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The current flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a plain white flag with the black words of the shahada in the centre. The white stands for "the (Islamic Movement of Taliban's) purity of faith and government"; the flag incorporated the shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, after 1997. [12] [13]
White flag with emblem. In the green border there are three silhouettes of human heads, turned to the right and imitating the Afghan national colors. Above the profiles is the Arabic Shahada in black, while below is an open book. The profiles are surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears taken from the national emblem.
Afghanistan's football tournament culminated in Afghanistan being defeated 6-0 against Luxembourg, and they failed to qualify to the first round of the tournament. At the men's field hockey tournament won one match, drew one match and lost one match, resulting in placing third of four competing teams, with 3 points.
Taekwondo competitor Zakia Khudadadi and track athlete Hossain Rasouli were the two athletes set to represent the country at the Games in Japan.
Basketball was first played in Afghanistan in 1936. In 1966, the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (ANOC) founded the first national basketball team after receiving challenges from India and Pakistan. Tom Gouttierre, an American Peace Corps volunteer and coach of the team at Habibia High School, became the first coach.
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Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics; IOC code: AFG: NOC: Afghanistan National Olympic Committee: in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 5 (4 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Farzad Mansouri Kamia Yousufi: Flag bearer (closing) N/A: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Follow live coverage of Afghanistan vs Ireland from the Ireland in Afghanistan (UAE) 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two ...