flags

Akhamanish king Cyrus the great used this flag in battle and upon his thrown.

This flag was used in area of present Afghanistan from 550BC to 530BC.

This flag hung from top down.


Cyrus 550-530BC




Alexander the great flew this flag on battle grounds of present day Afghanistan

from 330-312, but never managed to capture the whole region resulting in defeat.


Alexander 330-312 BC




The Sassani Dynasty used its own four pointed star from 225-651.

This Flag was also hung from the top dropping down.


Sassani 225-651




Khulafa Rashiddin introduced Islam to Eastern Persia which included present

day Afghanistan. This was the flag used by their armies from 651-661


Califite Rashidin 651-661




Abbasi Khelafat took the reign and hoisted a green flag and continued its use

for many generations till the local Islamic moved flourished in Ghazna


Abbassi 661-961




Upon his inavion of Persia, Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi replaced the Sassani Flag's

star with an Image of a lion (He loved hunting) He also replaced the akhamanish

hawk at the hoist to a Cresent.


Ghaznawi 962-998




Sultan Mahmood was a very strong man gifted speaker and was very handsome.

He was a great warrior and showed great horsemanship skills. The Flag is a the

only replication available in about-afghanistan.blogspot.com's records


Ghaznawi 998-999




Sultan Mahmood's Battle banner was this familiar lion with rising sun along

with the retention of the Sassani colors. He used this flag on this invasion of India.


Ghaznawi 999-1031




Later in his reign Sultan Mahmood used a Peacock crescent flag influenced by

his stay in India.


Ghaznawi 1031-1187




The Khwarazmian used a black odd shaped flag in battles against the

invading mongols


Khwarazmian 1215-1221







Genghiz Khan's flag. The symbol represents Fire, Sun and moon.


Mongol 1221-1256




Ilkhan rulers of the area known as Afghanistan today used this flag.

The Ilkhans are the ancestors of modern Hazaras


Ilkhans 1256-1370




Timur Shah, Timur Gurkaani, Timurlane or Timur Lang, (timur the lame) Flag


Timuri 1370-1504




Zahir Babur the founder of Mughal dynasty established Kabul as his base

and later moved on to Delhi where his linage ruled the sub contentment for centuries.


Babur 1504-1556




Nader Shah Afshar, used this old image of hunting lion and rising sun once

used by Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi


Afshari 1729-1739







Afghanistan was part of the dominions of the Shah of Persia Abbas.

The Persian Empire Used This Colorful Flag (1688-1747) (Flag Bulletin)








Afshar 1739-1747







Dethroned Emir Mahmud conserved Harat until his death in 1829. The Durani

Clan claimed Heart from Persian Empire and The flag of Herat was green, white

and green, surely the same one that or used the Durrani dynasty during its

government in Kabul or Kandahar (Flag Bulletin)


Durrani 1818-1842







The kingdom of Lahore (Then Part of Afghanistan) used near 1830 an equal national flag

to the French tricolor by decision of the sovereign Ranjit Singh influenced by its French

advisor, general Allard, exiled there. At the same time the white flag of the Borbones

was used in France.





Kabulistan 1830







Dost Mohammad, During his first years (before the Sikhs in 1818), Kashmir (1819),

Dera Ghazi Khan (1819), Dera Ismail Khan (1821) and Peshawar (1834). This Flag

was used till 1901 and later modified a little.


Barakzai 1880-1901







The Treaty of Rawalpindi of 8 of August of 1919 recognized the independence of

Afghanistan.The design of the flag was modified in 1919, and the Constitution of

1922 confirmed its use.


Amanullah 1924-1928







Loya Jirga approved (final of 1928) the restoration of a new national flag, composed

of three vertical strips, in the center; in the central band a shield with ears and a

radiating sun, and a star; on the foot snow-covered mountains and a tape with the

inscription " Afghanistan "


Amanullah 1928-1929







The reforms of the king Amanullah caused scrambled tribal runs and the head

of bandits Habibullah (well-known as Bacha-i-Saqao " the son of the water carrier ")

captured Kabul (January of 1929) and settled down a new dynasty under the

name of Habibullah Khan Kalakani.


Habibullah Kalakani 1929







During the rebellion of the son of the water carrier, a flag similar to the Kalakani

used in Herat in the rebellion of the Kohistan.


Herat Rebel Flag 1930







The previous dynasty, expelled from Kabul by Habibullah Kalakani, conserved the

power in Qandahar. This flag was used in Qandahar as a transitional one until the

adoption of the new flag in 1930.





Qandahar Flag 1930










1930, the religious emblem disappeared of the flag. The design (the size of the

emblem and the color of the lateral branches) was durarero of the history of

Afghanistan and was consecrated by the Constitution of 31 of October of 1931.








Nader Shah 1930-1973










Nader Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the King

and not the Flag of the Kingdom. The flag continued being the approved one by

the Constitution of 1931 Zahir Shah who reigned during forty years. In 1934 it

adopted a new real standard.





Royal Flag 1930-1933







Reverse Side of Nader Shah's adopted royal flag.


Reverse Side 1930-33







Zahir Shah adopted the Red flag, which symbolizes the Royal Flag of the King

and not the Flag of the Kingdom. The flag continued being the approved one

by the Constitution of 1931 In 1934 it adopted a new real standard.


Royal Flag 1933-1957







Reverse Side of Zahir Shah's adopted royal flag.


Reverse Side 1933-57










Daud Khan overthrew his Cousin King Mohammad Zahir and established a Republic.

A counterrevolution tried in September under the direction of ex- prime minister

Maiwandwal and several military, failed. The 9 of May of 1974 the new republican

flag was adopted.


Republic Flag 1974-78







31 of December of 1979. The Party had been equipped with a flag. Hafizullah Amin

Prime Minister that determined a change of flag, which would happen to be red

(the republican standard with the shield and Wheat in the middle stood for workers.


Socialist Flag 1977-1987







Before the 9 of October of 1979 Amin started and succeeded a coup d'etat.

The faction " Khalk " (Masses) (Flag),. The red flag was made official few

days later, the 19 of October


Khalq 1978-1980







21 of April of 1980 the new flag was adopted, that consisted of the old republican

but with the three equal strips, and with a new emblem (which diverse previous

proposals are known). The proportion was altered to 1:2.


Parcham 1980-1986







On 30 of November of 1987 a new Loya Jirga met that approved the new Constitution

and chose to Najibullah the president and Muhammad Hasan Sharq prime minister.

The flag was not modified in its colors but if in its emblem, of which the red star

disappeared and a Islamic aspect occurred


Najibullah 1987-1992







In the parade of opening of the Olympics Games of Barcelona (18 of July of 1992)

Afghanistan it marched past with the legal flag of the country, Afghanland.com

believes New Flag was designed removing the Red which stood for Bloodshed

from the national Flag.


Mujahid Transition1992







On 2nd of December Rabbani was re-elected president by two years and by means

of presidential decree, the official design of the national flag, consisting of three strips

was approved horizontal, green, white and black, with the shield of the gilded country

in the center.


Rabbani 1992-1995







This flag, apparently a reconstruction by Taliban regime. The Shahhada was used in

themiddle of a white flag symbolizes their faith in Islam on a Pure Land.

(In communication with Abu Mujahid, member of the representation of the Flag will be

placed upon a vote once peace returns.


Taliban 1995-2001







The Pashtuns of Pakistan were claiming their independence and established their own

flag supported by Afghanistan, which till this day is recognized as the Official Flag of Pashtunistan.


Pashtunistan 1951-75







Baluch people have been oppressed for a long time by Pakistan government.

This flag represents their struggle for freedom and independence from their oppressors


Baluchistan





In the North the resistance of Masud in the Panjshir , Dostum controlled Mazar-i-Sarif

and Hekmatyar joined opposition to Taliban have raised this flag with the use the

republican flag (already with the green one in the inferior part) but with the emblem,

placed near the spear.


Northern Alliance 1997







The Official flag of Afghanistan: Black represents the occupation of foreigners,

the Red represents the blood of freedom fighters, and the Green represents

freedom and Islam


Official National Flag