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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
Images of a Taliban press conference in which a spokesperson says the United States should stop evacuating skilled Afghans, and warns Western forces against extending the August 31 deadline for airlifts out 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
Hundreds of women gather in Central Jakarta to hold a rally marking International Women's Day. IMAGES
Protesters lift portraits of Itay Svirsky held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants since October 7 during a rally in Tel Aviv. During the 7th of October, Hamas militants seized about 250 hostages and Israel says around 132 of them remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 28 dead captives. IMAGES
Despite heavy rain, dozens of supporters and relatives of hostages held in Gaza gather in Tel Aviv. Hamas's armed wing said on Saturday it had "lost contact" with its militants tasked with guarding five Israeli hostages, out of 129 captives remaining in Gaza according to Israeli authorities. IMAGES