This is a list of flags associated with Afghanistan.
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National flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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De facto (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) | |||
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15 August 2021–present |
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19 August 2013–present |
National flag |
Three vertical bands of black, red and green with the National Emblem in white centered on the red band and then slightly overlapping the black and green bands.
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National flag (variant)
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Standards of the head of state
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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former
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2004–2021 |
A black flag with a red circle with a white contour drawing of the national emblem in 2004 version.
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2004 |
A black flag with a red circle with a white contour drawing of the national emblem in 1990s version.
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1974–1978 |
Standard of the President of Afghanistan under Mohammad Daoud Khan. |
A red flag with a black circle with a red drawing of the national emblem.
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1933–1973 |
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Mohammad Zahir Shah (obverse and reverse). |
National emblem on a red background on the obverse and royal tughra on the reverse.
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1931–1933 |
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Mohammad Nadir Shah (obverse and reverse).
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1926–1929 |
Standard of the King of Afghanistan under Amanullah Khan (obverse and reverse). |
Amanullah Khan's emblem on a red background on the obverse and royal tughra on the reverse. The emblem consists of two crossed swords, a headdress called kolah and a star, and all these elements were removed from the national emblem around the coronation of Amarullah as the first king of Afghanistan.
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Loya Jirga
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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former
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2003 |
Flag of the 2003 loya jirga. |
Military flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021-present |
Flag of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan |
White flag with the emblem of the Ministry of Defense.
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former
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?–2021 |
Flag of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan |
Red flag with the emblem of the Ministry of Defense in a monochrome gold version.
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2015–2021 |
Flag of the Resolute Support Mission |
A green flag with the official mission logo.
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2001–2014 |
Flags of the International Security Assistance Force |
Army
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021-present |
Flag of the Afghan Army |
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former
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1987–1992
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Flag of the Afghan Army
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1974–1980
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c. 1961—? |
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?–1973 |
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1920s |
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Corps
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2007–2021 |
Flag of the Afghan National Army Commando Corps |
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?–2021 |
Flag of the 209th Corps |
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Flag of the 205th Corps |
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Flag of the 207th Corps |
Air Force
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021-present |
Flag of the Afghan Air Force |
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former
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2010–2021 |
Flag of the Afghan Air Force |
Police
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021–present |
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former
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2001–2021 |
Flag of the Afghan National Police |
Customs service
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021–present |
Flag of the Customs service of Afghanistan |
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former
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?–2021 |
Flag of the Customs service of Afghanistan |
Education
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021–present |
Flag of the Ministry of Education |
Olympic Committee
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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current
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2021–present? |
A white flag with the national flag, the inscription "Afghanistan" and the Olympic rings.
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former
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?–2021 |
Flag of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
A white flag with the Olympic rings and inscription "National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan".
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1930s |
Flag of the National Olympic Committee of the Kingdom of Afghanistan |
A flag of unknown colors used at the Berlin Olympics contains a kolah and Olympic rings.
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Historical flags
Flag | Date | Regime | Description |
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National flags
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2002–2004 |
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2002 |
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2001–2002 |
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1997–2001 |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (variant) |
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1996–1997 |
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1992–2001 |
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1992 |
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1987–1992 |
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1980–1987 |
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1978–1980 |
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1978 |
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1974–1978 |
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1973–1974 |
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1931–1973 |
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1929–1930 |
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1929 |
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1929–1931 |
Emirate of Afghanistan, used in Herat |
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1929 |
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1929 and 1926–1928 |
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1928-1929 |
Kingdom of Afghanistan (possible appearance) |
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1928 |
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1921–1926/29 |
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1919–1921 |
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1901–1919 |
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1880–1901 1818–1855 1709–1738 |
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1856–1919 |
Flag of the United Kingdom used to represent the Emirate of Afghanistan abroad |
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Local national flags
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1991 1996 |
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1818–1842 |
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1830s |
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Other
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c. 1842 |
Pashtun banner captured at Jellalabad |
An example of a Pashtun tribal battle flag. Red triangular banner with Shahada and green frame, woven red and yellow fringes were also present on the edges.[4]
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c. 1839 |
Pashtun banner captured at Ghazni |
Political flags
Political parties flags
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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current
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2005–present |
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2004–present |
Red flag with a yellow star in the canton.
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2004–present |
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Link to file | 2003–present |
Party emblem on blue background.
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1997–present |
Party emblem on blue background.
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Link to file | 1992–present |
National flag from 1974-1978 with the party emblem instead of the national emblem.
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1989–present |
Party emblem on blue background.
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1979–present |
A black flag with a gold emblem in the canton. The emblem consists of crossed swords, a wreath of wheat and Takbir.
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Link to file | 1973–present |
A red flag with three raised hands, holding a hammer, a sickle and a gun respectively.
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1972–present |
Green flag with a white emblem.
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1976–present |
Green flag with a white emblem. The emblem contains many symbols of the national emblem, to which the open Quran adds. There is also Shahada under the emblem.
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former
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1975–1979 |
Green flag with a white emblem. The emblem contains many symbols of the national emblem, to which the open Quran adds.
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1965–1992 |
Red flag with gold party emblem in the canton. The emblem consists of an ear of wheat superimposed on a gear wheel. The emblem consists of an ear of wheat placed on a gear wheel, symbolizing farmers and workers. Another variant of the party's flag served for a short time as the national flag.
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1965–1992 |
Democratic Youth Organisation of Afghanistan, youth wing of the PDPA. |
A red flag with the emblem moved towards the mast. The emblem consisted of PDPA symbols, a clenched fist, schematic mountains and a red star.
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Rebel groups flags
This table does not include flags derived from rebels that became national flags. Such cases occurred once during the Saqqawists period in 1929 and twice in connection with the Taliban takeovers in 1996 and 2021.
Flag | Date | Group | Description |
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current
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2022–Present |
Red-blue-green tricolor with the white crescent moon and a star on a blue stripe. The star and crescent resembles the Kokbayraq flag.
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2021–Present |
National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, used together with the flags of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic State of Afghanistan[7][8] |
A variant of the 1990s of the national flag used by Northern Alliance.
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2021-present
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The front announced its existence in October 2021. It operates mainly in the provinces of Maidan Wardak and Ghazni. It is composed exclusively of Hazaras, both ex-military and civilians. A spokesman for the front announced in a video released in October that the group's goal is to fight the Taliban and the ISKP throughout Hazarajat.[9]
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2015–Present |
Variant of the Jihadist flag used in Afghanistan by Islamic State – Khorasan Province[10][11][12][13] and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
(splinter faction)
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The flag consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada emblazoned across it in depicts the second phrase of the shahada in the form of a depiction of the supposedly historical seal of Muhammad.[14]
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2014–present |
Two-color white and blue flag divided into 1/3 of its length with a wavy pattern
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2006–Present
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1996–present |
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1988–present |
White text of the Shahada above a white crescent moon and a star on a blue background. The star and crescent comes from the Kokbayraq flag, while the Shahada symbolizes Islam.
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1979–Present |
Variant of the Jihadist flag used in Afghanistan by
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The flag consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada emblazoned across it in calligraphy style writing.
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former
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1979 |
Flag associated with the Herat insurgents in 1979. |
A green flag with white Takbir inscription.
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1916–1934 |
Flag of the Basmachi movement. |
Other
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2014 |
Yellow-red-violet tricolor with the inscription "new Khorosan".
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1970s |
Flag used in Nuristan in the 1970s, it is not known if it was an ethnic or political flag. |
A white and red flag with stripes separated by a tenfold triangular wave.
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Ethnic groups flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2013–present |
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1947–present |
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?–present |
Flag of Pashayi people |
Red Crescent Society
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1934–present |
Flags of the Afghan Red Crescent Society |
Red Crescent surrounded by the association's names written in black in Pashto at the top and Dari at the bottom.
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1935 |
Rejected red Mehrab-e-Ahmar project to replace the red crescent[24] |
A red mosque similar to the national emblem on a white background
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Corporations
Airlines
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1965–present |
Flag of Ariana Afghan Airlines |
The flag features an blue Afghan swallow bird from logo on white field. Blue representing precious lapis lazuli stones.[25]
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Unknown flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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early 19th century |
Flags from the Afghanistan Military school at the time of Amir Habibullah Khan |
Misattributed flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1980s–present |
A flag representing the Hazaras in pan-Turkish concepts.[26] |
A blue flag with a gold symbol found on Hephthalites and Kushan coins. Blue is the traditional color of steppe nomads, it means the blue sky of the god Tengri. This has no direct connection with the Hazaras, but it connects Turks and Mongols.
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1969–present |
Attributed flag of Ghaznavids, designed by Akib Öbek in 1969 as part of concept of 16 Great Turkic Empires |
Green glag with a grey crescent in canton and a peacock. It can appear in many artistic variants.[27]
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?–present |
A fictitious flag of Ghaznavids spread on the Internet |
A black field with a golden full moon.
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1969–present |
Attributed flag of Hephthalites, designed by Akib Öbek in 1969 as part of concept of 16 Great Turkic Empires |
White flag with three yellow stars placed vertically in upper hoist. White may refer to the White Huns, which was one of the terms for the Hephthalites.[28]
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Alleged alternative variant of the flag of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
National flag from 1978–1980 in green instead of red.[29]
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See also
References
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- ^ The SITE (Search for International Terrorist Entities) website on 23 January 2007 stated: "The Islamic State of Iraq issued a document titled: 'The Legality of the Flag in Islam,' which contains the image of its flag and information to its symbolism, today, Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Text on the flag reading, 'No God, but Allah, and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger,' are the words contained on the flag of the Prophet Muhammad that he carried into battle and handed to generations of bearers. The Islamic State provides evidence and legitimacy for this banner from Islamic scholars, and goes into detail regarding opinions of the flag's material, title, and significance. According to the group the circular shape matches the ring stamp of the Prophet found on many scripts, and the order of the words are to indicate the supremacy of Allah over the Messenger." Cited by Ivan Sache at Flags of the World on 18 February 2007.[1]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=741084109289303&set=pb.100068410684021.-2207520000
- ^ Some analyzes indicate that the group no longer exists.
- ^ The changing ideology of Hezbollah. OCLC 1141519495.
- ^ "خراسانیان آزاده، فصل بیرق سوزان است!".
- ^ "Flag of Hazaristan on the Cover of the Anthology Poems for the Hazara". Hazara Rights. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Flag of Hazaristan". Hazara International Network. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Flag of Hazaristan". Kamran Mir Hazar. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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