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title: Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, white with the shahada (Afghanistan, 1997)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/afghanistan-taliban-flag-islamic-emirate-1997/
description: A plain white field bearing the Islamic profession of faith (the shahada) in black Arabic script. Tagged by technique, with source and rights.
section: Collection
---

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# Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, white with the shahada (Afghanistan, 1997)

A plain white field bearing the Islamic profession of faith (the shahada) in black Arabic script. The tell is a sacred text used as the state's own emblem, which lends the creed's authority to the government and its flag.

## Propaganda techniques used in this sign or banner

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Source, Rights

[← U.S. Army PSYOP soldier hands an IFOR newspaper to a driver, Odzak (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19 January 1996)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ifor-psyop-newspaper-handout-odzak-1996/) [U.S. Army PSYOP soldier hands out voter-registration leaflets at a market, Tojsici (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 May 1997) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sfor-psyop-voter-registration-leaflets-tojsici-1997/)

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