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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
Israeli forces and firefighters at the site of a direct rocket hit in Kiryat Shmona, near the border with Lebanon. IMAGES
Afghan Taliban security force rushes through traffic after explosions and gunfire were heard near a Kabul military hospital. Smoke seen rising in a distance. IMAGES
Kabul, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul Friday to demand their rights be protected under Taliban rule.The Taliban said Friday that the announcement of the new government will take longer although consultations over the issue between the Islamist group and other parties had been concluded.The statement comes amid speculations of the announcement coming on Friday following the afternoon prayers.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: WOMEN PROTEST IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Civilians, among them British nationals and Afghan civilians eligible under the UK's Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are evacuated by the British Army in Kabul. IMAGES