The BBC cannot confirm if it is accurate The Taliban are reported to have raised their flag above a key border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and claim it is now under their control.

The militants have been replacing the national flag with their own white one. Thursday marks the 102nd anniversary of Afghanistan's independence. There were reports of casualties at a similar ...

The flag retirement followed immediately afterward ... “It’s about time we honored the veterans from the Gulf War and Afghanistan.” About 2,500 American troops were killed in the War ...