Emblem of Afghanistan

National emblem of Afghanistan
Versions
Armiger	Afghanistan
Adopted	2013 (Islamic Republic) 15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (Islamic Emirate)
Motto	لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله "There is no god except Allah; Mohammad is the messenger of Allah." (Shahada)

The national emblem of Afghanistan is a national symbol of Afghanistan that has appeared in some form on the flag of Afghanistan since 1901.

Historical emblems

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  Emirate of Afghanistan (1901–1919)
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  Emirate of Afghanistan (1919–1926)
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  Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1928)
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  Kingdom of Afghanistan (1928–1929)
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  Emirate of Afghanistan (1929)
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  Ali Ahmad Khan alternative government in emirate of Afghanistan (1929)
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  Kingdom of Afghanistan (1931–1973)
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  Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1974)
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  Republic of Afghanistan (1974–1978)
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  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1980)
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  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1980–1987)
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  Republic of Afghanistan (1987–1992)
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  Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2002)
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  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
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  Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004)
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  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021)
  (compare black variant)
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  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)

Year numbers

Different years are shown in some emblems, as shown below. (Another year can be seen in the emblem of 1974–1978.)

Hijri		CE	Event	Emblems
۱۲۹۸	1298 solar	1919–1920	independence   (Third Anglo-Afghan War)	2004–2021
١٣٤٨	1348 lunar	1929–1930	coronation of Nadir Shah   (Civil War 1928–1929)	1931–1973, 1992–2002, 2002–2004
١٣٥٢	1352 lunar	1933–1934		1974–1978
١٤١٥	1415 lunar	1994–1995	rise of the Taliban   (Civil War 1992–1996)	1996–2001, 2021–present

See also

• Flag of Afghanistan

External links

• Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2021-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
• /Afghanistan-national-symbol.htm Afghanistan/Khurasan National Emblem