National symbols of Afghanistan

National symbols of Afghanistan are as follows:

Title	Symbol	Notes
National Flag	Flag of Afghanistan	The Flag of Afghanistan consists of three colored stripes- Black, Red and Green. In the center of Red stripe is the national emblem of Afghanistan.
National Emblem	Emblem of Afghanistan	The emblem of Afghanistan has the inscription of the shahadah in Arabic at the top. Below it is the image of a mosque with a mihrab and minbar, or pulpit, within. Attached to the mosque are two flags, taken to stand for flags of Afghanistan. Beneath the mosque is an inscription that states the name of the nation. Around the mosque are sheaves of wheat, and underneath that, the Hijri year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar), the year Afghanistan gained independence from the British influence.
National Anthem	Afghan National Anthem	The Afghan National Anthem (Pashto: ملی سرود - Milli Surood; Persian: سرود ملی - "Surūd-e Millī") was adopted and officially announced by a Loya Jirga in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Afghan Constitution, the national anthem shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the various tribes of Afghanistan.^[1] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa.
National Motto (official)	National Motto	لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله ( Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh) There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of God. (Shahada)
National Animal	Snow Leopard	Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) is a species of Big Cats native to mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
National Bird	Golden Eagle	Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of best known birds of prey and most widely distributed species of Eagle. It is dark brown, with lighter golden brown plumage on their napes.
National Flower	Tulips	Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) is a Eurasian and North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family.

National symbols of Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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