A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
Afghan men gather around the grave of Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani during the funeral ceremony in Sarana, Kabul, on December 12, 2024. (Wakil Kohsar via Getty Images)
Afghan security forces patrol during ongoing clashes between security forces and Islamic State militants in eastern Nangarhar province on July 26, 2016. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images)
The Russian foreign minister and the deputy foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan attend the Moscow Format in Moscow, Russia, on October 4, 2024. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Taliban security personnel stand guard at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on the eve of the third anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan on August 13, 2024. (Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images)