AP Week in Pictures: Middle East

Taliban fighters enjoy a boat ride in the Qargha dam, outskirt of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather inside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein on the Arbaeen Shiite festival in Karbala, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in the 7th century.

An Afghan girl working as a shoe cleaner sits in the street while men pray during Friday prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

A Taliban fighter prays at the Abdul Rahman mosque during Friday prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Mourners carry the coffin of Ibrahim Harb, 35, who was critically injured in the massive explosion at Beirut's port last year and who died on Monday nearly 14 months after the blast, as other throw rice during his funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. On Aug. 4, 2020, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material used in fertilizers, ignited after a massive fire at the port. The death brings to at least 215 the number of people who have been killed by the blast, according to official records.

A Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knives on chains during a Chehlum procession, marking the end of the 40 day mourning period following the anniversary of the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson and one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.

Shiite pilgrims gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas for the Arbaeen Shiite festival in Karbala, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in the 7th century.

A war-disabled Houthi supporter offers prayers at the grave of his relative who was killed during recent fighting, at a cemetery in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Two days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels over a crucial central city have killed more than 130 fighters, mostly rebels, officials said Tuesday.

Fighters of the Haqqani network secure an area during a demonstration organized by the Afghan Society of Muslim Youth, demanding the release of frozen international money in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Afghanistan faces an economic meltdown after the chaos of the past month, which saw the Taliban oust the government in a lightning sweep as U.S. and NATO forces exited the 20-year war.

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Mohammed Khebisa, 28, during his funeral at the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The man was killed by Israeli fire during clashes Friday between protesters and Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Women jostle to get free milk at a distribution point during the celebrations of the three-day annual festival of famous saint Al-Sheikh Ali Bin Usman Al-Hajveri known as Data Ganjbaksh at his shrine, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Thousands of people traveled from all over Pakistan to attend the celebrations.

A Taliban fighter, foreground, and a group of Afghan men attend Friday prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Afghans pray in a mosque in a poor neighborhood where hundreds of internally displaced people from the eastern part of the country have been living for years in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

This aerial photo shows Shiite pilgrims gathering between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas for the Arbaeen Shiite festival in Karbala, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in the 7th century.