Flag of Afghanistan

Flag of Afghanistan

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Description

  • The flag of Afghanistan is a vertical tricolour of black (hoist), red, and green, bearing the white national emblem at centre
  • Adopted in January 2004 under the Islamic Republic's constitution; it remains the flag recognised internationally and by the UN
  • The Taliban regime that retook power on 15 August 2021 flies a plain white flag bearing the Shahada; it is not recognised here and is not used by the Afghan seat at the United Nations
  • Afghanistan has had more flag changes than almost any other country — over 20 designs since 1901, reflecting its turbulent political history
  • Construction: three equal vertical bands of black, red, and green. White national emblem is centred on the red band. Ratio 2:3

Colors in detail

Colors
Color RGB Hex CMYK Pantone
Black #000000 0/0/0/100 Black
The dark past of foreign occupation overcome by the nation.
Red #d32011 0/85/92/17 485 C
Blood shed in the struggle for independence.
Green #007a36 100/0/56/52 348 C
Islam, hope, and prosperity.
White #ffffff 0/0/0/0
National emblem — mosque with mihrab, Shahada inscription, wheat sheaves, and the year 1298 (1919 AD, independence).

Trivia

  • Only country to have changed its flag more than 20 times since 1900, reflecting decades of political upheaval
  • The emblem contains a mosque with its mihrab facing Mecca, flanked by wheat sheaves and crowned by the Shahada
  • The year inscribed — 1298 AH (1919 AD) — marks the Third Anglo-Afghan War and Afghan independence

Flag of Afghanistan

The current flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a plain white field bearing the Shahada in black Arabic script, adopted on 15 August 2021 upon the Taliban's return to power. It is one of the simplest national flags ever used. The previous flag of the Islamic Republic (2004--2021) was a vertical tricolour of black, red, and green with a national emblem at its centre.

Afghanistan has had more flag changes than almost any other country -- over 20 designs since 1901. In the former tricolour, black represented the dark past of foreign occupation, red symbolised the blood shed for independence, and green stood for Islam, hope, and prosperity.

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