| English: Afghan National Anthem | |
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| Pashto: ملی سرود Dari: سرود ملی | |
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Former national anthem of  Afghanistan | |
| Lyrics | Abdul Bari Jahani, 2006 (2006) |
| Music | Babrak Wassa, 2006 (2006) |
| Adopted | May 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05) |
| Relinquished | 15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (de facto) |
| Preceded by | "Qal’a-ye Islam, qalb-e Asiya" |
| Succeeded by | "Dā də bātorāno kor" |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (abridged)
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The "Afghan National Anthem"[a] is the de jure national anthem of the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan used since 2006 but fell into disuse in 2021. The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani, and the music was composed by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa [de].[1] It was de facto replaced by "This Is the Home of the Brave" after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
After the end of Taliban rule in 2001, a new national anthem was created for the "New Afghanistan", which, according to the 20th article of the new Afghan constitution,[2] was to contain the names of the various ethnic groups of Afghanistan, and the formula "Allāhu Akbar" ("God is the greatest") had to be included. After a competition,『Millī Surūd』was declared the official national anthem in May 2006.
After the Taliban takeover on 15 August 2021, it was replaced by "This Is the Home of the Brave". Due to the lack of international recognition of the Taliban government, the anthem is still used in sports setting such as the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in October–November, along with the flag of the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[3] The Islamic Republic anthem and flag were also used in the 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship.[4]
The national anthem has been criticized several times: The Pashto language would marginalize other ethnicities, and the text still does not name all ethnic groups of the country. According to devout Muslims,[who?] the formula『Allāhu Akbar』should not appear in a song.[citation needed]
An abridged version of the anthem is often performed by military bands which omits the third and fourth stanzas for brevity (see audio sample). The Olympic Games uses a version of the anthem which includes all the stanzas.
| Pashto original | Pashto Romanization | Pashto IPA transcription[b] | Dari translation[5] | English translation |
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دا وطن افغانستان دى |
Dā watan Afǧānistān day, |
[d̪ɑ wa.t̪an af.ɣɑ.nɪ.st̪ɑn d̪aɪ] |
این کشور افغانستان است |
'Tis the land of Afghanistan, |
Media related to National anthems of Afghanistan at Wikimedia Commons|
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