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A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. 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
Taliban authorities kick off celebrations of the third anniversary of their rule over Afghanistan with a military parade at the former US Bagram air base. IMAGES
Taliban government authorities attend a military parade at the site of the former US military base in Bagram to mark the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan. IMAGES
Artists in Beijing perform a dragon dance to celebrate Lunar New Year, as the country's Year of the Dragon kicks off this Saturday. IMAGES
Continuing an annual tradition, Romans jump off a bridge into the Tiber river to celebrate the New Year. IMAGES