"I still feel like I'm dreaming," said Habibzi, in a jacket with the Afghan flag and five Olympic rings above his heart. "It's my biggest achievement." ...

I tried to erase every photo and piece of evidence I had. I had a certificate with the Afghan flag on it, and when my mother burned it, I cried for three days. After that, I had no place to seek ...

For Habibzi, the reality is still sinking in. "I still feel like I'm dreaming," said the athlete, wearing a jacket emblazoned with the Afghan flag and the five Olympic rings over his heart.

Before each match at an ICC event, Afghanistan's male players line up before the tricolour flag of the Islamic Republic ... the Taliban's moves to deny Afghan women education, particularly in ...

Only after intervention by US Secretary of State John Kerry were both the flag and the nameplate removed late Wednesday evening. The US was forced to get involved after Afghan President Hamid ...