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The flag was changed as part of Mohammad Najibullah's National Reconciliation constitution changes. Same as the previous flag, except that in the national seal, the cogwheel is moved from the top to the bottom, the red star and the book are removed, and the green field curved to resemble the horizon.
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The flag is divided into two horizontal sections, where the upper section consists of six equal horizontal black and white stripes. The lower section is red and has a black and white Arabic inscription "We will destroy the infidels". Below the writing is a stylized sword.
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It is dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on its nape. National dog: Afghan Hound: Its local names are Tāžī Spay (Pashto) or Sag-e Tāzī (Dari Persian). [1] National flower: Tulip: The tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) is a Eurasian and North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family. National tree: Afghan pine ...
In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan (2009) excerpt; Lebow, Richard Ned, and Janice Gross Stein. "Afghanistan, Carter, and foreign policy change: The limits of cognitive models." in Diplomacy, Force, and Leadership (Routledge, 2019) pp. 95–127. Lyon, The Long War: The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan Since 9/11 (2021)
Afghanistan carries a Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory from the US State Department, which cites “terrorism, risk of wrongful detention, civil unrest, kidnapping and crime” as reasons for its ...
Western countries have suspended most humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country in August 2021. [249] The United States has frozen about $9 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank, [250] blocking the Taliban from accessing billions of dollars held in U.S. bank accounts.