Tensions
Afghans carrying Taliban flags ride motorcycles through the streets. (AP)
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard at Al Naeem Square, in Raqqa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (Photo: AP/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
Iraqis holding and waving the flags of their country. (Photo: AP/Hadi Mizban)