Template:Country data Afghanistan

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File:Flag of the Taliban.svg

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Afghanistan`	Main article name (Afghanistan)
`flag alias`	`Flag of the Taliban.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the Taliban.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1880`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1880–1901).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1880–1901).svg`
`1901`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919).svg`
`1919`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1909–1926).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1909–1926).svg`
`1926`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1926–1928).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1926–1928).svg`
`1928a`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1928).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1928).svg`
`1928`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929).svg`
`1929a`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1929).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1929).svg`
`1929`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1929–1931).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1929–1931).svg`
`1930`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg`
`1973`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1973–1974).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1973–1974).svg`
`1974`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1974–1978).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1974–1978).svg`
`1978`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1978–1980).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1978–1980).svg`
`1978a`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1978).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1978).svg`
`1980`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg`
`1987`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg`
`1992a`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1992).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1992).svg`
`1992`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg`
`1996`	File:Flag of Taliban (original).svg	`Flag of Taliban (original).svg`
`1997`	File:Flag of the Taliban.svg	`Flag of the Taliban.svg`
`2001`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2001–2002).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2001–2002).svg`
`2002`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg`
`2004`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg`
`2013`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg`
`Taliban`	File:Flag of the Taliban.svg	`Flag of the Taliban.svg`
`Islamic Emirate`	File:Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (with Pashto subtext).svg	`Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (with Pashto subtext).svg`
`football`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg`
`cricket`	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	`Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg`
`air force`	File:Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg	`Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg`
`army`	File:Military Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg	`Military Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`AFG` (view)	File:Flag of the Taliban.svg AFG	File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Afghanistan}} → File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
{{flag icon|Afghanistan}} → Afghanistan

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Afghanistan|1880}} → File:Flag of Afghanistan (1880–1901).svg Afghanistan
{{flag icon|Afghanistan|1880}} → Afghanistan

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|AFG}} → Afghanistan
{{flag country|AFG}} → File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
{{flag|AFG}} → File:Flag of the Taliban.svg AFG

Military ensigns

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|Afghanistan}} → File:Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg Afghan Air Force
{{flag icon|Afghanistan|air force}} → Afghanistan

This nation's military ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template: Armed forces produces the following:

{{Armed forces|Afghanistan}} → File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghan Armed Forces

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Afghanistan}} → File:Military Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg Islamic National Army
{{flag icon|Afghanistan|army}} → Afghanistan

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data Afghanistan in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Afghanistan

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