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    Democratic Republic of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

    The new emblem, which replaced Daoud's eagle emblem, was introduced together with the flag in 1978. [114] When Karmal introduced a new emblem in 1980, he said "it is from the pulpit that thousands of the faithful are led to the right path." See more

    The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the Afghan state between 1978 and 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, by Iran to the west, by the See more

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    The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan described the Saur Revolution as a democratic revolution signifying "a victory of the honourable working people of Afghanistan" and the "manifestation of the real will and … See more

    Command and officer corps
    The military's chain of command began with the Supreme Commander, who also held the posts of PDPA General Secretary and head of state. The order of precedence continued with the Minister of National Defense See more

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    Saur Revolution and Taraki: 1978–1979
    Mohammad Daoud Khan, the President of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978, was ousted during the Saur Revolution (April … See more

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    Taraki's Government initiated a land reform on 1 January 1979, which attempted to limit the amount of land a family could own. Those whose landholdings … See more

    Education
    During communist rule, the PDPA government reformed the education system; education … See more

    • "Soviet Empire", a political term used to describe Soviet influence during the Cold War
    • People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the Ruling party of the DRA
    • Khalq, the Stalinist faction of the PDPA See more

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  2. Emblem of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

  3. Afghanistan April 1980 - November 1987 - CRW Flags

    Jul 26, 2020 · On top of the emblem, a cogwheel symbolized industrialisation and the red star symbolized luck and victory of revolution and communism. The image in Baert 2001 is similar to the one above. On 30 November 1987, the …

  4. Flag of Afghanistan: history, colours, symbols and their …

    Apr 3, 2024 · The national emblem of Afghanistan consists of: a mosque; a mihrab in the middle of the coat of arms; two Afghan flags on either side of the coat of arms; in the upper part of the coat of arms is the inscription - Allahu …

  5. Current and past flags of Afghanistan

  6. History of the Afghan Flag (1747-Present) - Watan …

    The national emblem of Afghanistan shown in the center of the flag, has a scripture of the shahada which is one of the 5 pillars of Islam declaring the belief in God alone, and Prophet Muhammad as his messenger.

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  8. Afghanistan October 1978 - April 1980 - CRW Flags

    The spikes were linked with a red scroll bearing in gold Da Afghanistan Jamburiat Demokratik (The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) and Da Saur Enklab 1317 (The Revolution of April 1978). The five-pointed star placed on the top of the …

  9. Afghanistan Flag and Meaning – Countryaah.com

    Aug 11, 2020 · The emblem in the center of the flag is Afghanistan’s coat of arms and symbolizes a mosque with an opening, mihrab, towards Mecca. For the past 300 years, Afghanistan has had around 20 flags in all its forms.

  10. Category : Coats of arms of Afghanistan - Wikimedia

  11. Flag of Afghanistan - WorldFlags.net

    From 1880, during the emirate, the flag was completely black, and from 1901, it also showed the Afghan emblem. However, between 1973 and 1978, the Republic of Afghanistan had a different flag and during the Democratic …

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