A war-weary generation in Kabul welcomes the prospect of peace, but fears the possibility of losing freedoms under the Taliban.
The chief photographer for Agence France-Presse in Kabul was killed in Afghanistan.
Photojournalist Louie Palu spent five years covering the war in Afghanistan, from 2006 to 2010, and has released a new documentary film titled Kandahar Journals, based on his writings and experience as a combat photographer.
A greased-pole walk in Massachusetts, a heavy-metal music festival in France, hurricane damage in Barbados, sumo wrestlers at the Lincoln Memorial, and much more
Images of some of the performers and concertgoers at this year’s Glastonbury music festival
A field of blooming flowers in Italy, a “space-capsule camp” in China, flooded rivers in the American Midwest, a haute couture fashion show in Paris, a camel traffic light in a Chinese desert, and much more
A collection of some of this year’s honored images of North American birds and birdlife