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Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
United States' Lindsey Zurbrugg, left, and her teammates celebrate as the United States defeated Canada in a women's wheelchair basketball quarterfinal game at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Kiichiro Sato
France's Hakim Arezki controls the ball past Brazil's Jardiel Vieira Soares during a preliminary group round match of Football 5-a-side at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Shuji Kajiyama
Two firefighters create a fuel break as the Caldor Fire burns near homes in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. As the winds returned this week, the Caldor Fire roared over the Sierra crest and bore down on the southern end of Lake Tahoe. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. The Taliban were in full control of Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)
Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi
China's Wang Hao competes in the men's T46 long jump final during the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Eugene Hoshiko
Switzerland's Marcel Hug celebrates after winning the men's T54 1500-meters final during the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Eugene Hoshiko
Seen from South Lake Tahoe, Calif., flames from the Caldor Fire leap along a hillside above Christmas Valley on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Noah Berger
Taliban fighters stand guard inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. The Taliban were in full control of Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war. (AP Photo/Kathy Gannon)
Kathy Gannon
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, celebrates after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Frank Franklin II
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reaches for a shot against Nina Stojanovic, of Serbia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Frank Franklin II
China's Zhang Liangmin reacts after winning the women's F11 discus throw final during the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Eugene Hoshiko
Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns a shot between his legs against Roberto Bautista Agut, of Spain, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Frank Franklin II
Afghanistan's Hossain Rasouli competes in the men's T47 long jump during the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Eugene Hoshiko
Afghan evacuees disembark a plane after landing at Skopje International Airport, North Macedonia, late Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. A first group of 149 Afghan evacuees landed late Monday in North Macedonia, where they will stay for a few months pending resettlement elsewhere. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Boris Grdanoski
Jerilyn Collins returns to her destroyed home with the assistance of a Louisiana National Guard high-water vehicle to retrieve medicine for herself and her father, and a few possessions, after she evacuated from rising floodwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Gerald Herbert
Flooded streets and homes are shown in the Spring Meadow subdivision in LaPlace, La., after Hurricane Ida moved through Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Hard-hit LaPlace is squeezed between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Steve Helber
Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons misplays a single hit by Detroit Tigers' Zack Short during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Carlos Osorio
Homes near Norco, La., are surrounded by floodwater as chemical refineries continue to flare the day after Hurricane Ida hit southern Louisiana, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Chris Granger
People are evacuated from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Gerald Herbert
People wait for their departure at a hangar of the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The largest American military community overseas houses thousands Afghan evacuees in a tent city at the airbase. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Matthias Schrader
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Taylor, Joint Staff Operations, conclude a briefing about the situation in Afghanistan at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Manuel Balce Ceneta
A woman evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walks through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Jose Luis Magana
Marcy Barakzai, center gives a hug to her nieces Mariam Barakzai, right, and Marjan Barakzai upon arrival, after having been evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Jose Luis Magana
A student sits alone during in-person class at the Republic of Argentina secondary school in Iztacalco, Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. School begins for millions of Mexican children Monday, but who sits inside a classroom, who continues studying online from home and who simply doesn’t return remains to be seen as a new school year gets underway in the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Marco Ugarte
New Orleans Firefighters assess damage as they look through debris after a building collapsed from the effects of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New Orleans, La. All of New Orleans lost power right around sunset Sunday as the hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, leading to an uneasy night of pouring rain and howling wind. The weather died down shortly before dawn. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Eric Gay
Jacob Hodges, right, and his brother Jeremy Hodges work to clear debris from their storage unit which was destroyed by Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Houma, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
David J. Phillip
Beatriz Mendez, the mother of Weimar Castro who was allegedly killed by security forces, wears a mask carrying the Spanish question "Who gave the order?" during a protest against the killings of civilians during Colombia's internal conflict in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The protest is against what are known as "false positives," which are the victims of extrajudicial executions by soldiers who were falsely presented as guerrillas killed in combat. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Fernando Vergara
Traffic diverts around downed power lines Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Metairie, La. A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland has now weakened into a tropical storm as it pushes inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Steve Helber
Children stand behind a fence in a hangar as they wait for their departure at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The largest American military community overseas houses thousands Afghan evacuees in a tent city at the airbase. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Matthias Schrader