JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) -- When anti-Taliban militiamen celebrate a victory, they weave marigolds and snapdragons into their Russian-designed assault rifles and their traditional flat-topped hats.

The nonprofit Flowers for the Future will hold a fundraiser, “May Flowers: A Celebration of Afghan Girls’ Education,’’ to raise money for laptops and equipment to help Afgha… ...

SHEBIRGHAN, Afghanistan－Making artificial flowers has made Afghans feel as if it is spring all year round, says Fariha, 22, a flower maker in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan.

In the end, British and U.S. armoured vehicles only drove a few kilometres outside the capital of one of Afghanistan's most violent cities, but their departure was heavy with symbolism as they ...