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Inside an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, an Afghan soldier comforts a comrade injured by an improvised bomb in Uruzgan province.

North Korean officers wait in the sun before a military parade in Pyongyang

Afghan men on horseback compete in a buzkashi match, which involves wrestling over a calf carcass.

An Afghan soldier fires a rocket-propelled grenade at Taliban fighters during the battle to retake Kunduz city in Oct. 2015.

Tribal dancers perform at a festival in Papua New Guinea

A protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by police in Hong Kong

A man rides along the Taedong River in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea

Iraqi army soldiers advance during a training exercise at a camp south of Baghdad.

Shiite worshipers flagellate themselves during an Ashoura procession in Kabul.

An American MQ-9 Reaper drone taxis at Kandahar Airfield.

A critically endangered mountain gorilla in the jungles of Uganda.

An Afghan National Army soldier fires a D-30 122mm howitzer at Taliban positions during a clearing operation in Laghman province.

Fishermen haul in the morning's catch in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka.

An Afghan soldier says goodbye to his friends.

All photos by Josh Smith

unless otherwise noted

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