Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996)

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  "years": "1996–2001",
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  "index": "c/afghanistan:1996",
  "title": "Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996)",
  "ratio": "2:3",
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      "note": "Purity and the Taliban's interpretation of Islamic governance."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- The flag used by the Taliban during their first rule (1996–2001) was a plain white field bearing the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) in black Arabic script\n - This stark, minimalist design signalled the Taliban's austere interpretation of Islamic governance\n - It was also used by the Islamic Emirate after 2021, making it the de facto national flag again\n - **Construction:** a plain white field with the Shahada inscribed centrally in black Nastaliq script. Ratio 2:3",
  "flag": "afghanistan/af-taliban-1996.svg",
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    "officialName": "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)",
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  "cs": "afghanistan/af-taliban-1996.cs.svg",
  "trivia": "- One of only two flags in the world that is a plain colour with only text (the other being Libya's old green flag)\n - The Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) is the world's most common phrase on national flags\n - Used by the Taliban in both their 1996–2001 and 2021–present periods of rule",
  "article": "afghanistan/af-taliban-1996.md",
  "_name": "Taliban (1996)",
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