Afghanistan Flag
Which design is shown here
Two designs are in use. The image shown here is the black-red-green tricolour with a white emblem, established under the 2004 Constitution and still used by some Afghan diplomatic missions and at the United Nations. The de facto authorities inside Afghanistan have used a white flag bearing the shahada in black since August 2021. This page describes the displayed tricolour and does not take a position on governance or recognition.
How to identify it
Black, red and green vertical bands with a white national emblem in the centre showing a mosque with its mihrab and minbar inside a wreath.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The displayed black-red-green tricolour was established under Afghanistan’s 2004 Constitution.
- Construction
- Three vertical bands of black, red and green, with a white national emblem centred on the red band. The emblem includes a mosque with its mihrab and minbar inside a wreath of wheat.
History of the design
The de facto authorities inside Afghanistan have used a white flag bearing the shahada in black since August 2021. The displayed tricolour remains in use by some Afghan diplomatic missions and at the United Nations, so two designs are in use.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Afghanistan since August 2021; Flags of the World (FOTW)