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Parachutes containing humanitarian aid fall from the sky after an airdrop in Rafah. On Saturday, the United States carried out its first operation to drop humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, which the UN says is under threat of famine as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. IMAGES
The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES
The White House says it is making available to Congress a long-awaited classified report on the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which ended 20 years of attempts to defeat the Taliban guerrillas. SOUNDBITE
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sep 7 (EFE / EPA) .- Arms and ammunition dealers see a boom in their businesses after the end of the war and people who have had weapons in their homes now sell them in the market, since they believe they no longer need them.FOOTAGE OF A GUNS AND BULLETS DEALER IN PANJWAYEE, KANDAHAR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN.
Rota, Aug 27 (EFE).- A great wave of solidarity overwhelmed the groups and associations of the Spanish coastal municipality of Rota Friday after they received clothes and food for the Afghan refugees who were going to arrive at the naval base.The Brotherhood of Christ of Love in Rota was among the first groups in the municipality to request through social networks donations of clothes, blankets and other goods that the Afghans refugees evacuated by the North American Government may need. (Camera: ROMAN RIOS).SHOT LIST: THE BROTHERHOOD OF CHRIST OF LOVE IN ROTA COLLECT CLOTHES, FOOD AND OTHER GOODS FOR AFGHANS FLEEING CONFLICT IN THEIR COUNTRY IN ROTA, CADIZ, SPAIN.
Torrejón de Ardoz, Aug 19 (EFE). The A400 aircraft of the Spanish Armed Forces with the first group of Spaniards and Afghan citizens who have collaborated with the Spanish broadcast in the country, as well as their families, landed at the military air base of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) early hours Thursday with 53 people. It was the first of the three planes sent by the Ministry of Defense for the repatriation of Spaniards and Afghans who helped Spain during the years that it maintained its military and cooperation mission in the Asian country. (Camera: NACHO MARTÍN/JESÚS BARTOLOMÉ). SHOT LIST: SPANISH EVACUEES, AND AFGHAN COLLABORATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ARRIVE AT THE TERREJON DE ARDOZ MILITARY BASE, IN MADRID, SPAIN.