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 ...

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

The flag of Afghanistan will be used as a symbol of “solidarity and peace” as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kicks off on Tuesday night in Japan. The 16th Summer Paralympics – delayed by a ...

As U.S. troops left Afghanistan, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli overcame obstacles to get to Tokyo but arrived too late for the Opening Ceremonies.