Afghanistan 🇦🇫

What is the Flag of Afghanistan?

The flag of Afghanistan is a tricolor flag featuring three vertical bands of black, red, and green. This tricolour was adopted in 2013 by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The flag is also known as the “Afghanistan National Flag” or the “Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.”

What Does the Afghanistan Flag Look Like?

The Afghanistan flag is composed of three vertical stripes of black, red, and green. The Afghan coat of arms is located in the center of the flag. The coat of arms includes a mosque with a mihrab, a religious niche indicating the direction of Mecca, and two flags on either side. Above the mosque is a crest with a mosque dome and minarets. The flags on either side of the mosque are green and have the Shahada or Muslim testimony of faith written in white.

The colors of the Afghanistan flag are symbolic. Black represents the dark past of the nation and its perseverance through difficult times. Red represents the blood shed by Afghan martyrs in the struggle for freedom. Green represents hope and the future of the nation.

What is the Afghanistan Flag Called?

The Afghanistan flag is officially called the "Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". It is also called the "Afghanistan National Flag" or the "Flag of the Afghan Republic".

What Does the Afghanistan Flag Represent?

The Afghanistan flag represents the nation’s commitment to Islam and unity. The black, red, and green stripes symbolize the nation’s past and present struggles and its hope for the future. The coat of arms in the center of the flag is an important symbol of the nation and its people, and the flags on either side of the mosque represent the Shahada or Muslim testimony of faith. The Afghanistan flag represents the nation’s commitment to its faith, its people, and its hope for peace and unity.

Which flag does Afghanistan use today?

Afghanistan has no single universally recognised flag. Since 15 August 2021 the Taliban's Islamic Emirate has flown a white flag bearing the Shahada in black calligraphy, and that is the flag used inside the country. The black, red and green tricolour shown on this page remains the flag used by the United Nations, where the Islamic Republic still holds Afghanistan's seat, and by many governments and international bodies. Both are shown here because both are in use: one de facto, one de jure. Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Afghanistan.