Afghans, who fled their homes in Afghanistan for fear of the dreaded Taliban, seek refuge in hopefully a friendlier world.
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IMAGE: A little Afghan boy steps out of a bus on arrival at the processing centre for refugees evacuated from Afghanistan at the Dulles Expo Center near Dulles international airport in Chantilly, Virginia, USA, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
IMAGE: A girl holding a US flag waits with her parents for Afghan relatives at the processing centre near Dulles airport, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
IMAGE: Afghan evacuees wait for a bus to take them to the refugee processing center at Dulles airport, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
IMAGE: Evacuees from Kabul arrive at the Torrejon air base in Torrejon de Ardoz, outside Madrid, Spain, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
IMAGE: Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska speaks with Afghan evacuees at the Torrejon air base, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
IMAGE: Evacuees at the Torrejon air base, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
IMAGE: An Afghan man has his temperature checked at the Torrejon air base, August 24, 2021. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
IMAGE: Evacuees wait to board an Atlas Air aircraft on their way to the United States as part of Operations Allies Refuge at the US' Ramstein air base in Germany, August 24, 2021. Photograph: US Air Force/Airman Edgar Grimaldo/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Evacuees termed Canadian Entitled Persons on board a Royal Canadian Air Force C-177 Globemaster III transport plane en route to Canada from Kabul, August 23, 2021. Photograph: Canadian Armed Forces/Handout/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/ Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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