afghanistan Two-Tone coffee mug

The national flag of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان رپی; Dari Persian: پرچم افغانستان)[1] consists of a vertical tricolor with the classical National Emblem in the centre. The current flag was adopted on August 19, 2013, but many similar designs had been in use throughout most of the 20th century. The black colour represents its troubled 19th century history as a protected state, the red colour represents the blood of those who fought for independence (specifically, the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919), and the green represents hope and prosperity for the future. Afghanistan has had 26 different flags since the first flag when the Hotaki dynasty was established in 1709. During the 20th century alone, Afghanistan went through 19 different national flags, more than any other country during that time period, and most of them had the colours black, red, and green on them. This flag incorporates the tweaked national emblem which overlaps into the black and green bars instead of being completely contained in the red bar, making it look more similar to the 1930–1973 monarchy-era flag.