Washington's abandoned embassies - in pictures
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The Syrian embassy in Washington, shut down by the US government in 2014 after three years of civil war, could reopen. All photos: AFP -
The new national flag of Syria is seen at the former Syrian ambassador's residence in Washington. Wildly overgrown vegetation outside an empty building was finally pruned away in September as the flag of Syria was raised -
A weathered sign at the former Syrian embassy -
A door at the abandoned Afghanistan embassy. Several buildings in the area of Washington called Kalorama are in a state of sad abandon, thanks to the violent jolts of world diplomacy -
A broken lock is tied around a gate at the abandoned Afghanistan embassy -
An empty flagpole stands at the entrance to the former Iranian Embassy -
A gate to a parking lot is seen at the former Iranian Embassy -
A woman walks past the former Russian Trade Mission in Washington -
An overturned rubbish bin outside the former Russian Trade Mission -
A government seal above a weathered door at the former Venezuelan embassy
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