File:Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg

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DescriptionFlag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg	English: Flag of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2004 پښتو: د افغانستان بيرغ، ١٣٨٠-١٣٨٢ فارسی: پرچم افغانستان، ۱۳۸۰-۱۳۸۲ العربية: علم أفغانستان ظهرت مابين سنة ٢٠٠٢-٢٠٠٤. مصرى: علم افغانستان طلعت ٢٠٠٢-٢٠٠٤. «The flag of Afghanistan shall be made up of three equal parts, with black, red and green colors juxtaposed from left to right vertically. The width of every color shall be half of its length, and at the center of which the national insignia shall be located. The national insignia of Afghanistan shall be comprised of an emblem and a pulpit in white color—at the two corners of which are two flags, inscribed in the top middle the holy phrase “There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his Prophet, and Allah is Great.” This shall be inscribed and superseded on rays of a rising sun, and in its lower part, the year 1919 in the solar calendar, and the word “Afghanistan” encircled on two sides by sheaves of wheat shall be inscribed. The law shall regulate the use of the flag and insignia.», (Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Art. 19).
Date	between 2002 and 2004 date QS:P,+2002-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+2002-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+2004-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source	This SVG coat of arms includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this coat of arms: File:National emblem of Afghanistan.svg National emblem of Afghanistan.svg.
Author	Various
Other versions	Current flags and coats of arms State flag (2013-2021) Coat of arms Presidential standard Historical flags See also: Flag of Afghanistan (Historical flags).
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This flag was created with an unknown SVG tool.

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Colours scheme: valid for flags 1928-1978 and 1980-present

	Black	Red	Red	Green	Green	White
RGB	`0/0/0`	`211/32/17`	`190/0/0`	`0/122/54`	`0/153/0`	`255/255/255`
Hexadecimal	`#000000ff`	`#D32011ff`	`#BE0000ff`	`#007A36ff`	`#009900ff`	`#FFF`
CMYK	`0/0/0/100`	`0/85/92/17`	`0/100/100/25`	`100/0/56/52`	`100/0/100/40`	`0/0/0/0`

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:20, 21 December 2023	1,000 × 500 (97 KB)	AfghanParatrooper19891	Reverted to version as of 16:10, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
	09:38, 21 December 2023	1,000 × 500 (120 KB)	Sean Andrae Bueno	Reverted to version as of 22:04, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
	09:38, 21 December 2023	800 × 400 (108 KB)	Sean Andrae Bueno	Reverted to version as of 23:53, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
	16:10, 24 April 2023	1,000 × 500 (97 KB)	Fry1989	Just because it was reproduced poorly in real life doesn't mean we should.
	23:53, 23 April 2023	800 × 400 (108 KB)	JJUPLOADS22	Changes In Coat.
	22:04, 20 April 2023	1,000 × 500 (120 KB)	BlinxTheKitty	Reverted to version as of 22:58, 9 January 2022 (UTC) Official renditions of the emblem had messy renditions years ago too, if you think it's messy then replace it with a HDer image rather than an inaccurate emblem taken from a dead mapping software.
	23:21, 26 November 2022	1,000 × 500 (97 KB)	VexilAlpaca	Reverted to version as of 15:41, 27 August 2021 (UTC) Previous file was blurry and low quality
	22:58, 9 January 2022	1,000 × 500 (120 KB)	BlinxTheKitty	Accurate Emblem per the following sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km7T0gljctI&ab_channel=APArchive http://www.hubert-herald.nl/AFGHANISTAN_bestanden/image002.gif http://www.hubert-herald.nl/INHOUD.htm https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/a/af)2002.gif https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/af2002.html
	15:41, 27 August 2021	1,000 × 500 (97 KB)	Tcfc2349	fixed arms
	06:36, 19 March 2019	1,000 × 500 (98 KB)	Tcfc2349	(https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/af2002.html) However in FOTW, there is a place like the previous version.