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Added on the 16/08/2021 07:11:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Taliban fighters are seen on the streets in Kabul's heavily fortified Green Zone, home to embassies and the Afghan NATO mission, after the insurgents took control of the country and President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad. IMAGES
Deserted streets in Hong Kong as Hong Kong's weather observatory raised its typhoon alert to the highest level at 8:15 pm (1215 GMT) on September 1st, over Super Typhoon Saola, one of the strongest storms to hit southern China in years. IMAGES
Men are seen sitting on the wall of the former US embassy and locals wave flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- the name given to the country by its new rulers -- across the capital to celebrate the second anniversary of the Taliban government's takeover of the country. IMAGES
People walk in an almost empty streets in Khartoum as smoke billows in the distance amid deadly clashes between the army and the Rapid Support forces (RSF). More than 500 people have been killed since battles erupted on April 15 between Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his ex-deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. IMAGES
Images of near-deserted streets and closed shops in the Sudanese capital Khartoum as deadly battles between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals and explosions rock the city for a fourth day in a row. IMAGES