The cartouche bears the name of the country and the date of the revolution according to the local solar calendar, 26 changash 1352, or 17 July 1973. President Daoud also changed the flag of the head of state by replacing it with a new emblem, and the flag became double-sided.

The recognized flag of Afghanistan continues to be that of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, although the Taliban flag, which was used from 1997-2001 until their collapse, has reemerged under the name of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as of 2021.

Aug 19, 2021 · Afghanistan’s flag has been changed or modified at least 18 times over the past 100 years. The Taliban intends to replace the Afghan national flag with their white banner bearing the Shahada...

Sep 9, 2021 · If the change of flag is confirmed and accepted, Afghanistan will be the first independent country to change its flag design since Mauritania in 2017 (not counting newly-standardized design specifications that are consistent with previous descriptions).

Aug 17, 2021 · Afghanistan's name has been changed to the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan", a name that was given during the previous Taliban regime, and the white flag with shahadah on it has been...

Following the Taliban’s rise in August 2021, Afghanistan adopted a new flag. It features a plain white field with the black Shahada, representing the Taliban’s focus on purity of faith and governance.

Jan 14, 2025 · A new national constitution approved in 2004 but not yet promulgated stipulates adding the inscription “God is great” and the date 1298 in the Islamic calendar (corresponding to the Gregorian date of 1919), the year Afghanistan achieved independence.

Sep 2, 2018 · Afghanistan’s current flag consists of three equal vertical bands of black, red, and green. The black color represents the dark past when its foreign policy was under control of the British Empire, the red represents the blood shed for Independence, and the green color represents hope and a prosperous Islamic future.

May 9, 2024 · The old black, red, and green tricolor was reinstated as Afghanistan’s national flag by Transitional Government of Afghanistan under Hamid Karzai, later replaced by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Current flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The black symbolizes the dark, troubled past of the nation. The green represents both Islam and prosperity, while the red represents the blood shed by those who fought for the country’s independence.