Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 48th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week (November 28-December 4)
- By RFE/RL
![A U.S. soldier attends a military parade in Bucharest marking Romania's National Day on December 1.](https://gdb.rferl.org/058a0000-0aff-0242-9f62-08dad430e354_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A U.S. soldier attends a military parade in Bucharest marking Romania's National Day on December 1.
![The Almaty television tower peeks out from under a blanket of thick fog in Kazakhstan's biggest city.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-6f1d-08dad46d7991_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Almaty television tower peeks out from under a blanket of thick fog in Kazakhstan's biggest city.
![Fishermen take a boat out on a lake in Javakheti, Georgia.](https://gdb.rferl.org/058a0000-0aff-0242-7e03-08dad31abd09_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fishermen take a boat out on a lake in Javakheti, Georgia.
![Pakistani workers load goods on a truck along a road amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-7f5e-08dad475a0ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pakistani workers load goods on a truck along a road amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore.
![A pedestrian passes by cars covered in snow in Kyiv on November 30.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-0df0-08dad2ddb4a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pedestrian passes by cars covered in snow in Kyiv on November 30.
![Afghan women work using sewing machines at a workshop in Jalalabad.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-5a12-08dad47704bb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan women work using sewing machines at a workshop in Jalalabad.
![Workers on a crane put up a Christmas tree during preparations for the traditional celebration of Christmas and New Year's Eve in downtown Chisinau.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-d779-08dad2a026ae_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers on a crane put up a Christmas tree during preparations for the traditional celebration of Christmas and New Year's Eve in downtown Chisinau.
![A boy extracts oil from sesame seeds at a camel-powered mill in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-68d1-08dad29f95e1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy extracts oil from sesame seeds at a camel-powered mill in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.
![Remains of MLRS shells used by Russian forces for strikes on the city of Kharkiv are shown after being collected by Ukrainian sappers on November 29.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-84cd-08dad20dddd9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Remains of MLRS shells used by Russian forces for strikes on the city of Kharkiv are shown after being collected by Ukrainian sappers on November 29.
![Elderly residents are evacuated by a local organization from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on November 27.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-04fe-08dad107956a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Elderly residents are evacuated by a local organization from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on November 27.
![People ride a motorcycle near a historic minaret along a hill in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-e49b-08dad109e5ad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People ride a motorcycle near a historic minaret along a hill in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province.
![A man crosses the street during a scheduled power cut in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-6dfe-08dad1e0dac7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man crosses the street during a scheduled power cut in Kyiv.
![A groom and bride attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kabul on November 29.](https://gdb.rferl.org/058a0000-0aff-0242-38d5-08dad47e57d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A groom and bride attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kabul on November 29.
![People in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, wave a giant Albanian national flag during a celebration marking the 110th anniversary of Albanian independence on November 28.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-e36e-08dad14d98bc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, wave a giant Albanian national flag during a celebration marking the 110th anniversary of Albanian independence on November 28.
![ A Ukrainian woman shelters in a storage cellar in the war-torn Donetsk region. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-3632-08dad146f102_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian woman shelters in a storage cellar in the war-torn Donetsk region.
![A man stands near burning garbage in front of an apartment building during a scheduled power cut in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-79ce-08dad2a23a7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man stands near burning garbage in front of an apartment building during a scheduled power cut in Kyiv.
![A father and son receive medical aid in a hospital after being wounded in a suicide bomb blast on a police patrol in Quetta, Pakistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-9e16-08dad2cfd39c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A father and son receive medical aid in a hospital after being wounded in a suicide bomb blast on a police patrol in Quetta, Pakistan.
![A farmer rides a cart pulled by a water buffalo along a street amid heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/034d0000-0aff-0242-7df3-08dad36f3a36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A farmer rides a cart pulled by a water buffalo along a street amid heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan.
![A woman holds up an ultrasound image in Pristina on December 1 as part of a protest against gender-based violence against women in Kosovo. The demonstration was organized following the murder of a pregnant woman by her ex-husband in the maternity hospital where she was due to give birth. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/02490000-0aff-0242-3224-08dad439f9cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman holds up an ultrasound image in Pristina on December 1 as part of a protest against gender-based violence against women in Kosovo. The demonstration was organized following the murder of a pregnant woman by her ex-husband in the maternity hospital where she was due to give birth.
![Ukrainian soldiers fish in a river in the northern Donbas region in Ukraine.](https://gdb.rferl.org/058a0000-0aff-0242-5356-08dad44284f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian soldiers fish in a river in the northern Donbas region in Ukraine.