AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

FEBRUARY 2023

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in February 2023.

This selection shows scenes from across the region, including images of continued violence in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, political upheaval in Israel and also the aftermath in Syria of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6.

The gallery was curated by Oded Balilty, AP Chief photographer for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and Dusan Vranic, Deputy News Director for Photography for the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan. ___

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