List of Afghan flags

This is a list of flags associated with Afghanistan.

National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
De facto (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
15 August 2021–present
National flag
The Arabic Shahada in black on a white field in the calligraphic Thuluth script.
The Arabic Shahada and "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in Pashto in black on a white field in the calligraphic Thuluth script.
De jure (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
19 August 2013–present
National flag
Three vertical bands of black, red and green with the National Emblem in white centered on the red band and then slightly overlapping the black and green bands.
National flag (variant)

Standards of the head of state
FlagDateUseDescription
former
2004–2021
Standard of the President of Afghanistan under Ashraf Ghani and Hamid Karzai.
A black flag with a red circle with a white contour drawing of the national emblem in 2004 version.
2004
A black flag with a red circle with a white contour drawing of the national emblem in 1990s version.
1974–1978
Standard of the President of Afghanistan under Mohammad Daoud Khan.
A red flag with a black circle with a red drawing of the national emblem.

1933–1973
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Mohammad Zahir Shah (obverse and reverse).
National emblem on a red background on the obverse and royal tughra on the reverse.

1931–1933
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Mohammad Nadir Shah (obverse and reverse).

1926–1929
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Amanullah Khan (obverse and reverse).
Amanullah Khan's emblem on a red background on the obverse and royal tughra on the reverse. The emblem consists of two crossed swords, a headdress called kolah and a star, and all these elements were removed from the national emblem around the coronation of Amarullah as the first king of Afghanistan.

Loya Jirga
FlagDateUseDescription
former
2003
Flag of the 2003 loya jirga.

Military flags
FlagDateUseDescription
former
?–2021
Flag of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan
Red flag with the emblem of the Ministry of Defense in a monochrome gold version.
2015–2021
Flag of the Resolute Support Mission
A green flag with the official mission logo.

2001–2014
Flags of the International Security Assistance Force

Army
FlagDateUseDescription
former
1987-1992
Flag of the Afghan Army
1978–1980
?-1978
1920s
Corps
2007–2021
Flag of the Afghan National Army Commando Corps
?-2021
Flag of the 209th Corps
?-2021
Flag of the 205th Corps
?-2021
Flag of the 207th Corps

Air Force
FlagDateUseDescription
former
2010–2021
Flag of the Afghan Air Force

Police
FlagDateUseDescription
current
2021-present
Flag of the Afghan National Police [1][2]
former
2001–2021
Flag of the Afghan National Police

Customs service
FlagDateUseDescription
current
2021-present
Flag of the Customs service of Afghanistan
former
?–2021
Flag of the Customs service of Afghanistan

Olympic Committee
FlagDateUseDescription
current
2021-present?
Flag of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
A white flag with the national flag, the inscription "Afghanistan" and the Olympic rings.
former
?–2021
Flag of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
1930s
Flag of the National Olympic Committee of the Kingdom of Afghanistan

Historical flags
FlagDateRegimeDescription
National flags
2002–2004
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-seventh flag (2002–2004)
2002
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-sixth flag (2002)
2001–2002
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-fifth flag (2001–2002)
1997–2001
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (variant)
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-fourth flag (1997–2001)
1996–1997
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-third flag (1996–1997)
1992–2001
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-second flag (1992–2002)

1992
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twenty-first flag (1992)
1987–1992
Republic of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twentieth flag (1987–1992)
1980–1987
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Nineteenth flag (1980–1987)
1980
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Eighteenth flag (1980)
1978–1980
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Seventeenth flag (1978–1980)
1978
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Sixteenth flag (1978)
1974–1978
Republic of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Fifteenth flag (1974–1978)
1973–1974
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Fourteenth flag (1973–1974)
1931–1973
Kingdom of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Thirteenth flag (1930–1973))
1929–1930
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Twelfth flag (1929–1930)
1929
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Eleventh flag (1929)
Emirate of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Tenth flag (1929–1931)
1929-1931
Emirate of Afghanistan, used in Herat
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Tenth flag (1929–1931)
1929
Kingdom of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Ninth flag (1929)
1929 and 1926–1928
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Fifth flag (1926–1928)


1928-1929
Kingdom of Afghanistan (possible appearance)
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Seventh flag (1928–1929))
1928
Kingdom of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Sixth flag (1928)
1921–1926/29
Emirate of Afghanistan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Fourth flag (1921–1926/29)
1919–1921
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Third flag (1919–1921/29)
1901–1919
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Second flag (1901–1919)
1880–1901
1818–1855
1709–1738
Emirate of Afghanistan
Principality of Qandahar
Hotak dynasty
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Black Standard in central Asia and the first flag
1856–1919
Flag of the United Kingdom used to represent the Emirate of Afghanistan abroad
Main article: Flag of the United Kingdom
Local national flags
1991
1996
Jihad flag used first by Islamic Emirate of Kunar
and then Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Black Standard in central Asia and the first flag
1818–1842
Emirate of Herat
Main article: Flag of Afghanistan § Herat flag (1818–1842)
1830s
US flag with 23 stars used by Josiah Harlan as Prince of Ghor.
Main article: Flag of the United States

Political flags

Political partys flags
FlagDatePartyDescription
current
2005–present
Hezbollah Afghanistan
2004–present
Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan
Red flag with a yellow star in the canton.
2004–present
People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
Link to file
2003–present
National United Party of Afghanistan
Party emblem on blue background.
1997–present
Watan Party of Afghanistan
Party emblem on blue background.
Link to file
1992–present
National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
National flag from 1974-1978 with the party emblem instead of the national emblem.
1989–present
Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
Party emblem on blue background.
1979–present
National Islamic Front of Afghanistan
A black flag with a gold emblem in the canton. The emblem consists of crossed swords, a wreath of wheat and Takbir.
1976–present
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Green flag with a white emblem. The emblem contains many symbols of the national emblem, to which the open Quran adds. There is also Shahada under the emblem.
1973–present
Afghanistan Liberation Organization
A red flag with three raised hands, holding a hammer, a sickle and a gun respectively.
1972–present
Islamic Society
Green flag with a white emblem.
former
1975-1979
Islamic Party
Green flag with a white emblem. The emblem contains many symbols of the national emblem, to which the open Quran adds.
1965-1992
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Red flag with gold party emblem in the canton. The emblem consists of an ear of wheat superimposed on a gear wheel. The emblem consists of an ear of wheat placed on a gear wheel, symbolizing farmers and workers. Another variant of the party's flag served for a short time as the national flag.
1965-1992
Democratic Youth Organisation of Afghanistan, youth wing of the PDPA.
A red flag with the emblem moved towards the mast. The emblem consisted of PDPA symbols, a clenched fist, schematic mountains and a red star.

Rebel groups flags
Main article: Afghan rebel flags

This table does not include flags derived from rebels that became national flags. Such cases occurred once during the Saqqawists period in 1929 and twice in connection with the Taliban takeovers in 1996 and 2021.

FlagDateGroupDescription
current
2021–Present
National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, used together with the flags of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic State of Afghanistan[3][4]
A variant of the 1990s of the national flag used by Northern Alliance.
2021–Present
Southern Turkestan Movement[5]
Red-blue-green tricolor with the white crescent moon and a star on a blue stripe. The star and crescent resembles the Kokbayraq flag.
2015–Present
Variant of the Jihadist flag used in Afghanistan by Islamic State – Khorasan Province[6][7][8][9] and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (splinter faction)
The flag consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada emblazoned across it in depicts the second phrase of the shahada in the form of a depiction of the supposedly historical seal of Muhammad.[10]
2014–Present
Hazarajat Freedom Movement[11]
Two-color white and blue flag divided into 1/3 of its length with a wavy pattern
1996–present
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
1988–present
Turkistan Islamic Party[12]
White text of the Shahada above a white crescent moon and a star on a blue background. The star and crescent comes from the Kokbayraq flag, while the Shahada symbolizes Islam.
1979–Present
Variant of the Jihadist flag used in Afghanistan by
:
The flag consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada emblazoned across it in calligraphy style writing.
former
Link to file
1987–1989
Flag of Hezbollah was used by everal factions of Tehran Eight[13]
Main article: Flag of Hezbollah
1979
Flag associated with the Herat insurgents in 1979.
A green flag with white Takbir inscription.

Other
FlagDateUseDescription
2014
Proposed flag of Khorosan[14]
Yellow-red-violet tricolor with the inscription "new Khorosan".
1970s
Flag used in Nuristan in the 1970s, it is not known if it was an ethnic or political flag.
A white and red flag with stripes separated by a tenfold triangular wave.

Ethnic groups flags
FlagDateUseDescription
2013–present
Flag of Hazaristan[15]
Blue-white-yellow tricolor, the colors symbolizes the Hazara people's roots and origin, sky, their loyalty, long winter in Hazaristan, their future and development.[16][17][18][19]
1947–present
Flag of Pashtunistan
Main article: Flag of Pashtunistan
?–present
Flag of Pashayi people

Red Crescent Society
FlagDateUseDescription
1934–present
Flags of the Afghan Red Crescent Society
Red Crescent surrounded by the association's names written in black in Pashto at the top and Dari at the bottom.
1935
Rejected red Mehrab-e-Ahmar project to replace the red crescent[20]
A red mosque similar to the national emblem on a white background

Corporations

Airlines
FlagDateUseDescription
1965–present
Flag of Ariana Afghan Airlines
The flag features an blue Afghan swallow bird from logo on white field. Blue representing precious lapis lazuli stones.[21]

Unknown flags
FlagDateUseDescription
early 19th century
Flags from the Afghanistan Military school at the time of Amir Habibullah Khan

Misattributed flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1980s–present
A flag representing the Hazaras in pan-Turkish concepts.[22]
A blue flag with a gold symbol found on Hephthalites and Kushan coins. Blue is the traditional color of steppe nomads, it means the blue sky of the god Tengri. This has no direct connection with the Hazaras, but it connects Turks and Mongols.
1969–present
Attributed flag of Ghaznavids, designed by Akib Öbek in 1969 as part of concept of 16 Great Turkic Empires
Green glag with a grey crescent in canton and a peacock. It can appear in many artistic variants.[23]
?–present
A fictitious flag of Ghaznavids spread on the Internet
A black field with a golden full moon.
1969–present
Attributed flag of Hephthalites, designed by Akib Öbek in 1969 as part of concept of 16 Great Turkic Empires
White flag with three yellow stars placed vertically in upper hoist. White may refer to the White Huns, which was one of the terms for the Hephthalites.[24]
?
Alleged alternative variant of the flag of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
National flag from 1978–1980 in green instead of red.[25]
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See also

References
  1. "صفحه اصلی | وزارت امور داخله". moi.gov.af. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. "Islamic-emirate-of-Afghanistan-Police". ImgBB. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. "Opinion: The mujahideen resistance to the Taliban begins now. But we need help". The Washington Post.
  4. "'Panjshir stands strong': Afghanistan's last holdout against the Taliban". TheGuardian.com. 18 August 2021.
  5. "Afghanistan's Security Challenges under the Taliban". www.crisisgroup.org. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. "Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?". 27 August 2021.
  7. "Taliban Provincial Governor Vows To Fight ISIS".
  8. Rehman, Zia Ur (15 September 2021). "Afghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph". Nikkei Asia.
  9. "Afghanistan: Several dead as blasts rock Jalalabad and Kabul".
  10. The SITE (Search for International Terrorist Entities) website on 23 January 2007 stated: "The Islamic State of Iraq issued a document titled: 'The Legality of the Flag in Islam,' which contains the image of its flag and information to its symbolism, today, Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Text on the flag reading, 'No God, but Allah, and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger,' are the words contained on the flag of the Prophet Muhammad that he carried into battle and handed to generations of bearers. The Islamic State provides evidence and legitimacy for this banner from Islamic scholars, and goes into detail regarding opinions of the flag's material, title, and significance. According to the group the circular shape matches the ring stamp of the Prophet found on many scripts, and the order of the words are to indicate the supremacy of Allah over the Messenger." Cited by Ivan Sache at Flags of the World on 18 February 2007.
  11. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=741084109289303&set=pb.100068410684021.-2207520000
  12. Some analyzes indicate that the group no longer exists.
  13. The changing ideology of Hezbollah. OCLC 1141519495.
  14. https://www.kabulpress.org/article196166.html
  15. "Flag of Hazaristan on the Cover of the Anthology Poems for the Hazara". Hazara Rights. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  16. "Flag of Hazaristan". Hazara International Network. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  17. "Flag of Hazaristan". Kamran Mir Hazar. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  18. "بیرقی برای هزارستان". Kabul Press. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  19. "Hazaristan". The CRW Flags. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  20. http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/red.html
  21. "History".
  22. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/af-hazar.html#hypo
  23. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/tr_imp.html
  24. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/tr_imp.html
  25. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/af1978o.html#green
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