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Pictures of the Week: February 17 – February 24

From protests in Afghanistan and India's Mahashivratri festival to Olympic test events in London and Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

From protests in Afghanistan and India’s Mahashivratri festival to Olympic test events in London and Whitney Houston’s funeral in New Jersey, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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