Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to the blindfolded killer of a high-ranking local official from Karbala, Aug. 11, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi government)
A vehicle carrying two slain Iraqi tourists who were killed by a roadside bomb in the Kurdistan Region's Zakho, Aug. 22, 2021. (Photo: Islam Yousif/Kurdistan 24)
When the Taliban first established themselves in Afghanistan, it was widely recognized that Pakistani intelligence was behind the new organization. (Photo: AFP)