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Afghanistan's carpet makers have long made "war rugs." What's the latest? Drone rugs.
The war rug tradition of Afghanistan has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979, and has continued through subsequent military, political and social conflicts. Afghan rug-makers began incorporating the apparatus of war into their designs almost immediately after the Soviet Union invaded their country. They continue to do so today in the wake of the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan which ousted the Taliban government of Mullah Omar but has failed to bring an end to violence in the country. These days, with the ongoing drone war, these have started creeping up.
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Warm cottage on a frozen island near Nora, Sweden
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens - official poster
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Grand Canyon at night
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Walking on the street (digital art)
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Unfinished
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Woman working in the river
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Strange Places to Sit
A poison frog sits on top of an emerald tree boa in its enclosure at the Singapore Zoo's new Reptopia exhibit.
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Alligator snapping turtle destroying a pineapple
Don't get your hands near it.
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1960's motorised roller skates refuelled at a petrol station
Salesman Mike Dreschler has his motorised roller skates refuelled at a petrol station near Hartford , Connecticut . He has a single horsepower air-cooled engine strapped to his back and holds a clutch, accelerator and engine cut-off switch in his hand.
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Wildfire in Greece
Locals watch as a firefighting plane drops water over a fire near holiday homes in Costa village in the Argolida region, in Southeastern Greece during a developing wild fire
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Red and yellow Salicornia herbacea in Taepyung Salt pond
Photograph by Tiger Seo.
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Babysteps
They add up over time.
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Northern Owl responds to a threat by changing its appearance
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Mount Rainier under the Moonlight
By Bryan Buchanan
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16 Extraordinary ways you'll travel in the future
Humans have always had a desire to explore and technology has opened that up to the masses. From booking, to transport and choice of destinations, every aspect of travel is evolving and, within the next few decades, the sky really will be the limit.
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Rural road in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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The green of Scotland
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Wolf in the lake
Photographer Ian McAllister visited British Columbia and captured the delicate relationship between the wolves and their environment. In this photo, the wolf took a break from eating herring roe to investigate a half-submerged object: the photographer’s camera.
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Snow capped mountains... or are they?