The Afghanistan flag consists of a vertical tricolour running from left to right of black, red and green. The width of every coloured piece is equal to half of its length. The national emblem is located in the centre of the flag. The national emblem of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and Pulpit in white colour. Two flags are located on its sides. In the upper-middle part of the insignia the sacred phrase of "There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet and Allah is Great" are placed along with a rising sun. The word Afghanistan and the year 1298 (solar calendar) are located in the lower part of the insignia. The emblem is encircled with two branches of wheat.
The colours used on the flag are;
Red: Pantone 186
Green: Pantone 3425
Process Black C 100%
White: Process Black C 0%
There are conflicting descriptions of the Afghanistan flag's meaning. One version states that the flag's colours represented different eras in the country's history. The black represented the 19th century era when Afghanistan was occupied and not independent; that red represented the fight for independence; and that green represented that independence was achieved. However these three colours originated in 1928. Another and more probable version is that the colour black may represent previous Afghan flags which represented the sovereign; red was possibly introduced by former king Aman Allah as a sign of progress, copied from the Soviet flag; and that green stands for Islam.
The present day Afghanistan flag was introduced in 2002 by the country's transitional government after the Taliban were defeated with only a few minor alterations to date. Afghanistan had a similar flag during its monarchist reign from 1930 to 1973, but some of its previous versions were radically different. Afghanistan has undergone many flag changes, among the most in the world, during the 20th Century.
Before the 20th Century the flag was all black. Between October 1978 and April 1980 the Afghan flag was predominantly red with an emblem in the top left corner.
The colours used on the flag are;
Red: Pantone 186
Green: Pantone 3425
Process Black C 100%
White: Process Black C 0%
There are conflicting descriptions of the Afghanistan flag's meaning. One version states that the flag's colours represented different eras in the country's history. The black represented the 19th century era when Afghanistan was occupied and not independent; that red represented the fight for independence; and that green represented that independence was achieved. However these three colours originated in 1928. Another and more probable version is that the colour black may represent previous Afghan flags which represented the sovereign; red was possibly introduced by former king Aman Allah as a sign of progress, copied from the Soviet flag; and that green stands for Islam.
The present day Afghanistan flag was introduced in 2002 by the country's transitional government after the Taliban were defeated with only a few minor alterations to date. Afghanistan had a similar flag during its monarchist reign from 1930 to 1973, but some of its previous versions were radically different. Afghanistan has undergone many flag changes, among the most in the world, during the 20th Century.
Before the 20th Century the flag was all black. Between October 1978 and April 1980 the Afghan flag was predominantly red with an emblem in the top left corner.
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The wreath of wheat recalls the crown worn in 1747 by the first Afghan king.[Whitney Smith, Flag lore of all nations, Millbrook Press, 2002.
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