The flag of Afghanistan is carried out at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 24, 2021. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images ...

Here’s the story of how Afghanistan’s flag has evolved over the past 100 years. 1901-1919. Habibullah Khan rules the Emirate of Afghanistan, a British protectorate.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 5 -- The band was straining and the color guard was out of step, but Afghanistan's new national flag rose today on hopes that this fractious country can unite under a ...

Afghanistan's flag will be displayed at the Paralympics opening ceremony on Tuesday, August 24, despite the absence of the country at the games, organisers have said.

Afghanistan's first World Cup could be their last, but no one who saw the passionate scenes of their opening game will want that outcome. Matches (8) IPL (3) ... Afghanistan plant the flag.

Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, athletes couldn't make the Paralympic Games. But Afghanistan's flag flew during the opening ceremony.

The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were not able to get to Tokyo to compete. Skip Navigation.

A team in exile, playing under a flag that no longer exists are potentially one victory away from reaching the Cricket World Cup semi-final.Afghanistan remain the most remarkable tale of the 13th ...