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Flags
of Afghanistan
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Akhamanish king Cyrus
the great used this flag in battle and upon his thrown. This flag
was used in area of present Afghanistan from 550BC to 530BC. This
flag hung from top down. |
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Cyrus 550-530BC |
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Alexander the great flew
this flag on battle grounds of present day Afghanistan from 330-312,
but never managed to capture the whole region resulting in defeat. |
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Alexander 330-312 BC |
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The Sassani Dynasty used
its own four pointed star from 225-651. This Flag was also hung from
the top dropping down. |
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Sassani 225-651 |
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Khulafa Rashiddin
introduced Islam to Eastern Persia which included present day
Afghanistan. This was the flag used by their armies from 651-661 |
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Califite Rashidin
651-661 |
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Abbasi Khelafat took the
reign and hoisted a green flag and continued its use for many
generations till the local Islamic moved flourished in Ghazna |
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Abbassi 661-961 |
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Upon his inavion of
Persia, Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi replaced the Sassani Flag's star
with an Image of a lion (He loved hunting) He also replaced the
akhamanish hawk at the hoist to a Cresent. |
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Ghaznawi 962-998 |
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Sultan
Mahmood was a very strong man gifted speaker and was
very handsome. He was a great warrior and showed great
horsemanship skills. The Flag is a the only replication available
in afghanland.com's records |
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Ghaznawi 998-999 |
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Sultan Mahmood's Battle
banner was this familiar lion with rising sun along with the
retention of the Sassani colors. He used this flag on this invasion
of India. |
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Ghaznawi 999-1031 |
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Later in his reign
Sultan Mahmood used a Peacock crescent flag influenced by his stay
in India. |
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Ghaznawi 1031-1187 |
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The Khwarazmian used a
black odd shaped flag in battles against the invading mongols |
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Khwarazmian
1215-1221 |
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Genghiz Khan's flag. The
symbol represents Fire, Sun and moon. |
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Mongol 1221-1256 |
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Ilkhan rulers of the
area known as Afghanistan today used this flag. The Ilkhans are the
ancestors of modern Hazaras |
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Ilkhans 1256-1370 |
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Timur Shah, Timur
Gurkaani, Timurlane or Timur
Lang, (timur the lame) Flag |
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Timuri 1370-1504 |
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Zahir Babur the founder
of Mughal dynasty established Kabul as his base and later moved on
to Delhi where his linage ruled the sub contentment for centuries. |
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Babur 1504-1556 |
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Nader Shah Afshar, used
this old image of hunting lion and rising sun once used by Sultan
Mahmood Ghaznawi |
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Afshari 1729-1739 |
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Afghanistan
was part of the dominions of the Shah of Persia Abbas. The
Persian Empire Used This Colorful Flag (1688-1747) (Flag Bulletin)
Afghanland.com |
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Afshar 1739-1747 |
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Dethroned
Emir Mahmud conserved Harat until his death in 1829. The Durani
Clan claimed Heart from Persian Empire and The flag of Herat was
green, white and green, surely the same one that or used the
Durrani dynasty during its government in Kabul or Kandahar (Flag
Bulletin) Afghanland.com |
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Durrani 1818-1842 |
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The
kingdom of Lahore (Then Part of Afghanistan) used near 1830 an
equal national flag to the French tricolor by decision of the
sovereign Ranjit Singh influenced by its French advisor, general
Allard, exiled there. At the same time the white flag of the
Borbones was used in France. Afghanland.com |
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Kabulistan
1830 |
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Dost
Mohammad, During his first years (before the Sikhs in 1818),
Kashmir (1819), Dera Ghazi Khan (1819), Dera Ismail Khan (1821)
and Peshawar (1834). This Flag was used till 1901 and later
modified a little. Afghanland.com |
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Barakzai
1880-1901 |
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The
Treaty of Rawalpindi of 8 of August of 1919 recognized the
independence of Afghanistan. The design of the flag was modified
in 1919, and the Constitution of 1922 confirmed its use.
Afghanland.com |
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Amanullah
1924-1928 |
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Loya
Jirga approved (final of 1928) the restoration of a new national
flag, composed of three vertical strips, in the center; in the
central band a shield with ears and a radiating sun, and a star;
on the foot snow-covered mountains and a tape with the inscription
" Afghanistan " Afghanland.com |
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Amanullah
1928-1929 |
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The
reforms of the king Amanullah caused scrambled tribal runs and the
head of bandits Habibullah (well-known as Bacha-i-Saqao " the son of the water carrier ") captured
Kabul (January of 1929) and settled down a new dynasty under the
name of Habibullah Khan Kalakani. |
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Habibullah Kalakani 1929 |
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During
the rebellion of the son of the water carrier, a flag similar to
the Kalakani used in Herat in the rebellion of the
Kohistan. Afghanland.com |
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Herat
Rebel Flag 1930 |
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The
previous dynasty, expelled from Kabul by Habibullah Kalakani, conserved
the power in Qandahar. This flag was used in Qandahar as a
transitional one until the adoption of the new flag in 1930.
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Qandahar
Flag 1930 |
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1930,
the religious emblem disappeared of the flag. The design (the size
of the emblem and the color of the lateral branches) was durarero
of the history of Afghanistan and was consecrated by the
Constitution of 31 of October of 1931. Afghanland.com |
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Nader
Shah 1930-1973 |
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Nader
Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the
King and not the Flag of the Kingdom. The flag continued being the
approved one by the Constitution of 1931 Zahir Shah who reigned
during forty years. In 1934 it adopted a new real standard.
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Royal
Flag 1930-1933 |
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Reverse
Side of Nader Shah's adopted royal flag. Afghanland.com |
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Reverse
Side 1930-33 |
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Zahir
Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the
King and not the Flag of the Kingdom. The flag continued being the
approved one by the Constitution of 1931 In 1934 it adopted
a new real standard. Afghanland.com |
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Royal
Flag 1933-1957 |
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Reverse
Side of Zahir Shah's adopted royal flag. |
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Reverse
Side 1933-57 |
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Daud
Khan overthrew his Cousin King Mohammad Zahir and established a Republic. A counterrevolution tried in September under the
direction of ex- prime minister Maiwandwal and several military,
failed. The 9 of May of 1974 the new republican flag was adopted.
Afghanland.com |
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Republic
Flag 1974-78 |
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31
of December of 1979. The Party had been equipped with a flag.
Hafizullah Amin Prime Minister that determined a change of flag,
which would happen to be red (the republican standard with the
shield and Wheat in the middle stood for workers. (Afghanland.com) |
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Socialist
Flag 1977-1987 |
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Before
the 9 of October of 1979 Amin started and succeeded a coup d'etat.
The faction " Khalk " (Masses) (Flag),. The red
flag was made official few days later, the 19 of October (Afghanland.com) |
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Khalq
1978-1980 |
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21
of April of 1980 the new flag was adopted, that consisted of the
old republican but with the three equal strips, and with a new
emblem (which diverse previous proposals are known). The
proportion was altered to 1:2. (Afghanland.com) |
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Parcham
1980-1986 |
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On
30 of November of 1987 a new Loya Jirga met that approved the new
Constitution and chose to Najibullah the president and
Muhammad Hasan Sharq prime minister. The flag was not modified in
its colors but if in its emblem, of which the red star disappeared
and a Islamic aspect occurred (Afghanland.com) |
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Najibullah
1987-1992 |
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In
the parade of opening of the Olympics Games of Barcelona (18 of
July of 1992) Afghanistan it marched past with the legal flag of
the country, Afghanland.com believes New Flag was designed
removing the Red which stood for Bloodshed from the national Flag.
(Afghanland.com) |
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Mujahid
Transition1992 |
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On
2nd of December Rabbani was re-elected president by two
years and by means of presidential decree, the official design of
the national flag, consisting of three strips was approved
horizontal, green, white and black, with the shield of the gilded
country in the center.
(Afghanland.com) |
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Rabbani
1992-1995 |
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This
flag, apparently a reconstruction by Taliban regime. The Shahhada
was used in the middle of a white flag symbolizes their faith in
Islam on a Pure Land. (In communication with Abu Mujahid, member
of the representation of the Flag will be placed upon a vote once
peace returns.
(Afghanland.com) |
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Taliban
1995-2001 |
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The
Pashtuns of Pakistan were claiming their independence and
established their own flag supported by Afghanistan, which till
this day is recognized as the Official Flag of Pashtunistan. (Afghanland.com) |
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Pashtunistan
1951-75 |
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Baluch
people have been oppressed for a long time by Pakistan
government. This flag represents their struggle for
freedom and independence from their oppressors |
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Baluchistan |
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In
the North the resistance of Masud in the Panjshir
, Dostum controlled Mazar-i-Sarif and
Hekmatyar joined opposition to Taliban have raised
this flag with the use the republican flag (already
with the green one in the inferior part) but with the
emblem, placed near the spear.
(Afghanland.com)
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Northern
Alliance 1997 |
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The
Official flag of Afghanistan: Black represents the occupation of
foreigners, the Red represents the blood of freedom fighters, and
the Green represents freedom and Islam. (Afghanland.com) |
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Official
National Flag |
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