Thursday, January 21, 2016

Afghanistan Flag History

By Albert Gregory


Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of Central Asia, has a long history of turbulence. Based on archeological evidence, urban civilization began in the region between 3000 and 2000 BC. The first historical documents date from the early part of the Iranian Achaemenian Dynasty, which controlled the area from 550 BC until 331 BC. The present Afghanistan flag is contained of three tints, black, red and green.

The black represents the 19th-century era when Afghanistan was occupied and did not have independence. The red color means bloodshed and fights for independence and the green mean the independence achieved as well as hope and prosperity for the future. This three-stripe flag was designed during King Amanullah Khan after he returned from a visit of Europe in 1928.

Afghanistan banner is made of equivalent three stripe hues with a token amidst the red stripe in white shading. There are two wheat branches on every side of the symbol and on top of the wheat branches, there is the affirmation of Shahdah ( Muslim's faith declaration) which implies There is no god, however, Allah and Mohammad are his prophets.

The two branches of wheat on Afghanistan flag emblem comes from the time of the legend. During the Aryan Empire, King Yamah and the founder of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Durani was crowned with it for the first time as a symbol of bravery.

Afghanistan banner has been changed a few times amid each and every administration and also the symbol of Afghan banner, from the kingdom of Amir Habibullah Khan 1901 to the last or current banner of Afghanistan. Habibullah Khan ruled Afghanistan from 1901 until his death in 1919. The banner of Afghanistan at his kingdom from 1901 until 1919 had a dark foundation with an image in white shading in the middle. The dark foundation banner spoke to the dark page of the history and the independence Afghanistan had not been accomplished on that time.

Today, a window of opportunity has opened in Afghanistan. Razia’s Ray of Hope is one of many organizations working in the hope that this new chapter in the history of Afghanistan will be one of progress, prosperity, and peace. For the special events, the Flag Company Inc invented beautiful decals for the history support.




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