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flag of Afghanistan

History

Afghanistan has had over 20 different flags dating back to the 1700s and 1800s. The most common design is the tricolor, supposedly inspired by King Amanullah Khan when visiting Europe in 1928 with the original horizontal version being based on that of the flag of Germany. The current internationally recognised design is the vertical tricolor and has been used over 10 times throughout it's history. However, in 2021 the taliban are now attempting to replace the flag with their own design, a white flag featuring a black Shahada in the center. Despite this, the United Nations and other international entities to not recognise this and still list the tricolor design.

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Meaning

The black color represents the dark past and the troubled history, red represents the blood shed during the fight for independence from the British ending in 1919, and green representing the hope and wealth of the future. The center of the flag features the national emblem of Afghanistan, containing a golden mosque with a mehrab (niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca and the direction that Muslims should face when praying) minbar (steps) and prayer mat inside. Below that are numerals for the Hijri year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar), the year of independence from Britain. This central image is enclosed by a border of wheat, symbolizing that Afghanistan is an agricultural country, and agriculture is the occupation of most of the Afghan people.