File:Flag of the Taliban.svg

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Summary

Description

English: Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban), introduced in 1997

বাংলা: তালেবানের পতাকা।

العربية: علم إمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية، قدم في عام 1997

Italiano: Bandiera dell'Emirato islamico dell'Afghanistan, introdotta nel 1997

Svenska: Islamiska emiratet Afghanistans flagga (tillika Talibanrörelsens flagga), införd 1997, återinförd 2021.

Date

created 1997, vectorized 4 April 2022

Source

The ratio is 1:2, according to the September 1997 Amendments to the Flag Law. The script of the Shahada is not specified in the flag law and varies (see 'other versions' below). This design is one of the most common, and is featured on the Taliban's official website, on a mural at the old U.S. Embassy, and is raised over the presidential palace and Kabul airport.

Author

Original:

Taliban

Vector:

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Permission
(Reusing this file)

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Other versions

File:Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg, an older version of this file

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Licensing

Public domain

This SVG representation of an ancient script is in the public domain.

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Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol of Islamic terrorism, such as al-Qaeda or the "Islamic State", which has been banned by Austria, China, Germany, Russia and other countries.

The usage of this image for non-educational purposes is forbidden in Austria, China and Germany.

In China, the applicable law is Counter-terrorism Law of the People's Republic of China. In Germany, the applicable law is Strafgesetzbuch section 86a (see Strafgesetzbuch Paragraph 86a in German). See the ban here (in German). In Russia, the applicable law is Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:43, 4 September 2024	1,000 × 500 (36 KB)	WeaponizingArchitecture	Reverted to version as of 02:37, 4 September 2024 (UTC) What... No...? Cut it.
	02:38, 4 September 2024	600 × 400 (46 KB)	RepublicOfKorea1945	Reverted to version as of 13:01, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
	02:37, 4 September 2024	1,000 × 500 (36 KB)	RowanJ LP	Reverted to version as of 04:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC) No evidence of flag change
	02:29, 4 September 2024	900 × 600 (35 KB)	RepublicOfKorea1945	Reverted to version as of 07:55, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
	04:40, 27 June 2024	1,000 × 500 (36 KB)	NorthTension	Reverted to version as of 20:14, 24 September 2023 (UTC) unexplained revert
	23:20, 26 June 2024	1,000 × 500 (22 KB)	Sky22333	Reverted to version as of 18:51, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
	20:14, 24 September 2023	1,000 × 500 (36 KB)	TEMPO156	Reverted to version as of 15:17, 23 April 2023 (UTC) See sources in file desc
	18:51, 24 September 2023	1,000 × 500 (22 KB)	QaedistFoji	Reverted to version as of 11:14, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
	15:17, 23 April 2023	1,000 × 500 (36 KB)	Alexphangia	Official design
	14:24, 23 April 2023	825 × 550 (24 KB)	SpanishEmpireBall2009	Reverted to version as of 11:24, 19 May 2022 (UTC)