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epaselect epa07697097 A performer inside an artwork installation Shrink during an art exhibition 'Lawrence Malstaf: Extra' at IMS of Modern Artland, in Beijing, China, 05 July 2019. The art exhibition Extra was created by Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaf, whose installation and performance art focus on movement and accident, order and chaos, creating immersive sensory experiences for the audience. The exhibition runs from 08 May to 28 July 2019. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJuly 06, 2019

In Herat, the saffron business is booming and more farmers are starting to invest. Stefanie Glinski for The National

Afghanistan: Herat’s opium fields make way for saffron

AsiaJuly 04, 2019

Taliban members including the group’s top negotiator, Abdul Ghani Baradar, third from left, arrive for talks in Moscow in May. AP

US and Taliban refine Afghan troop withdrawal plan

AsiaJuly 04, 2019

TOPSHOT - A boy plays with a toy plane on the eve of a solar eclipse, in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, in the Atacama desert about 580 km north of Santiago, on July 1, 2019. A total solar eclipse will be visible from small parts of Chile and Argentina on July 2. / AFP / Martin BERNETTI

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJuly 02, 2019

Fifty-five year old Mohammad Asif waits on the pavement outside the Emergency Hospital in Kabul for news of his only son who was injured in a Taliban attack on Monday morning. A mini-bus explosion targeting the Ministry of Defence facility has claimed the lives of at least 34 Afghans and injured many more. Photo by Hikmat Noori for The National

Anxiety, anger and desperation in jaded Kabul

AsiaJuly 02, 2019

In this photo taken on June 12, 2018, Afghan burqa-clad women stands as they wait to receive food donated by a private charity during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Mazar-i-Sharif. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dus. / AFP / FARSHAD USYAN

Afghanistan's widespread mental health crisis

AsiaJuly 02, 2019

An Afghan health worker carries a wounded school student after a car bomb blast targeted a governmental building. EPA

Kabul bomb: 34 dead after Taliban attack hits military compound

AsiaJuly 01, 2019

TOPSHOT - Fireworks expose above the Dinamo stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2019 European Games in Minsk on June 30, 2019. / AFP / Sergei GAPON

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJuly 01, 2019

Afghan Taliban patrol in Waghaz district of Ghazni, Afghanistan, 26 June 2019. EPA

Taliban kills eight election officials in south Afghanistan

June 30, 2019

In this May 28, 2019, file photo, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. AP

Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’

AsiaJune 30, 2019

A US military Chinook helicopter lands on a field outside the governor's palace during a visit by the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, and Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defence of Afghanistan, in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province. AFP

US and Taliban to start 'make or break' round of peace talks

AsiaJune 29, 2019

CORRECTION / TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows Great Britain's Georgia-Mae Fenton competing in the balance beam event of the women's all-around qualification of the Artistic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk on June 27, 2019. / AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJune 28, 2019

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, reviews guard of honour with Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in Islamabad in June. Pakistan Press Information Department

Afghan president visits Islamabad to build support for peace process

AsiaJune 27, 2019

A young migrant girl watches the sunset at the city of Vathy on the island of Samos early on June 18, 2019. Less than two kilometres from the coast of Turkey, Samos is among a handful of Greek islands thrust at the forefront of the migration crisis facing the European Union for the last four years. But a few dozen still arrive daily by boat from Turkey -- risking their life in the process -- and it is enough to overwhelm capacity: the Samos camp, built for 650, houses nearly 4,000 people. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJune 26, 2019

US troops seen near a Afghan National Army checkpoint in Nerkh district of Wardak province west of Kabul. Two servicemen were killed in Afghanistan on June 25. AFP

Two US service personnel killed in Afghanistan

WorldJune 26, 2019

epaselect epa07671902 Alicante's Townhall bonfire, one of the 180 bonfires placed in the town, burns during the 'Nit de la Crema' (Fire Night) to close the Bonfires Fiestas in Alicante, eastern Spain, 24 June 2019. EPA/Manuel Lorenzo

World in focus: best photos of the day

WorldJune 25, 2019

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