Flag of Pashtunistan
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
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| Adopted | 1947 |
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| Use | alternative variant |
The flag of Pashtunistan is a flag representing the land of Pashtunistan, divided by the Durand Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The flag was promoted by the Afghan government until the fall of the socialist government in 1992.
Background
The mountainous landscape with the sun shining over the
black standard served as the first flag.[1] The flag was adopted on September 2, 1947, at the symbolic declaration of independence, during the protests after the referendum on joining Pakistan.[2] In Pakistan, the flag was losing its popularity along with the integration of Pashtuns with Pakistani state structures. It was widely used in Afghanistan until the fall of the PDPA government in 1992. From the 1950s to the early 1980s it appeared on Afghan postage stamps.[3]
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1961 Stamp "Free Pashtunistan Day" -
1965 Stamp with alternative variant -
Logo of the Pashtoons Social Democratic Party (since 1981)
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