Global Peace Index: World's least peaceful countries - in pictures

  • Taliban fighters ride in a vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan. AP
    Taliban fighters ride in a vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan. AP
  • Smoke billows over the government's de facto capital Aden in Yemen. AFP
    Smoke billows over the government's de facto capital Aden in Yemen. AFP
  • A child runs along a street in front of clouds of smoke billowing following a reported air strike on Douma, Syria. AFP
    A child runs along a street in front of clouds of smoke billowing following a reported air strike on Douma, Syria. AFP
  • A man walks outside a house hit by an artillery shell in Khartoum, Sudan. AFP
    A man walks outside a house hit by an artillery shell in Khartoum, Sudan. AFP
  • Demonstrators carry a poster honouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo's armed forces during a protest in Gom. AFP
    Demonstrators carry a poster honouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo's armed forces during a protest in Gom. AFP
  • A man walks past a billboard depicting a soldier in St Petersburg, Russia. EPA
    A man walks past a billboard depicting a soldier in St Petersburg, Russia. EPA
  • The remains of an attack drone downed in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    The remains of an attack drone downed in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Security forces patrol the scene where gunmen stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. AP
    Security forces patrol the scene where gunmen stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. AP
  • Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan. AP
    Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan. AP
  • Protesters take part in a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP
    Protesters take part in a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP