Photo Essays

Afghanistan's Generation Z has grown up in a 17-year window shadowed by warfare and a heavy international presence, but now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of stark change. By Charlotte Greenfield and Hameed Farzad

India and Pakistan continue to clash over Kashmir, a volatile Himalayan region that has been experiencing an armed insurgency for nearly three decades. Many Kashmiris are now fed up with both Islamabad and New Delhi. By Shamil Shams

Rayan Sukkar (24) lives in Lebanon's Shatila refugee camp. She was born and grew up there and works as a citizen reporter for the online platform Campji.

In 2014, Boko Haram militia occupied the market town of Mubi in north-eastern Nigeria for weeks. The terrorists have long been expelled - mistrust has remained. Christians and Muslims are aiming to change that together. By Katrin Gansler

War and violence seem a long way off in the Ka Faroshi bird market in the heart of Kabul's old city. For some Afghans weighed down by decades of conflict, a little comfort and distraction can be found in the company of birds. Impressions by Mohammad Ismail

Once a year Indonesia's Vesparados descend on East Java in their hundreds. There they pay homage to the iconic brand and test their own limits – in terms of both speed and the craziest scooter conversions. By Sven Toniges and Bernd Kling

The "Flower Men" – descendants of the ancient Tihama and Asir tribes – live a near autonomous existence in the foothills of the Halaba mountains that straddle the Saudi Arabian-Yemeni border. Taking orders from neither government, their lives are ordered according to the dictates of tribal law. By Eric Lafforgue

It is three in the morning and the Armenian Orthodox cleric Artak Tadevosyan distributes incense through the corridors of the Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. Impressions of Ammar Awad and Corinna Kern

Imad Alarnab was a star chef in Syria until he had to flee the war-stricken country. Now based in London, heʹs introduced locals to Syrian food, using the profits to help people back home. Marianna Karakoulaki reports