A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
Pakistan's soldiers pay tribute to their comrades as they take part in a ceremony to mark the country's Defence Day at Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Lahore on September 6, 2022. (Arif Ali/ via Getty Images)
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan shout anti-government slogans during a protest outside the press club in Quetta on August 5, 2023. (Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of Taliban security force stand guard along a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. (Wakil Kohsar via Getty Images)
A security member stands guard at the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. (Xinhua via Getty Images)
Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers march along a road during an event to mark the Hindu New Year in Allahabad on April 2, 2022. (Sanjay Kanojia via Getty Images)
Abdul Ghani Baradar and Wang Yu attend a press conference to announce an oil extraction contract with a Chinese company in Kabul on January 5, 2023. (Ahmad Sahel Arman via Getty Images)
People shout slogans at a rally in support of the Pakistani Army following the violent protests that erupted after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. (Hussain Ali via Getty Images)