Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo: AFP / Alex Edelman)
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid addresses a press conference in Kabul announces new, interim government on September 7, 2021. (Photo: Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Director of Turkish National Intelligence (MIT) Hakan Fidan (left) and his Syrian counterpart, National Security Director Ali Mamlouk (right). (Photo merging: Qashang Masoud/Kurdistan 24)
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the United Nations Special Representative for Iraq, is pictured while speaking to journalists in Baghdad on Iraq's upcoming elections in October, Sept. 7, 2021. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan24)
Masrour Barzani (Right), Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister in a meeting with Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Spt. 7, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region’s President, Nechirvan Barzani (Right) in a joint press conference with Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Spt. 7, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with Anwar Ahmed, the head of KRG Integrity Commission, Sept. 7, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
Josep Borrell (center) is pictured as he landed in Baghdad International Airport on Monday for his two-day visit to the country, Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo: EU)
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces personnel patrol along a road in Rah-e Tang of Panjshir province, August 29, 2020. (Photo: Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP)
