Members of the Refugee Paralympic Team listen to a message sent to them by Alphonso Davies who is a refugee playing professional football for Bayern Munich during a press conference ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, on Aug. 23, 2021. (Josh Toth for OIS via AP)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo Paralympics' opening ceremony will include the flag of Afghanistan as a "sign of solidarity" since athletes from the country will not be able to compete, International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said Monday.

       Afghan athletes are unable to travel to Japan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

       Parsons said at a press conference that a representative of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees will carry the flag into the National Stadium during the opening event on Tuesday night.

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