Images from Afghanistan: August 2011

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Continued photo coverage of life and war in Afghanistan.

Aug. 26, 2011 Afghan children wave Palestinian flags as they mark al-Quds Day or Jerusalem Day in Kabul. The late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Friday of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan as al-Quds Day, a day of protest against Israel’s control of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the third holiest site in Islam after the Saudi Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina. Dar Yasin/AP

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