Day in Photos, February 18, 2013
![A French Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Nancy-based 3/3 Fighter Squadron Ardennes takes off early for a Close Air Support (CAS) mission from Bamako's airport, Mali.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1fc4ec80-a7b5-4b22-a8e8-fcb951a16d71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A French Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Nancy-based 3/3 Fighter Squadron Ardennes takes off early for a Close Air Support (CAS) mission from Bamako's airport, Mali.
![An Afghan child plays on the barrel of a Soviet tank in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/353787e4-2fd5-40e2-b157-113a4cefd3a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan child plays on the barrel of a Soviet tank in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
![Turkish gendarmerie fire water cannon and tear gas as they clash with hundreds of protesters trying to enter a courthouse in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/15632ea0-bea9-481a-9278-07d95fc3bcdb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkish gendarmerie fire water cannon and tear gas as they clash with hundreds of protesters trying to enter a courthouse in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey.
![Fireworks illuminate the sky over the capital of Kosovo, Pristina, celebrating the 5th anniversary since Kosovo seceded from Serbia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2492e474-fcf3-4776-87e8-e9cb22c08c58_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the capital of Kosovo, Pristina, celebrating the 5th anniversary since Kosovo seceded from Serbia.