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 ...

But she wanted to represent her country, flaws and all, with a hope that this trip to the Olympics will help shine a light on the way women are treated there. “This is my flag, this is my ...

Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Turkey in October, meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, as well as other officials. Ankara also sent 24 tons of ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Saturday that he ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be put at half-staff in honor of 13 American service members who died in Afghanistan whil… ...