Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf provisional government
Islamic state
gptkbp:area 652,230 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Tajikistan
gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkb:Uzbekistan
gptkbp:capital Kabul
gptkbp:constitution none (as of 2024)
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Taliban
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:currency AFN
Afghani
gptkbp:demonym Afghan
gptkbp:dialCode +93
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:established 15 August 2021
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Pashtun
Hazara
Tajik
Uzbek
gptkbp:flag white flag with black Shahada
gptkbp:governmentType Islamic theocracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
gptkbp:internetTLD .af
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code AFG
gptkbp:largestCity Kabul
gptkbp:leader Hibatullah Akhundzada
gptkbp:leaderTitle Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:legislature none (as of 2024)
gptkbp:motto There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
gptkbp:nationalAnthem This is the Home of the Brave
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Taliban_takeover_2021
gptkb:US_withdrawal_2021
collapse of Afghan National Army
closure of girls' secondary schools
restrictions on women's rights
gptkbp:officialLanguage Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~40 million (2023)
gptkbp:predecessor Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
gptkbp:previousExistence 1996–2001
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Hasan_Akhund
gptkbp:recognizedBy no country (as of 2024)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:sanctionedBy yes
gptkbp:timezone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:UNMemberSince not recognized
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Resistance_Front_of_Afghanistan
gptkb:Taliban
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5