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  • KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 10:  Displaced Afghans arrive at a makeshift camp from the northern provinces desperately leaving their homes behind on August 10, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken control of six provincial capitals, among other towns and trade routes, since the United States accelerated withdrawal of its forces this year. Afghan families from Kunduz, Takhar and Baghlan provinces have arrived in Kabul in greater numbers, fleeing the Taliban advance.  (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
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  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows the first batch of vaccines from the United States arrive in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 2, 2021. Bangladesh has received 1.25 million doses of Moderna vaccine from the government of the United States through global vaccine collaboration COVAX. The consignment is the first batch of 2.5 million vaccines pledged to Bangladesh under COVAX. (UNICEF via AP)
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