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Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #1033 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY March 24, 2026: ‘Afghanistan: Cycle of Collapse’ by ZUMA Press represented Xinhua photo-journalist Saifurahman Safi: Afghanistan’s cycle of collapse is a four-decade pattern of failed regimes, foreign intervention, and rapid state breakdown. Since the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021, the central Asian country now titled ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ has faced a fallen economy, a humanitarian crisis with over 23 million people needing aid, and a strict, authoritarian Taliban regime. Women’s rights have been severely restricted, with girls banned from education beyond sixth grade and most female employment prohibited. While basic commerce continues in local bazaars, the economy is supported by international humanitarian aid and increasingly, economic engagement from China, while Western countries largely maintain sanctions. Now tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime have sharply escalated since late February after Pakistan declared ‘Open War’ with Afghanistan heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of yet another prolonged conflict. Welcome to ‘Afghanistan: Cycle of Collapse’
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March 22, 2026, Arad, Ramat Gan, Israel: Central Israel – Heavy damage was caused to nine buildings and a mass casualty incident was declared following an Iranian missile strike. The Israeli Air Force is investigating why the missile was not intercepted. (Credit Image: © Paulina Patimer/ZUMA Press Wire)
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Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.
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ZUMA PHOTOGRAPHERS Featured:
Adriana Adie, Petter Arvidson, Charles Baus, Billy Bennight, Daniel Carde, Mickael Chavet, Marco Di Gianvito, Mark Hammond, Richard Harbaugh, Syed Mahabubul Kader, Sandra Kozintseva, Kirill Kukhmar, Robin Loznak, Alisa Makarova, Eduardo Parra, Trae Patton, Doug Peters, Al Nasim Talukdar Rajib, Shane Srogi, Maxim Thore
January 11, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Protesters took to the streets of NYC to protest.the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.and the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an .Ice Agent in Minneapolis. Thousands marched .down Fifth Avenue past Trump Tower venting their .outrage and disgust. (Credit Image: © Milo Hess/ZUMA Press Wire)
January 10, 2026, Los Angeles, California, United States: Protesters gathered this Saturday near Pershing Square to protest the killing of a woman by an immigration agent. Hundreds of demonstrators carried signs denouncing the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed Wednesday in Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Following Good’s death, protests were held in Minneapolis and other cities, extending as far as Southern California. Saturday’s protest, dubbed ”ICE Out for Good,” was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles and in other participating cities. (Credit Image: © Alberto Sibaja/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire)
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March 13, 2026: Istanbul, Turkey: Massive container and cargo ships docked at the piers or positioned in dry docks within the Tuzla Shipyards Zone showcase the region’s intense industrial activity. As the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed due to ongoing conflict and global trade routes shift toward the Cape of Good Hope, the surge in vessel traffic is directly impacting Tuzla, Turkey’s most strategic shipbuilding and repair hub, spanning approximately 5 million square meters. (Credit Image: © Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Press Wire)
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March 18, 2026, Central Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel: Scene in central Israel following a strike by debris from an Iranian separating missile warhead, which killed an elderly couple. Emergency teams continue to operate at the site. (Credit Image: © Paulina Patimer/ZUMA Press Wire)
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Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #1032 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY March 17, 2026: ‘Dangerous Game: Kurdistan’s Peshmerga’ Photography by ZUMA Press represented Le Pictorium agency photographer Adrien Vautier: For Iran’s Kurds, the US-Israeli war against the Islamist regime could be a pivotal moment in their history. The US has made an outreach to Iranian Kurdish dissident groups as ”Operation Epic Fury” rattles the pieces of the Middle East geostrategic chess game. From their mountainous heartland in Iran’s northwestern border region, the Kurds who make up to 17% of the country’s 93 million population, have a long history of resisting Tehran. Their opposition to the current regime dates back to the 1979 revolution. The CIA is working to arm Iranian Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, according to reports. Several Iranian Kurdish groups have released statements since the beginning of the war hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect, yet as the US-Israeli military operation grinds on without a day-after plan for Iran, the country faces the risk of fracturing along ethnic fault lines. Welcome to ‘Dangerous Game: Kurdistan’s Peshmerga’.
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February 21, 2026, Washington Dc, Virginia, USA: A a new banner featuring an image of US President Donald Trump is displayed on the facade of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters. (Credit Image: © Gent Shkullaku/ZUMA Press Wire)
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