks.(Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)



Afghan women hold placards during a protest demanding international community to help Afghan refugees, in New Delhi, India, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Afghan women hold placards during a protest demanding international community to help Afghan refugees, in New Delhi, India, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



An Extinction Rebellion climate activist takes part in a protest at Guildhall in London, Britain August 22, 2021. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

An Extinction Rebellion climate activist takes part in a protest at Guildhall in London, Britain August 22, 2021. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)



An Extinction Rebellion protestor holds up a sign saying “You Can Change Climate Change” in St Martin's Lane in London, Britain on August 23, 2021. (Photo by James Veysey/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

An Extinction Rebellion protestor holds up a sign saying “You Can Change Climate Change” in St Martin's Lane in London, Britain on August 23, 2021. (Photo by James Veysey/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Extinction Rebellion Red Rebel Brigade activists perform as police officers stand guard during a protest, in London, Britain on August 23, 2021. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

Extinction Rebellion Red Rebel Brigade activists perform as police officers stand guard during a protest, in London, Britain on August 23, 2021. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)



Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. Under the massive police presence there were no clashes with a simultaneous small gathering of right-wing groups who held anti-LGBT rights banners. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. Under the massive police presence there were no clashes with a simultaneous small gathering of right-wing groups who held anti-LGBT rights banners. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)



Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)



Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Participants in colorful 3rd Equality Parade march with rainbow flags under heavy police presence in support of LGBT rights at the foot of Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, Saturday, August 21, 2021. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)



In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center, receives her first shot of the island's first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine made by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp. at the Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, August 23, 2021. The vaccine was given emergency approval by regulators in July using a shortcut that prompted fierce opposition from parts of Taiwan's medical and scientific community. (Photo by Taiwan Presidential Office via AP Photo)

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center, receives her first shot of the island's first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine made by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp. at the Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, August 23, 2021. The vaccine was given emergency approval by regulators in July using a shortcut that prompted fierce opposition from parts of Taiwan's medical and scientific community. (Photo by Taiwan Presidential Office via AP Photo)



17-year-old Danielle McIlroy, from Bangor, is given the last vaccination of the day during the The Big Jab Weekend at the vaccine clinic at the SSE Arena, Belfast on Sunday, August 22, 2021. The weekend has seen walk-in vaccination centres opening again in Northern Ireland for first doses for all adults, amid concerns over the high number of Covid cases in the region. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire Press Association)

17-year-old Danielle McIlroy, from Bangor, is given the last vaccination of the day during the The Big Jab Weekend at the vaccine clinic at the SSE Arena, Belfast on Sunday, August 22, 2021. The weekend has seen walk-in vaccination centres opening again in Northern Ireland for first doses for all adults, amid concerns over the high number of Covid cases in the region. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire Press Association)



A shed, car, and RV came to a rest on Hwy 13, after being swept up in flood waters, shown Monday, August 23, 2021, in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in Middle Tennessee days ago and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away. (Photo by John Amis/AP Photo)

A shed, car, and RV came to a rest on Hwy 13, after being swept up in flood waters, shown Monday, August 23, 2021, in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in Middle Tennessee days ago and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away. (Photo by John Amis/AP Photo)



People in plastic rain ponchos walk through the Financial District as Tropical Storm Henri affected the area in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 23, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

People in plastic rain ponchos walk through the Financial District as Tropical Storm Henri affected the area in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 23, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)



An aircraft drops water over a a wildfire in Vilia area some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Monday, August 23, 2021. Greece's fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke out in areas already scarred by wildfires this summer, with strong winds complicating efforts to contain them. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)

An aircraft drops water over a a wildfire in Vilia area some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Monday, August 23, 2021. Greece's fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke out in areas already scarred by wildfires this summer, with strong winds complicating efforts to contain them. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)



A firefighter works to put out the fire, after a hot air balloon crashed into the Juquery State Park, according to fire authorities, in Franco da Rocha, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Carla Carniel/Reuters)

A firefighter works to put out the fire, after a hot air balloon crashed into the Juquery State Park, according to fire authorities, in Franco da Rocha, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Carla Carniel/Reuters)



Two women cry as fire consumes the vegetation, after a hot air balloon crashed into the Juquery State Park, according to fire authorities, in Franco da Rocha, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Carla Carniel/Reuters)

Two women cry as fire consumes the vegetation, after a hot air balloon crashed into the Juquery State Park, according to fire authorities, in Franco da Rocha, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Carla Carniel/Reuters)
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