Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the 43rd week of 2019. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week #43
![A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighter walks an elderly woman past fellow resting combatants near the border town of Tal Abyad on October 24. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f3be247c-d424-44d2-810a-9bbba460360a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighter walks an elderly woman past fellow resting combatants near the border town of Tal Abyad on October 24. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi)
![A protester takes part in a Ukrainian land reform demonstration in Kyiv on October 24. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)](https://gdb.rferl.org/9c39f99b-869d-4e7d-a864-0ee67845a2a4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester takes part in a Ukrainian land reform demonstration in Kyiv on October 24. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
![A group of Afghan migrants sleep on a deserted platform in Belgrade's former central station in Serbia. (AFP/Andrej Isakovic)](https://gdb.rferl.org/71b69592-b500-4f16-9d02-81efface90a4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A group of Afghan migrants sleep on a deserted platform in Belgrade's former central station in Serbia. (AFP/Andrej Isakovic)
![Men working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. (Reuters/Amit Dave)](https://gdb.rferl.org/27449092-f337-439d-a285-fe734331638c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. (Reuters/Amit Dave)
![People walk in heavy fog next to a Soviet-era monument in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)](https://gdb.rferl.org/9f9f2649-c7f3-4b71-ab56-d7064a6e6fbd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk in heavy fog next to a Soviet-era monument in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)
![A man walks in a park covered with autumnal leaves near Kosovo's capital city, Pristina. (AFP/Armend Nimani)](https://gdb.rferl.org/7f08b8a1-2a8a-4c42-8a74-0a5ddd6dd839_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks in a park covered with autumnal leaves near Kosovo's capital city, Pristina. (AFP/Armend Nimani)
![An laborer arranges bananas after unloading them from a truck in a warehouse at a fruit market in Kabul. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)](https://gdb.rferl.org/7af67b92-58c9-441a-944e-5464e4b5d9a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An laborer arranges bananas after unloading them from a truck in a warehouse at a fruit market in Kabul. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)
![An Indian girl arranges freshly painted "Diya" or earthen lamps for drying at her family's home workshop in Amritsar. (epa-EFE/Raminder Pal Singh)](https://gdb.rferl.org/51c39894-cfa3-48a3-85ad-e12b1f201533_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian girl arranges freshly painted "Diya" or earthen lamps for drying at her family's home workshop in Amritsar. (epa-EFE/Raminder Pal Singh)
![A Shi'ite Muslim child in the Pakistani city of Lahore beats his chest next to his father during a procession to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period following the anniversary of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. (AP/K.M. Chaudary)](https://gdb.rferl.org/61752213-7ac0-454b-aaba-0108675fddfc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Shi'ite Muslim child in the Pakistani city of Lahore beats his chest next to his father during a procession to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period following the anniversary of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. (AP/K.M. Chaudary)
![A riot-police officer shoots a tear-gas projectile during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on October 21. (AFP/Martin Bernetti)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2233da48-573c-4125-870a-9a3348214cfd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A riot-police officer shoots a tear-gas projectile during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on October 21. (AFP/Martin Bernetti)
![A municipal worker cleans the sidewalk next to Soviet-era tanks at an open-air World War II museum on the outskirts of the capital Belarusian capital, Minsk. (AP/Sergei Grits)](https://gdb.rferl.org/3a3b2a49-85f0-44c7-bf45-c8de9f9e8357_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A municipal worker cleans the sidewalk next to Soviet-era tanks at an open-air World War II museum on the outskirts of the capital Belarusian capital, Minsk. (AP/Sergei Grits)
![A woman uses her cellphone while riding her bike on a street in Beijing, China. (AFP/Noel Celis)](https://gdb.rferl.org/cdcaa536-c6a1-43a9-9dc3-7e2d573f2970_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman uses her cellphone while riding her bike on a street in Beijing, China. (AFP/Noel Celis)
![A Syrian girl sits on the side of a road after receiving treatment in the border town of Tal Abyad. (AFP/Bakr Alkasem)](https://gdb.rferl.org/320e1a21-9555-414a-b31f-d9db234cc662_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian girl sits on the side of a road after receiving treatment in the border town of Tal Abyad. (AFP/Bakr Alkasem)
![The shadows of a mother and her daughter are reflected on a wall as they walk to school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP/Amr Nabil)](https://gdb.rferl.org/6f9bcffa-e5aa-49a4-b4ed-3c4a50abea3a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The shadows of a mother and her daughter are reflected on a wall as they walk to school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP/Amr Nabil)
![Anti-government demonstrators protect themselves with umbrellas during a protest in Hong Kong. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)](https://gdb.rferl.org/326f9b39-2789-4e9a-ab5b-ad2c730c6b0e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government demonstrators protect themselves with umbrellas during a protest in Hong Kong. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)