Flag of Afghanistan
A design divided into three vertical parts, colored black, red, and green, with the national emblem set in the middle. The national emblem is composed of a mosque and mihrab (indicating direction of Mecca) surrounded by ears of wheat, and on the uppper half is written, "There is no other God than Allah. Muhammad is Allah's prophet. Allah is great." Black represents the surpressed past, red, of the blood shed by national citizens during war, and green, the color of Islam and peace.
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Mosque and wheat and sword, At the top of the mosque a phrase from the Quran is written 'There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God" |
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Invasion from foreign countries, Sad history of surpression |
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The blood of those who died for the struggle for independence, revolution |
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Freedom and peace, agriculture |
| Area | 652,225km² |
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| Capital | Kabul |
| Language | Pashto, Dari |
| Major industry | Agriculture (wheat, barley etc.) |
| Currency | Afghani |