Afghan school children line up as a Turkish army officer delivers school material during a donation campaign in Bagrami district
Ankara is responsible for security operations in and around Kabul, the Afghan capital. The Turks are the only country to display their national flag on their vehicles. The Turkish crescent, it is thought, might persuade locals that the ISAF mission is not a foreign crusade against Muslims. Turkey also builds clinics, schools, wells, and organizes regional news broadcasts in Turkish, Pashto and Dari.