• An Afghan clothes vendor waits for customers by a mudhouse in the outskirts of Herat. Afghanistan’s economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance. Aref Karimi / AFP
    An Afghan clothes vendor waits for customers by a mudhouse in the outskirts of Herat. Afghanistan’s economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance. Aref Karimi / AFP
  • Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display weapons during a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas’ founding, in Gaza City. Suhaib Salem / AFP
    Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display weapons during a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas’ founding, in Gaza City. Suhaib Salem / AFP
  • A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near Israel’s Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
    A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near Israel’s Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
  • Balloons carrying passengers fly over old temples in ancient city of Bagan, central Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP
    Balloons carrying passengers fly over old temples in ancient city of Bagan, central Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP
  • Whirling dervishes perform during a ‘Seb-I Arus’ ceremony at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Sedan Suna / EPA
    Whirling dervishes perform during a ‘Seb-I Arus’ ceremony at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Sedan Suna / EPA
  • The shadow of a protester in a hoodie is seen in the glow of police lights on the wall of a church during a ‘Millions March’ demonstration protesting the killing of unarmed black men by police in Oakland, California. Elijah Nouvelage / Getty
    The shadow of a protester in a hoodie is seen in the glow of police lights on the wall of a church during a ‘Millions March’ demonstration protesting the killing of unarmed black men by police in Oakland, California. Elijah Nouvelage / Getty
  • An elderly Kashmiri Muslim woman shows the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
    An elderly Kashmiri Muslim woman shows the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA

Best photography from around the world, Dec. 14

Rob Gurdebeke

December 14, 2014

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world

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