August 17, 2019 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing
- 63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. (Al Arabiya)
- 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing
Politics and elections
- Aftermath of the 2018–19 Sudanese protests
- The ruling military and the civilian opposition formally sign a power-sharing deal establishing a three-year transition period towards the election of a civilian government. (Al Jazeera)
- 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests
- A rally of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer is met by left-wing Antifa in Portland, Oregon. (The New York Times)
- The Argentinian Treasury Minister, Nicolás Dujovne, resigns after incumbent President Mauricio Macri's loss in a primary vote saw Argentina's peso fall to record lows. (Bloomberg)
Science and technology
- China announces the successful first launch of the Smart Dragon-1 carrier rocket. (Reuters)