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At the article there is no flag, emblem, anthem, leaders etc, and generally the government and the regime of the country are not described. So, what is going to happen? I mean, the facts seems to be stable so I think that maybe we should transfer all those that are mentioned at the Islamic Emirate article (after 2021) at this article, declaring of course that the new government is not recognized. Greek Rebel ( talk) 20:53, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

State, Government and Taliban as political organization: Like middle age era, dynasty falls new dynasty rises. IRA state fell (and gone by history) as IEA state rises in the same land and within same people, so simple! Afghanstan as a country continues. My points: 1. Afghanstan as a country to reflect present situation as it is, that is Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as an unrecognized state in the land of Afghanistan. It is clearly continual of 1996-state, not as a govt., but as state like dynasty.

2. Government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as announced and should be considered as Taliban-led 2nd government. Rule of Taliban-led government may be good or bad,afghan people suffers or hails but still it is a government that rules in the land.

3.Taliban is a movement much like brotherhood is and a militant group, now an organization much like a political party in a democratic country, not government. Taliban and government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan two separate entities even though government is led by Taliban.

Again in the ideology section under Taliban page, it should be clearly arranged that the interpretation of Sharia greatly differs from Islam, for example: forbidding girls schooling deviates from Islam as Islam strictly commands to learn maintaining hijab, and killing people for the people in the name of Islam or peace is a hypocrisy, be it Taliban, US, NATO or Panjshir Lions. selimshah70 09:36, 9 September 2021 (UTC) This comment was edited after the replies below were made.

This is largely being debated above, see: #New RFC in the light of the new government announcement — Czello (Please tag me in replies) 21:00, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

@ Czello: Yes, as I can see most of the users say "Yes". Greek Rebel ( talk) 08:33, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

This article Is about the geographical entity and history of Afghanistan. We already have a page linking to the Islamic Emirate. PanjshirLions ( talk) 17:56, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

The ISEOA also has no recognition globally, while the ISROA is a globally recognized rump state. Just use this page for what its support to be. PanjshirLions ( talk) 17:57, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

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The motto has not changed from IRA to IEA - please add it back in the infobox as follows

Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله "Lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh, Muhammadun rasūlu llāh" "There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." (Shahada)

WittyWidi ( talk) 22:40, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

 Already done ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 08:39, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

The final paragraph in the introductory section states that Afghanistan is a member of the UN. The UN adopted resolution 2513 which declared that the Islamic Emirate would not be recognised by them.-- Kappasi ( talk) 21:05, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

• Perhaps it is worth noting that they are a member of the UN through the IRA WittyWidi ( talk) 22:41, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

The fact that the current regime is not internationally recognized by any international organization or state is a significant issue that needs to be mentioned in the lead. Basil the Bat Lord ( talk) 00:54, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Please discuss any important changes to the article here, before actually doing it. This topic is one of them. A user recently removed Dari as an official language of Afghanistan leaving only Pashto. Their reason was simply that there is "no proof that Dari is the official language". I have reverted the change. As a matter of fact, Taliban has not had any official declaration regarding language yet. All we know is that the large majority of Taliban fighters are Pashto Speakers. This is simply an indication of a preference by their declared state, not an elimination of Dari as an official language. Therefore until then, the assumption will be that the official languages of the country will remain unchanged. The burden of proof is on anyone who wants to modify official state languages on Wikipedia. BasilLeaf ( talk) 06:04, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Afghanistan is still in disputed control as Panjshir is 60 percent owned by the NRF and Andarab is not captured. There is no reason to merge this page with Afghanistan. The way before was the perfect solution, no need to fix things when they are working excellent. PanjshirLions ( talk) 02:27, 10 September 2021 (UTC) — PanjshirLions ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Islamic Emirate has it's own page, this page should not be about political correctness but more about Afghanistan as a geographical entity. PanjshirLions ( talk) 02:30, 10 September 2021 (UTC) — PanjshirLions ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Debate: Afghanistan is still in disputed control in term of public support and legitimately but in real sense of ruling, it is no more disputed. People are under the Islamic Emirate in the land of Afghanistan. Even though international recognition is far cry but international government is communicating, holding meetings and demanding protection of human rights from Taliban led 2nd government of reinstated Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, not from Panjshir Lions. So it is all right with merge. King is dead, Long live the king!

Now Are we going to ignore the fact of establishment of emirate in 1996, fall in 2001 and reinstate in 2021. beside that, Mr. Mullah Omar took the title Amir al-Mu'minin, and now Mr. Hibatullah Akhundzada again took the title. Mr. Akhtar Mansour was 2nd Supreme Commander of Taliban not Amir as Emirate was gone. Supreme Commander of Taliban and Emir of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan two separate things. selimshah70 07:18, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

This page is about Afghanistan as a geographical entity and its history. Keep this page clean from saying Islamic Emirate. You have ruined this page. PanjshirLions ( talk) 17:55, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

A small disputed territory is not grounds for leaving out the regime that controls the vast majority of the country. We can see this on other articles such as China, Russia, Mexico, Somolia, etc. Afghanistan has also been controlled in part by the Taliban for the last 20 years despite the article only reading as the Islamic Republic during that times. Many countries have disputed/autonomous zones. BakedGoods357 ( talk) 18:58, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

The taliban never had any recognition then or now. This claim is too ridiculous. They aren't a state without recognition, you gotta learn politics PanjshirLions ( talk) 02:51, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

PanjshirLions Wikipedia is not the stage for politics. Your name is the supportive name for "Resistance Front". This seems to be that you are putting WP:POV which is not allowed on wikipedia. — The Chunky urf Al Kashmiri ^{(Speak🗣️ or Write✍️)} 05:20, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

My name just means "five lions". PanjshirLions ( talk) 05:36, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

what part of Wikipedia POV says that a user cannot select a user name that represents a view or reflects what they care about? Plus, Wiki's founder - and all the editors - will attest to the fact that people edit the articles they care about, that is just what it is, so what difference does it make if they wear their badge on their sleeve? That said, the focus on a user name, instead of the veracity and language of the article, is utterly hilarious in view of what we have as far as article content goes. For example:According to Global Rights, almost 90% of women in Afghanistan have experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse or forced marriage. The perpetrators of these crimes are the families of the victimSurely you can see what is obviously an attempt to insert POV with the joining and wording of those sentences. Family-arranged marriages are included in this statistic, and merging that into a discussion about abuse to jack up to a 90% figure is just dishonest, media-type sensationalism. Linking that practice - and non-criminal activity, in general - with a vague "the perpetrators of these crimes" in the next sentence just reinforces the POV. So while you judge Mr. Five Lions by his name, I will judge by the content on the page and, unless it is just sloppy writing, there is no conceivable way anyone, even if their user name was old-order-tradition-defender, could have written the sentences I am drawing attention to with NPOV considerations in mind. Stay focused. Asa3432 ( talk) 06:20, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

The Taliban have not made any official announcement about the national flag. They said they are still discussion to make a decision, and the sports teams are STILL using the tricolor flag. Possibly they will also in the upcoming 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Hence, the flag change to the Taliban flag (whoever did this in this article), is unsourced. Khestwol ( talk) 10:49, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

It appears that have begun displaying this flag [1]. But it could be argued this isn't an "official" announcement, so to speak. — Czello (Please tag me in replies) 10:51, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

If it is really important, we could change the word "Flag" to "De-Facto Flag".-- Kappasi ( talk) 10:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Agree with the above. No-one has yet provided a source whereby the Taliban flag is officially adopted as a state flag, although they certainly haven't produced another one. The coat of arms seems even more significant original research, as we haven't seen any sources here of use. CMD ( talk) 13:31, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Agree with everything that has been said here; I have removed the flag and coat of arms from the infobox. If there is a way to add a de facto flag, I think the flag should be reinstated. – Bangalamania ( talk) 17:06, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Well.... Although the flag hasn't officially been announced, I personally think it's quite clear that the flag of Afghanistan is the one with shahada. There are mountains of evidence. Just go over to any city in Afghanistan and you will see that flag flying over it. People are now also selling the flag on street corners and it sometimes even says "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in Pashto under it, clearly indicating it isn't just the Taliban flag. Not to mention the fact that the flag has been used in press conferences with the Taliban and pretty much every other thing you can imagine. It's quite clear that the Taliban are going to keep this flag. Think about it; it would be extremely tedious and costly to set up the Taliban's banner all over the country... only to come up with a new flag and have to replace it. Another thing is that this very flag was used when the Taliban were in governance 20 years ago. Also, my guess as to why the tricolor is still used in things like sporting events is because, internationally speaking, people are still quite hesitant to represent the nation of Afghanistan with the banner of the Taliban. A similar thing happened in 1996-2001 where people would still associate the Northern Alliances' flag for Afghanistan, instead of the dominant Taliban's. The last point you guys made is the fact that it hasn't been officially announced yet. Well, a lot of things haven't been "officially" announced yet. This doesn't mean it's not de-facto and true, however. The flag is just another example. ThatDohDude ( talk) 17:55, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

I personally think it is likely as well, however these personal opinions are both original research and WP:CRYSTAL. The situation is very much in flux (it's been about one single month), and we should not following external sources, not moving faster than them. No-one has presented a taliban source which declares that flag as the flag of Afghanistan, let alone an external reliable source doing the same. CMD ( talk) 04:18, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Noting the original addition and restoration to this page continue to lack sources for both, I have removed them. Could a reinstatement please come with a source? The source used on the flag page [2] explicitly says "there is no official word from the group on the flag issue". CMD ( talk) 05:51, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

The de facto situation is described by the Wall Street Journal here (street vendors started selling the Islamic Emirate's flag). Note the coat of arms also being visible at 1:00.-- Aréat ( talk) 17:44, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

It's my opinion that the COA, unless implicitly used in state functions/government buildings, does not correspond to it being a country's official emblem. As of now, I have only seen the COA on unidentified walls or buildings, and no photos have emerged of it being mounted at official state functions/government buildings

I agree with CMD it's not warranted for inclusion. I would even say that since the usage of a COA is usually more highly regulated than flags, its presence on random walls makes it even less likely we can attach a de facto tag to it.

As for the flag, it's true that it has not been officially promulgated, but it's also true it has been used de facto in official Taliban government meetings/press conferences, and I would be amiable for its inclusion with a de facto tag. Seloloving ( talk) 18:08, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

can this article be merged with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan ( talk • contribs) 02:36 13 September 2021 (UTC)

For some reason I can't seem to get an editor or editors to discuss this. They merely revert. WHY are we not using the term "Emir" & instead using the descriptive "Leader". All heads of state and/or governments are 'leaders'. GoodDay ( talk) 19:20, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

GoodDay, I'm pretty sure I explained this. Because we don't know his title yet. Head/leader is a placeholder. We have a policy on Wikipedia, WP:V. You are certainly welcome to change it if you can provide sources for Emir, but you haven't done that. Stop going around changing things based only on your assumptions of what is correct. We need sources. There has been speculation in sources that he might instead be declared Supreme Leader or something else. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 19:23, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

I thank you for finally visiting the talkpage on this matter. Hope you'll do the same at the individual-in-question's talkpage, too. GoodDay ( talk) 19:26, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

GoodDay, I think you are once again lumping me in with other people in your mind. Because this is the first time I've reverted the addition of "Emir". ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 19:28, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

@ Tartan357 and GoodDay: we need an article about the Emirate in exile and the current emirate. -- Panam2014 ( talk) 21:48, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Panam2014, what emirate in exile? ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 21:53, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

I'm a tad annoyed at the moment, concerning Afghanistan-related articles. Particularly in the erroneous way we're currently describing Amrullah Saleh's predecessor, in Saleh's infobox. GoodDay ( talk) 21:57, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

@ Tartan357 and GoodDay: is not acting president, he is recognized by any country. Also, he have only claimed it in a tweet for which he have been banned. And for Ghani, he does not continues to considers himself as president. -- Panam2014 ( talk) 22:36, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

I'm just tired of being reverted & there being nearly nobody interested in the topics, these last several days. Nobody (accept the reverting editors, only after you've pinged them) will bother to discuss anything. Maybe tomorrow, I'll be in a better frame of mind, to help out here. One tends to get agitated, when reverted multiple times. GoodDay ( talk) 22:43, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

GoodDay, regarding Saleh's predecessor, I thought you were a big proponent of the "that's the way we do it in other articles" philosophy. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 22:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

He wasn't Saleh's predecessor as acting president. Thus the reason why we should have "(as president)" next to Ghani's name. GoodDay ( talk) 23:01, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

GoodDay, yes, I'm aware of your argument. Just calling out the hypocrisy. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 23:02, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

The same error exists in the infoboxes of the other Afghan acting presidents, concerning their predecessor being president. GoodDay ( talk) 23:05, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

GoodDay, correct. And for most other countries, too. Based on your past arguments regarding infoboxes, we should continue with that practice. You "deal with practical matters on this project", remember? ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 23:07, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

IF you want to get into an edit-war over that topic, go for it. I've no patience for it. GoodDay ( talk) 23:13, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

We've got Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), btw. GoodDay ( talk) 22:58, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

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Change 42-50% Pashtun to 42% Pashtun

It is widely accepted that there are approximately 42% Pashtuns in Afghanistan according to the 2013 estimate. Of the 421 districts in Afghanistan, less than 42% of them are Pashtun. Various sources give different figures. Surveys regarding ethnicity in Afghanistan say that 25-39.1% identify as Tajik.[1] Someone immediately changed the Pashtun percentage from 42% to 42-50% following the Taliban takeover of the country. I believe this is a part of the Pashtunization of the country and a part of the Taliban's propaganda campaign. I expect Wikipedia to either write intervals for all ethnic groups or remove the interval that favors Pashtuns and Taliban propaganda. I will be watching and writing on subreddits in accordance with your response.

[1] /info/en/?search=Demographics_of_Afghanistan Hashemghorbani ( talk) 06:41, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template. It is sourced, and that range is visible in the Demographics article as well. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 11:04, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

As this article appears to be getting the most attention, I'm going to bring what I want to discuss 'here'. At some point, even I must face reality & that time is now. Isn't it time we make the proper changes to the Amrullah Saleh bio article, to reflect that he's no longer First Vice President of Afghanistan (the office no longer exists) & has no claim to be Acting President of Afghanistan, as the presidency itself no longer exists & the Constitution he claims the presidential powers & duties under, no longer exists. Indeed List of current heads of state and government & List of current vice presidents don't include Salei, anymore. Input at Salei's talkpage, would be very much appreciated. GoodDay ( talk) 16:31, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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hello I’m Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan may request an edit in this article? Because I want the article to have an coat of arms and rename the flag caption from “flag of the Taliban” to “flag” so please reply to me if you accept or decline. Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan ( talk) 03:23, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Closing this request, as this topic is already under discussion elsewhere on the talkpage. CMD ( talk) 06:03, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

hello im Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan may i suggest that the coat of arms should be readded? because why not? i mean every country/insurgency haves an coat of arms? and if you have questions tell me Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan ( talk) 22:56, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Because we don't have a source for either the Taliban, or an external reliable source, declaring it the Coat of Arms. The government has been in place literally a week. CMD ( talk) 02:33, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Just add it won’t cause any problem I mean why not? The Taliban haves a coat of arms even there government has a coat of arms? Rakeem Abdiel Gunawan ( talk) 03:25, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Because of WP:V. CMD ( talk) 06:03, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

In the absence of proper evidence, this tiktok link here, from Fox News Journalist who is in Kabul, is a good circumstantial one: Tiktok As you see, that is Taliban coat of Arms (in Pashto), as well as the text that says "General Directorate of Intelligence" in Dari/Persian. BasilLeaf ( talk) 05:27, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

I know there was a bit of confusion about whether, now with the takover of the predominantly Pashtun speaking Taliban, if Dari/Persian will remain an official language. There still are no actual evidence or statements by the Taliban. But, it is safe to assume that there hasn't been any change in the status quo from the Islamic Republic bilingualism policy. This is a circumstantial evidence, filmed by Fox News Journalist in Kabul: Tiktok. As you see, the text "ریاست عمومی استخبارات" is in Dari/Persian (meaning "General Directorate of Intelligence"). So, the country, at least so far, remains an officially bilingual one. BasilLeaf ( talk) 05:31, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

The emblem isn’t in the info box anymore. Please re-add it into the page.-- CapiFixer ( talk) 21:30, 16 September 2021 (UTC) File:Taliban CoA.svg

Simintov no longer resides in Afghanistan according to his own Wikipedia page. Please update this page. Jay Schro ( talk) 02:32, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Sure, thanks for the reminder. BasilLeaf ( talk) 04:35, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Why do you use the IEA flag and name etc when this isn't recognised internationally why for articles like Crimea or the President of Venezuela you write both the de-facto nad the de-jure situations? 93.15.241.95 ( talk) 18:25, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

There has not been any official census concluding that 50 percent of Afghanistans population could be Pashtun. Remember less than 50 percent of the country speaks pashto and other countries like Tajikistan have tried to claim that Afghanistans population is 45 percent tajik, which is obviously not true. However, putting the Pashtun population as even possibly 50 percent is a far inaccuracy. PanjshirLions ( talk) 03:29, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/afghanistan-population PanjshirLions ( talk) 03:31, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

You are correct. I checked the citation that has been provided for ethnic breakdown of population. This link is the citation, a 2018 survey by "Asian Foundation": LINK The citation does not provide such information at all. It is an incorrect information. I will find the correct information and correct the article. Thanks for brining up the mistake. BasilLeaf ( talk) 14:45, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

This is the most up to date data from 2019. Page 277, table D-14. Which ethnic group do you belong to?. LINK I will update the latest information on this basis, unless someone provides a more up to date information. The US Department of State numbers, which are cited frequently are from 2010, and are outdated. BasilLeaf ( talk) 15:33, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Af420 seems to be putting this as a personal issue. It is simply not, it is just known that the ethnic groups of Afghanistan as listed and extremely inaccurate and it is our responsibility to ensure that Wikipedia has accurate material. PanjshirLions ( talk) 19:19, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

I agree. None of the "Asian Foundation" surveys show the breakdown that Af420 is putting in the infobox. There is no source to back that information up. BasilLeaf ( talk) 19:30, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

I have just reviewed all of Af20's sources. They are either outdated our claim to be dated correctly but are the exact same as the 2010 census. I have also spotted some inaccuracies in Af20's sources. Yet he hasn't listened to the advice in regarding to accurate sources. PanjshirLions ( talk) 01:32, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

You also should not use 2011 sources and label the info as 2020. This is mislabeling. PanjshirLions ( talk) 01:37, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

2019* correction PanjshirLions ( talk) 01:40, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Af420 provided new sources that seem good, they seem to be recent too. So I'd like to thank them for this. All of the sources state that Pashtun people make up 42% of the population. None say 50%. So "42-50% Pashtun" was incorrect, and in any case, would've added up to more than 100%. I corrected it to 42%. BasilLeaf ( talk) 02:51, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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Change the spacing error “anautocracy” under government_type to “an autocracy.” IsMyNameTooLong ( talk) 03:37, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

 Already done I can't seem to find the error you are talking about. BSMRD ( talk) 03:44, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Must have been a glitch. I noticed too it was gone before any edit was made. IsMyNameTooLong ( talk) 03:14, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Considering that the current Taliban government of Afghanistan have their own military, we might need to add a new section referring to that Taliban military. - Hu753 ( talk) 04:44, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

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• 'Remove an external link linking to the Office of the President’:
• Link is dead, possibly has been ever since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and now gives an error when accessed. Even though there are archives, I don’t see what this has to do with the current regime anyway.:
• Not much to cite, just go to the link and see it’s down:

HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith ( talk) 23:32, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

 Done BSMRD ( talk) 02:03, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

The lede presently says It is a member of the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the Group of 77, the Economic Cooperation Organization, and the Non-Aligned Movement. However membership is currently accredited to the exiled/rump IRA, not the IEA. I haven't seen any RS say that the IEA is currently representing Afghanistan in these bodies. I propose that the wording be changed to ..was a member of.. with an explanatory note. BrxBrx( talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 20:09, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

I get the logic here, but it also isn't not a member of these orgs now. We can't say was just as we can't say is. For example, "Afghanistan" still has a seat at the UN, one that is currently (to my knowledge) vacant. Unless someone can come up with a better idea (or RS explicitly stating Afghan membership of these orgs has been removed/withdrawn) I support the status quo. BSMRD ( talk) 23:49, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Now that a new government has taken over, it is unclear whether the old administrative divisions still hold. At the very least, all references to the old constitution should be removed. If someone has information on the status of these divisions under Taliban rule, please add them. Benboy250 ( talk) 03:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

From what we have seen, there hasn't been any change in structure, simply new Taliban appointments to replace the Islamic republic officials. That's the only news coming out with respect to this matter from Afghanistan. Unless there's an announcement from the Talibs with regards to administrative divisions, we will assume that there hasn't been any change. BasilLeaf ( talk) 17:36, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

I am sorely disappointed in Wikipedia's descion to accept to adopt the flag of the Taliban for this article, which has not been accepted by the majority of Afghan people as the official flag. Why is this site succumbing down to terrorists? The Taliban are not internationally recognized despite taking over the country therefore their flag should not be used as Afghanistan's official flag. Please change it or remove it. Akmal94 ( talk) 08:36, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

@ Akmal94: Please see the Chinese Wikipedia version of the page "Afghanistan", where is no any national flag, coat of arms, anthem, motto, leader, legislature or government system in the infobox. The Chinese Wikipedia version of the page "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" is an independent page about the Taliban government periods during both 1996–2001 and from 2021, instead of redirecting to the Chinese Wikipedia version of the page "Afghanistan". The Chinese Wikipedia version of the page "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" is an independent page like its English Wikipedia version. In other words, now Chinese Wikipedia doesn't unilaterally recognize neither the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" nor the " Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" as the legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan, which obeys WP:NPOV. English Wikipedia also should do so.-- Joker Twins ( talk) 12:13, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the Islamic Emirate if Afghanistan became de jure on around September 16th. It is now recognized in some countries including the United States. It isn’t recognized in Canada and probably not in China. That would explain why it is two separate pages in the Chinese Wikipedia. CapiFixer ( talk) 18:50, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

@ CapiFixer: You said "the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan became de jure on around September 16th. It is now recognized in any countries including the United States." But I have two questions for you. ① Now the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan still sits the seat of Afghanistan in the United Nations, so how to prove "the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan became de jure" you said? ② Now Adela Raz still serves as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ambassador to the United States and works in the Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., so how to prove "the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is recognized by the United States" you said?-- Joker Twins ( talk) 02:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

It is now recognized in some countries including the United States

Can we have a citation for that? The article itself says IEA is not recognised by any country. Uvants ( talk) 09:15, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

I think Mr. Fixer meant to say it is "not" recognized, not that it is "now" recognized.

While Wikipedia generally trails other sources, in this situation it is apparently thrust into the lead. No credible source disputes that the Taliban regime currently exerts temporal control over the territory of Afghanistan, so this article reflects that fact. The various diplomatic gymnastics regarding the exchanges of ambassadors, etc. are of some concern but cannot change that basic fact. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 03:21, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

@ 力: Now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan controls nearly whole Afghanistan, however the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is recognized as the legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan by most of countries around the world, and still sits the seat of Afghanistan in the United Nations. Thus I have a question for you, why can English Wikipedia unilaterally recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan, which is shown by the leads and infobox of the page Afghanistan and the redirect page Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan that redirects to the page Afghanistan, and disobeys WP:NPOV?-- Joker Twins ( talk) 03:43, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Because "legitimate government" isn't the relevant test. The Taliban regime is the government with temporal power. The various bureaucratic dances about "legitimacy" are a separate concern. ... if you want to re-litigate various long-standing issues about the conflation of articles about a "country region" and a "government" (which normally come up regarding the islands of Ireland and Taiwan), you should do so at a forum such as Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Politics. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 15:58, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Use as a flag of Afghanistan however is an interesting test. The flag of Afghanistan, used to represent the country, was in the Paralympics the tricolour. If that trend continues, then the flag of Afghanistan will in many cases not be the flag used by the new government. CMD ( talk) 16:15, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

@ 力: The legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan is so relevant to the page Afghanistan, because Afghanistan is a member state of the United Nations. When introduces a member state of the United Nations, English Wikipedia usually refers to its legitimate government and representative recognized by most of countries around the world. For example, the first sentence of the leads of the page Yemen says, "Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen", and there are the official national name of Yemen: Republic of Yemen, and the national flag, coat of arms, anthem, motto, leaders, legislatures and government system of the Republic of Yemen in the infobox of the page Yemen, just because the Republic of Yemen is the legitimate government and representative of Yemen recognized by most of countries around the world and sits the seat of Yemen in the United Nations, although Houthis controls the northwestern part of Yemen, including Sanaa, the de jure capital of the Republic of Yemen.

In addition, although a new government controls most or nearly all territory of a country from its predecessor, the new government may not be recognized as the country's legitimate government and representative by most of countries around the world. For example, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan firstly controlled most of territory of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, but its predecessor, the Islamic State of Afghanistan was still recognized as the legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan by most of countries around the world, sat the seat of Afghanistan in the United Nations, and finally retook nearly whole Afghanistan after the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Another example, the People's Republic of Kampuchea (renamed to the State of Cambodia in 1989) controlled whole Cambodia from 1979 to 1993, but its predecessor, the Democratic Kampuchea still sat the seat of Cambodia in the United Nations until 1982. Then the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (renamed to the National Government of Cambodia in 1990, consisted of the political factions of the Democratic Kampuchea and royalists of the Kingdom of Cambodia) succeeded the Democratic Kampuchea and its seat in the United Nations in 1982, and recognized as the legitimate government and representative of Cambodia by most of countries around the world. Finally the Kingdom of Cambodia restored its rule to whole Cambodia and succeeded the seat of Cambodia in the United Nations in 1993, and recognized as the legitimate government and representative of Cambodia by most of countries around the world. The current political situation of Afghanistan is as same as these examples.

In conclusion, due to the current political situation of Afghanistan, English Wikipedia shouldn't unilaterally recognize neither the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan nor the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the legitimate government and representative of Afghanistan to obey WP:NPOV. In other words, the first sentence of the leads of the page Afghanistan should say "Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia", without neither the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan nor the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the official national name of Afghanistan. The infobox of the page Afghanistan shouldn't list neither the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan nor the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the official national name of Afghanistan, and shouldn't list any national flag, coat of arms, anthem, motto, leader, legislature or government system of Afghanistan. The page Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan should be independent by merging from the page Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001).-- Joker Twins ( talk) 09:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Note: Comments in this section have been edited by Joker Twins after they had already been replied to. CMD ( talk) 08:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

However it is just little fix and still keeps original meaning. It is so confused for the necessity of this off-topic note.-- Joker Twins ( talk) 08:44, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Due to the neutrality of Wikipedia You used fake demographics that suppress most Hazaras The correct population statistics are as follows: 30% Pashtun 25% Tajik 23% Hazara 9% Uzbek 4% Aimaq 3% Turkmen 2% Baloch 4% others 0980asm ( talk) 10:40, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

I'm very wary of the fact that the page as it stands could be seen to be to be inadvertently making a political declaration as to which government "Wikipedia" is recognising as the legitimate official government of Afghanistan, and the fact that people will view this article in its current form while making their own assessments is troubling to me.

It seems to me that the obvious approach should be to have no governmental info (flag, president, or otherwise) in the infobox for the main Afghanistan page, and instead including links to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and have the article for Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) be updated to become the current page for Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, instead of it simply redirecting to this page.

It is now becoming abundantly clear that members of the government of the Islamic Republic, as well as others, are intending to lead a government in exile. The current UN ambassador for the Islamic Republic is also continuing to assert his right to be the legitimate UN representative for Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic flag still flies at the UN today. This page needs bringing into line with reality. The fact the Taliban has de facto physical control of the territory does not mean they will automatically become the officially recognised government. It is under dispute and should be portrayed as such.

I would suggest people take a leaf out of the example of the neutral page for Crimea, and its separate pages for the de jure Autonomous Republic of Crimea as well as the de facto Republic of Crimea. It is an intelligent and simple solution which allows for information to be kept up to date on developments on both sides of the subject, as well as leaving the main page unmolested by changing affairs until this dispute can be considered resolved once and for all.

This actually sounds like a good approach to me, but, sadly, it seems the moderators don't see it.. Ivario ( talk) 12:28, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

The flag for Libya was changed less than a day after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Consult this series of edits on the removal & reestablishment of terminology and flags relating to the regime as well as the removal of all terms relating to a nation-state and the removal of any flags when it was in dispute for a few days. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Libya&dir=prev&offset=20110714232828%7C439527591&limit=500&action=history

At no point did the article for Libya revert to a neutral article on the region contained within contested borders, it simply always related to whichever authority controlled the land, internationally recognised or not. In my view it is not the job of Wikipedia to determine who is the legitimate owner or authority of any land and people, but merely provide information and report on the de facto situation. The de facto situation on this article is that the Taliban have full control and authority over Afghanistan, and that appears to be the situation going forward. There is no point of separating the authority from the region and determining it as contested, as precedence with for example Libya and Syria have shown. This article **is** neutral.

The regime MUST NOT be Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan but Islamic Republic of Afghanistan same as flag which are not acceptable for people of Afghanistan except a particular tribe called Pashtuns (Taliban are all terrorist and from the mentioned tribe). Zaki Frahmand 15 September 2021, 10:18 UTC

They might be terrorists and unacceptable for most Afghans, but unfortunately they rule Afghanistan and so that is the correct information in the article. Wikipedia is not censored and so the flag will not be removed either. Unless the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan take control again, the Taliban will rule. Your point came up in the RFC to recognise the Taliban, but WittyWidi pointed out that, as per WP:NEUTRAL, Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view and therefore will not change the facts because a lot of people don't like them. --- Mullafacation { talk page| user page} 12:16, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

This national flag and anthem and the content mentioned here have no national or international legitimacy. We ask you to remove this content as soon as possible. Arial-noori-sajad ( talk) 12:32, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

This national flag and anthem and the content mentioned here have no national or international legitimacy. We ask you to remove this content as soon as possible. Arial-noori-sajad ( talk) 12:45, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Also this seems odd to argue, but the Taliban are actually somewhat quite popular. Noorullah21 ( talk) 05:26, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

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Why is the Afghanistan flag changed , we as afghans do not accept change of afghan flag , since the terrorist Taliban flag has not been formally recognized by any country in the world, so the 3 color flag still remains , as the official and formal flag of Afghanistan, I highly request the Wikipedia to change it back to the previous Olaf (black,red, green). 173.2.120.22 ( talk) 02:56, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template. CMD ( talk) 02:59, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

This page does not discuss law and criminal justice in Afghanistan. Several pages, albeit extremely brief, exist related to law and justice in Afghanistan i.e. Law of Afghanistan and Capital punishment in Afghanistan. In addition, the Taliban have expressed their take on law and criminal justice in Afghanistan i.e. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Does anybody else have any additional information? This page warrants such an addition. ElderZamzam ( talk) 05:39, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

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Revert the most recent edit that added a image in the "Barakzai dynasty and British wars" section, because it's a literal screenshot from a Roblox game Kosmosnaut87 ( talk) 02:26, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

BPOSER from risk universalis. Anyway, the map is a very accurate pracate with multiple sources to back up its borders and including the nations around it, you are probably from risk universalis controversied over the issue over this whole WC vs Risk thing lol, but if you arent thats awkward.

If you aren’t, it is an accurate map with proper sources. Noorullah21 ( talk) 02:31, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

You also just admit on the risk discord that you are requesting it to be removed for troll purposes. Noorullah21 ( talk) 02:35, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I'm not actually trolling. Roblox-related screenshots shouldn't be here anyway, even if "educative". Kosmosnaut87 02:36, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Yes you are trolling, you admit it in the risk discord. It is a well sourced image with the borders, no other accurate maps are available to add on. Noorullah21 ( talk) 02:45, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Roblox screenshots should not be used as reference for anything other than Roblox. If you are going to use reliable sources to create a map, you should create an actual map through art software, there are plenty of tutorials online to do so. BanditTheManedWolf ( talk) 02:47, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

While the map through roblox is questionable, it is still an accurate and well sourced map backed up, I am actually trying to make a proper map for it soon, so I will replace it with that if I can. Noorullah21 ( talk) 02:55, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template.This map should really be remade in a non-Roblox format though. BSMRD ( talk) 02:58, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I know, I will def replace it when I can, but overall its not that bad. Noorullah21 ( talk) 03:10, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

For everyone's edification, here is the relevant policy:

User-made images can also include the recreation of graphs, charts, drawings, and maps directly from available data, as long as the user-created format does not mimic the exact style of the original work. Technical data is uncopyrightable, lacking creativity, but the presentation of data in a graph or chart can be copyrighted, so a user-made version should be sufficiently different in presentation from the original to remain free. In such cases, it is required to include verification of the source(s) of the original data when uploading such images.

Nothing about what process is used to generate the image, so policy wise this is fine (though it needs sources used, and it definitely needs a key for the colors, and probably labels). BSMRD ( talk) 03:22, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I do have a labal map but I feel like it takes too much of the picture of the nations so its kind of hard to see, also I do have proper sourcing for it. Noorullah21 ( talk) 03:29, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

You should cite those sources in the image caption, if you want to be fully policy compliant. BSMRD ( talk) 03:32, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Ok thank you.. Noorullah21 ( talk) 03:34, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I have removed this map and tagged it. Noorullah21, you cannot take work made by others, in this case the Risk Universalis team, and pass it off as your own. This is even true if you have edited a bit. CMD ( talk) 04:45, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

What are you talking about? I completely made this map on my own, I have not made it with Risk whatsoever. Noorullah21 ( talk) 05:58, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Me and a friend worked on this completely alone, I didnt work with risk whatsoever???, the map ISNT EVEN A RISK MAP, its a WC map, AKA the group i am in, and my own work that I MADE. Noorullah21 ( talk) 06:00, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I am actually confused on whether is is a "good faith" removal ie you thought otherwise, or this is pure trolling, because you literally just removed it, claimed it was under the use of Risk out of nowhere and claimed I didn't make it..? Noorullah21 ( talk) 06:10, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Copyright is not removed by modification. Your new map is similar, it appears to be based on a previous map, but there's no indication of that in the copyright. CMD ( talk) 07:39, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Its based off the map of my making..? What are you on about. Noorullah21 ( talk) 14:46, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Why isn't Supreme Leader used in the infobox? Perhaps @ LéKashmiriSocialiste: can help us. GoodDay ( talk) 02:21, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

@ GoodDay: Supreme Leader of Afghanistan doesn't exist as a title, but Supreme Leader of Taliban does. Also I'm complaining you to the admins after this harassment. LéKashmiriSocialiste ( talk) 02:25, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Should I change it from Head to Supreme Leader in the infobox of the country? GoodDay ( talk) 02:26, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Hopefully the RM at Head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan article, will help bring consistency to this article, as well as related articles, as to how to show the position in infoboxes. Head, or Emir, or Supreme Leader. GoodDay ( talk) 13:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

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Change government type to “Unitary autocratic Deobandi Islamic caretaker government“

The “under a” part doesn’t flow well and is unnecessary. BakedGoods357 ( talk) 03:15, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: It is explained with a footnote ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 00:23, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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Under the sub-section titled, "Democratic Republic regime and Soviet war" under the sub-section titled, "Contemporary History" under the section titled, "History", it should be 562,000 Russians - the Russians is missing. Someone please add it.-- Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 19:38, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

The reference for it is how much Afghans died, from 562,000 to 2 million afghans, not russians. Noorullah21 ( talk) 20:53, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Noorullah21, Under the section titled, Babur and Mughals, a sentence reads, "Under the rule of Shah Rukh the city[which?] served as the focal point of the Timurid Renaissance, whose glory matched Florence of the Italian Renaissance as the center of a cultural rebirth.", please add which City is meant if you know. Thanks.- Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 08:14, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

I will try and see later when I get on my PC, if anybody else sees this and wants to do it, go ahead. Noorullah21 ( talk) 19:27, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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small thing, on the page it says "Urban civilization is believed to have begun as early as 3000 BCE", but it is not sourced, does anyone know of the souce for this?. Osty2018 ( talk) 14:42, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

I don't particularly want to get into the debate of which flag should be used for sports teams/sporting events taking place currently, but there is absolutely no justification for using the Talibani flag for events such as the 1960 football Asian Cup qualification or the 2015 cricket World Cup. The Taliban flag was not used in these situations and the Taliban did not even exist during the former. Angele201002 ( talk) 22:02, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

I agree, but this also feels like it should be raised on the talk page for those articles, or just edited on there. I suspect this has happened as editors have updated the flag template for Afghanistan and we should just manually set the flag on these older events to the Islamic Republic 👍 IntUnderflow ( talk) 22:08, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that's the cause as well. — Danre98^{( talk^ contribs)} 21:30, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Angele201002 This would be better discussed at WP:AFN, as they deal with all Afghanistan related articles. This space should be for discussion of this article specifically. BSMRD ( talk) 22:10, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

This flag is not recognised nor accepted by the vast majority of Afghans. Taliban's regime is an unelected forced regime. The wiki should consider all this before editing. it's the people of Afghanistan that chooses their flag to represent them not a forced regime. Taliban regime is not a recognised government internationally and internally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.37.181.249 ( talk) 09:37, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

• Many flags have been chosen by unelected regimes or colonial powers, don't allow your personal feelings to harm the neutrality of Wikipedia 3bdulelah ( talk) 10:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Do people even bother to read the talk pages they post on? Perhaps we should add a line specifically for the flag to the FAQ, for what little good it would do. BSMRD ( talk) 13:30, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

It's a bit odd to me that there's all these talk sections focusing only on the flag when these readers' issue seems to be that the article as a whole equates Afghanistan with the Islamic Emirate; simply removing the Taliban flag doesn't satisfy their concerns, so I don't know why they keep asking for us to do that. It's getting to the point where you could say they're spamming the talk page.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 23:00, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Afghanistan is the heart of Asia, it is expected for it to be in multiple parts of Asia. A majority of Afghanistan is in Central Asia so it should say Central Asia, NOT south asia. The search Afghanistan should result in "Central Asia". This is unfair to the afghans being that they resonate more with Iranic and Central Asian culture rather than South Asia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gulsumz ( talk • contribs) 18:59, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Afghanistan... is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. We already say it straddles both regions in the first sentence. BSMRD ( talk) 21:53, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

This has been discussed before at the South Asia page (see Talk:South Asia/Archive 3#Definition). There is a consensus that Afghanistan is between central and south south Asia, part of both. There is no compelling reason to switch it to central Asia. — Danre98^{( talk^ contribs)} 02:20, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

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The refname pancap2 was introduced to the Taliban resurgence section in this edit, but was not defined.

The related statements are already cited to an FT article, and so the undefined refname is not needed.

This should be removed from the mentioned section:
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Thanks 89.241.33.89 ( talk) 16:28, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Done Jibran1998 ( talk) 17:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you 89.241.33.89 ( talk) 18:05, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

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 Not done: There is consensus for this article to treat the Islamic Emirate as the sole current government of Afghanistan. See the #FAQ for details. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 01:55, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

In view of the previous discussion I participated in here, I do not think we should add the Flag of the Taliban as the Flag of Afghanistan. It is certainly not representing Afghanistan at any international platform. Interestingly, in the current Expo 2020 in Dubai, [3] no flag is currently used for Afghanistan either. (During the opening ceremony on 1 October the tricolor Afghan flag was used, [4] which was later removed.) Now, I think we should wait what flag Afghanistan will display at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup which starts from 18 October in Abu Dhabi. Khestwol ( talk) 16:11, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• http://law.acku.edu.af/fa/download/file/fa/12686/77746 is a single source for the fact that this flag is the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is currently the regime of Afghanistan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WittyWidi ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

• If I understand this correctly, the source of your criticism has nothing to do with the flag; you're arguing that the "Afghanistan" article should not be about the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan because the IEA lacks recognition from the international community. Unless you're arguing that we should keep everything in the infobox the same (the name of the country being the IEA, the emblem being the emblem of the IEA, etc) except for the flag, which we should remove on the basis that international sporting events don't use the IEA flag as a byproduct of them not recognizing the IEA? That'd be a very, very strange argument.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 19:57, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
  • Where do you read the argument about the article not showing the IEA? They suggested specifically that placing a flag on this article to represent Afghanistan that is not actually the flag that usually represents Afghanistan is not the best course of action. Sporting events are only one example. CMD ( talk) 23:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
    • I was trying to be charitable to them by assuming their problem is the article showing the IEA at all, because their position would be very odd otherwise. To accept that the IEA de facto is Afghanistan, but to insist on removing symbols representing the IEA on the basis that the international community does not recognize the IEA, is a nonsensical position. I don't see why we should selectively care about international recognition in some parameters but not in others. If nothing else, the OP should wait for the closure of an ongoing RfC at Flag of Afghanistan which they have participated in. Best wishes,  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 20:47, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
      • The issue is not recognition, but use and WP:V/ WP:DUE. The white and black flag has not achived de facto use in most situations, and we don't really have sources calling it the Flag of Afghanistan. This is different from the government, which we have plenty of sources for and is de facto governing. CMD ( talk) 01:42, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

        I really am having a hard time seeing how WP:DUE is a concern here. Are you arguing that it's undue to display a country's flag in that country's article? That can't possibly be correct. As for WP:V, we have plenty of sources showing that they're using it as a government symbol. You seem to be waiting for some sort of official press release or UN statement, which is not required by WP:V at all. In fact, we're discouraged from overriding secondary sources with primary ones. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 01:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

        • As I have replied before when my argument was similarly misinterpreted, I am looking for sources that say that the white and black flag is the flag of Afghanistan. For example, this source calls the tricolour the "flag of Afghanistan" and "Afghanistan's flag", and this source calls the tricolour the "national flag". WP:DUE comes into effect if sources conflict on the flag of Afghanistan, but that's a step after WP:V. CMD ( talk) 04:11, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

          • WP:V has been met. I provided you sources over at Template talk:Country data Afghanistan, but will copy them here for the others to see: [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. Your take on WP:DUE is silly as it is based entirely on sporting events (with sources such as "Sportskeeda", whatever that is). My sources are high-quality (Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, AP, The Guardian) and all primarily about how the flag has changed, and establish more weight for the IEA flag than your sporting ones do for the IRA flag. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 04:53, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

            • None of those call the black and white flag the flag of Afghanistan. Most call it the Taliban flag. The final one even refers to the tricolour as the Afghani national flag. CMD ( talk) 05:31, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

              • I hope this doesn't come off as uncivil, but I believe you may have the wrong idea of what makes a flag the de facto flag. It is being used de facto in Afghanistan. Whether or not it's being used at international gatherings is a matter of international recognition. We are only concerned with which flag flies from the flagpoles in Afghanistan. That's verified by domestic sources. It is of no concern to us which flag flies at the Olympics or the UN. The first source provided by User:Tartan357 stated that the white banner was reintroduced in 2021 as part of a list of "Afghanistan's flags", so they certainly meet your unusual criteria (that sources must call it "the flag of Afghanistan" as opposed to stating the fact that this flag now flies over Afghanistan). I should add that we seldom use such a criteria on articles about flags when there's a dispute between the de facto and the de jure government, because calling a single flag "the flag" implies recognition. The only objective criteria for determining "the flag of Afghanistan" is to ask which flag flies over Afghanistan, and there is only one answer now.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 21:17, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
                • De facto just means "in reality", it doesn't mean "in Afghanistan" or something else. ("De jure" doesn't mean internationally recognised either, it just means by law, and presumably the Taliban are by their law de jure rulers.) CMD ( talk) 01:54, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
                  • Yes, in reality the ruling body of Afghanistan is using a white banner with the shahada on it. It is of no concern which flag foreign organizations choose to use, as that is a matter of which regime said organizations recognize as legitimate. In this context, de jure is very much synonymous with recognized. It is a matter of fact that the Taliban rules Afghanistan right now, and whether or not international organizations wish to legitimize them is up to their own discretion. It is completely irrelevant which flag is more likely to be seen outside of Afghanistan. We don't care what flag flew at the paralympics or which flag flies over foreign embassies. To argue something along the lines of "de facto the IRA flag represents Afghanistan more often outside of Afghanistan" is to say "de facto it's de jure." I apologize if I'm coming off as frustrated here, arguments over semantics tend to go in circles like this.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 02:46, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

I actually suggest putting the 2 flags side-by-side. This means that we can display the de jure and de facto flags side-by-side because they have various levels of legitimacy involved. On one hand, the Taliban flag is the de facto flag but isn't recognised, but the Afghan tricolour IS recognised by various sources cited above, like you say, but now is only de jure after the Taliban takeover... Old!!man1234561234 ( talk) 10:08, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

The IEA is Afghanistan & has been since August 15, 2021. That's just the way it is & has been. GoodDay ( talk) 16:56, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Huge no .....added "Flag of Taliban" would be adding a political party flag....we would never add the Democratic Party party logo as the flag of the USA. Moxy- 22:44, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

What?? The Taliban is not a political party. They're a group that call themselves the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and they took over the country by force and instated an autocratic government bearing the same name. The term "the Taliban" is an exonym we use to describe the militant organization that fought on their behalf during the war. That Democratic Party analogy is gibberish.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 01:21, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Taliban ....ultraconservative political and religious faction that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s following the withdrawal of Soviet... Moxy- 02:51, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Yes, and?  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 03:50, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Classified as a political flag till official change [10] ....thus far 30 flags in 102 years....just need official change that has a process. Moxy- 22:29, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

It is stated in the infobox that Afghanistan has the lowest Gini coefficent in the world - this is simply not correct. There is no data since 2008, but the score 27.8 is not the lowest in the world by any means. Blåmes ( talk) 11:20, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

If there's no data it should be removed. I note the linked article has it as a blank row. CMD ( talk) 11:59, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

I'd gladly change it myself but since I'm not an extended-confirmed user on the English Wikipedia, I'm unable to. If someone could simply remove the link to List of countries by income equality and "1st" in the infobox, it would be much appreciated. Blåmes ( talk) 07:24, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

I shifted it into the body, as while far too outdated for the lead, it might be more due there. CMD ( talk) 13:06, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

@ Chipmunkdavis: Thanks, but I think you forgot to remove the information in the infobox. Blåmes ( talk) 18:42, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Ah, done now. CMD ( talk) 02:14, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

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<ref name="wb-gini">{{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI/ |title=Gini Index |publisher=World Bank |access-date=2 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511044958/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI|archive-date=11 May 2014}}</ref>

Thanks 89.241.33.89 ( talk) 18:58, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Done. Noorullah21 ( talk) 05:31, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

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Talibans banned music, I think it should be said by Wikipedia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Egon20 ( talk) 11:14, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Sirdog ( talk) 23:01, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

I asked to mention the fact that Talibans banned music in the wikipedia page since there is already a section that exclusively talks about music. Egon20 ( talk) 07:35, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

The anthem of taliban is called a cappella "anthem without music" ServerScript ( talk) 08:59, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

I was wondering, since that we have added the lodis, of course since they were also regarded as The AFGHAN EMPIRE, we should add other pashtun/afghan dynasties in the formation box perhaps?

Atleast the ones that have centered closeby, including india, this would include dynasties perhaps including the Khilji dynasty Sur Empire Malwa Sultanate, etc. Let me know of your thoughts and opinions below.

@ Kansas Bear (inviting you to ask what you think about this)

Anybody else feel free to reply. Noorullah21 ( talk) 04:22, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Ideally the box should be as short as possible, holding only the key event(s) that created the current state. CMD ( talk) 06:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I believe having the Khiljis and Lodis would be probable to keep then, since they both contributed to it through different events, the Sur dynasty is debateable. Noorullah21 ( talk) 16:02, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Due to the Kashmir Dispute, India does claim a border on the south east, though the border is not administered by India. I would suggest adding a note where it says that Afghanistan shares a border with Pakistan about India claiming a border. Chxeese ( talk) 00:45, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

• Good point, I've made the modification. BasilLeaf ( talk) 06:15, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Afghanistan is not in South Asia. It’s in the Heart of Central Asia. If you take a class at UCLA or use accurate sources, it is considered Central Asian. Not sure why it says South Asian. It’s inaccurate and needs to be updated. Afghanistan also does not share any culture with the South Asian region. It shares a Persian language with Iran and Tajikistan and was once apart of the Persian Empire? Shabnamabiii ( talk) 08:09, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

The article already says that Afghanistan "is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia" which is accurate. Afghanistan is frequently included in lists of countries in both regions.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 20:57, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

It’s not accurate. None of the regions in Afghanistan are in South Asia so it shouldn’t be on lists, and actual credible sources like universities and scholarly articles only consider it Central Asia. That’s all. Shabnamabiii ( talk) 01:19, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

You may have to discuss this at South Asia then, because that article has no shortage of sources in it justifying Afghanistan being described as a South Asian country.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 20:08, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

This national flag and anthem and the content mentioned here have no national or international legitimacy. We ask you to remove this content as soon as possible. Arial-noori-sajad ( talk) 12:45, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

It appears to me that the level of consensus for using Taliban symbols is unacceptably low, given the ramifications of the decision. The RFC that made the decision was open for less than 48 hours, and the decision appears to have had a number of unintended and unanticipated consequences. Much of the talk page since then has been people objecting to the decision.

Unless there's good reason not to, I suggest we have a wider RFC to review the decision to use Taliban symbols here. Kahastok  talk 14:51, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

It's actually broken large chunks of the article, as well. This evidenced by the fact people in this very talk page are discussing how to best go about removing massive chunks of sections about the governance structure of the Islamic Republic, as well as the fact the memberships of international organisations currently belonging to the Islamic Republic are currently included as if they automatically now belong to the Taliban government. They don't. LegerityFortis ( talk)

Despite not being recognized, Wikipedia still prefers to show defacto over dejure, afghanistan for the islamic republic still has its own page at the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, this is how Afghanistan is now. Noorullah21 ( talk) 05:25, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Does Wikipedia prefer de facto over de jure? I don't see it in the Crimea article. Uvants ( talk) 01:30, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

My bad for wording that incorrectly, but there was multiple RFCs and consensus to this, and they agreed on the inclusion of the Taliban. Noorullah21 ( talk) 22:41, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

In the [Crimea] article, it specifies that it is "Controlled and governed as part of the Russian Federation".-- Kappasi ( talk) 13:21, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Could you point these out for me? There's lots on the talk page in recent weeks, so I could easily have missed them. But the decision I see is this RFC.

RFCs default to 30 days. This one was closed - not withdrawn, closed - by the original proposer after less than two days. This was not a discussion that was obviously finished - it was closed less than three hours after the last comment was made, after multiple editors had disagreed with the proposal. This seems highly premature, and as such, I do not consider this to be a high standard of consensus - to the point that I don't think a new RFC is unreasonable, if that's what the current article is based on.

But it might not be what the current article is based on. If you could point to other RFCs or whatever else, maybe I would take a different view. Kahastok  talk 15:38, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

I hadn't realized until you pointed it out that the opener of the RfC closed it. That is clearly a WP:BADNAC that should be reversed. We don't need a new RfC, we need that one to continue to completion. I recommend following the procedures in WP:CLOSECHALLENGE to undo the close. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 23:34, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Suddenly restarting an RFC weeks after it was ostensibly closed and archived isn't great either though. No, I think it'd be better to start a new RFC based on the recognition that the previous one was flawed. Kahastok  talk 19:49, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

The reason why I closed that RFC was because, as is explained in it, I dropped the aspect that was causing controversy and their was, with the exception of one responder, a universal consensus for the other changes proposed. The controversial part (i.e merging) was dealt with in a separate discussion on that talk page. Llewee ( talk) 15:14, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Llewee, can you demonstrate that it dealt with all the concerns that may have been raised, had the RFC been allowed to continue for more than a day and a half?

My guess is that the answer is no. Which makes it a rather weak consensus as these things go. And if someone does object, I see no reason why they shouldn't open a new RFC to have the discussion that was not had in that RFC. Kahastok  talk 07:02, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Kahastok What I can demonstrate is that it was a very active discussion with a clear consensus for the changes that I implemented. You or anyone else are more than welcome to start a new RFC but given the way the hugh amount of discussion about this issue which has taken place on this talk page and elsewhere in recent months has broadly gone I would be very surprised if it produced a significantly different result. Llewee ( talk) 07:26, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

The discussion did not include the word "flag" once, let alone build a consensus around a particular view on them. CMD ( talk) 07:27, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Maybe we can keep Taliban insignia ALONG SIDE Islamic Republic signs? That might be better. Old!!man1234561234 ( talk) 06:38, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Since The Islamic Emirate is not officially recognized by any United Nations members, can we actually say Afghanistan is officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan? As a matter of fact, all countries de facto continue to recognize the Islamic Republic since no nation has discredited the Republic and no one has recognised the new government. Some nations have engaged with the Taliban, but all have specified: Engagement and Recognition is different. So, how to put the Emirate in the official article for Afghanistan? I am sure Wikipedia prefers de jure over de facto, we see it in the Crimea article. So, since Afghanistan is de jure the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and no member of the United Nations have recognised the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in this article, we should replace the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Also, the Republic formed an in-exile government, headed by Amrullah Saleh, as said by the Afghan embassy to Switzerland. Sng Pal ( talk) 12:26, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Bruh do you really support corrupted government ServerScript ( talk) 09:00, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

The government may be corrupt, but it is recognized internationally and is the de jure government. No one recognises it. So, I ask to replace the Taliban flag with the Afghan tri-colour. The last time I wrote, the T20I world cup hadn't started. Now it has started in the United Arab Emirates, we see how the Afghan team is playing under the tri-colour, thus proving it's legitimacy and the Taliban flag's illegitimacy. And also, do you support the terrorist government? I think a terrorist government is as bad as a corrupt government, if not worse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sng Pal ( talk • contribs) 09:14, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Indeed. Afghanistan is playing under the tri-color flag in the tournament. The whole Wikipedia article about 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup has Afghanistan with tri-color flag. Throughout the stadium everyone is holding a tri-color flag, fans are even wearing clothes matching the tri-colors. Their official cricket twitter account (@ACBofficials) is using tri-color flag in their tweets. When they are themselves using the old flag, then why this taliban flag on Wikipedia? makes no sense. SochneyDe ( talk) 21:46, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Because..they rule Afghanistan..? Doesn't matter if they aren't recognized, Transnistria is still a Wikipedia page despite not being recognized, USING the Tri-colour makes no sense when the Tri-Colour isnt even used by the current Afghan ruling government AKA the Taliban. Noorullah21 ( talk) 01:21, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Tajik (47)% Pashtun (27)%. PTabasm ( talk) 09:09, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Afghanistan is still using the tricolor flag at international events e.g. the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where they may reach the semifinals. This fact should be reflected in this article about the country, instead of only inserting the unrecognized Taliban white flag. Khestwol ( talk) 05:50, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Please stop creating new talk sections about the same topic. This is at least the third or fourth one. There's an active RfC about the flag which you are already participating in. You also created multiple other sections now found in the most recent archive. This is unproductive. You've made your opinion known.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 18:09, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

That's not really relevant, as teams can have different flags than their country's flag. Ireland doesn't use the tricolor flag either. Serafart ( talk) ( contributions) 03:16, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

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In the 21st Century section, under Contemporary History, change the caption of the image titled "U.S. troops and Air Force choppers in Afghanistan, 2008" to read "U.S. troops and Chinooks in Afghanistan, 2008". The USAF never used CH-47 "Chinooks" during the Afghanistan conflict - Only UH-1, UH-1H, and UH-1N "Iroquois" helicopters. The Army is the only branch of the U.S. Military to use CH-47's. 192.223.242.29 ( talk) 10:33, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done Good catch. BSMRD ( talk) 13:57, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

According to the news going around every day,the Rahbari Shura is likely the Legislature of Afghanistan,we should add it to the infobox CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 04:28, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

We should not add anything to the infobox that isn't in the article with solid sourcing. If you can provide the reliable sources calling it the legislature, that is a helpful start. CMD ( talk) 04:51, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Hmm okay CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 14:19, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Currently the "Human rights" part of the page has no information under it. Would it make sense to copy the text from the same section of the old Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's page? [ [15]] CallidSea ( talk) 04:09, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Currently, no nation recognizes the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, instead continuing to recognize the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. I added this to the lede as an WP:ALTNAME (and recognized as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan), but it was reverted, with the summary saying that the Republic is defunct.

To use the language of the linked article, in de facto terms that is probably true, but in de jure terms it is not, and as such it would seem appropriate to mention both the "locally official" and the "internationally official" name of the country. If there was already a discussion on this, I apologize; Tartan357 mentioned that there was already a consensus on this question, but I haven't been able to find it. BilledMammal ( talk) 06:50, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Please read the #FAQ. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 06:51, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

I saw that RFC, but I don't believe it applies. It requires us to "reflect the current de facto political situation", but international recognition, in the context of international recognition, is relevant and outside the scope of "the current de facto political situation" and thus outside the scope of that RFC. BilledMammal ( talk) 07:33, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Unarchived this discussion; based on the lack of follow up comment, I assume there is no objection to reimplementing the edit, but I wanted to explicitly ask first. BilledMammal ( talk) 04:48, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

I don't think that's an assumption that will work out. The countries who recognize the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan recognize this state, not the de facto state in this article. Mixing the two makes little sense. Ved havet ≈ ( talk) 22:37, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

This article covers the country, from pre-history to the present day; it isn't limited to the de facto state. When it comes to the country, I would think that international recognition is relevant. Even if we don't have "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" as an alt-title, I would think we need to include this information in the lede, similar to how it is included in the Northern Cyprus or Taiwan article. BilledMammal ( talk) 22:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Notably, those two examples actually control (some of) the territory they purport to represent. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan does not. BSMRD ( talk) 23:13, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

I suppose this is a two part question. First, should we include a statement in the lede that the Islamic Emirate is unrecognized? Second, should we include a statement about what is recognized?

The first seems uncontroversial; most states with broad lack of recognition have this stated in the lede. The second seems to follow from the first; rather than leaving the user confused or uninformed about the international recognition we should mention that the Islamic Republic is the recognized state for the country, similar to how in the Northern Cyprus article we explain that most countries recognize it as being part of the Republic of Cyprus. BilledMammal ( talk) 23:25, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

The state of Afghanistan is fully recognized. It's not like Northern Cyprus, where officially it doesn't even exist as an entity. It is only the current government which is unrecognized, and using the formal long form names as proxy for government recognition feels a bit off. CMD ( talk) 01:34, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

I would say that the country is recognized, but the de facto state is not. As a starting point, would you agree that this fact needs to be reflected, somehow, in the lede? BilledMammal ( talk) 01:38, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Certainly the lead spends too much time on history, leaving it with little coverage of the current country. It should cover governance, including the international isolation of the regime. CMD ( talk) 01:52, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

To start with, perhaps we can add "As the Islamic Emirate, it is internationally unrecognized, with all countries continuing to recognize the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the legitimate government." in between the current first and second sentences?

In terms of cutting back the history, I've made a bold edit; feel free to revert. BilledMammal ( talk) 04:23, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

I would prefer as noted above not to substitute "Islamic Emirate" and "Islamic Republic" for the different regimes, as it gives the terms significant meaning I have not seen reflected in reliable sources. I also have not seen much indicating the previous government retains any sort of overt support that validates due mention in such a way, better to leave it out of the lead. CMD ( talk) 06:01, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

The overt support would be that the former regime continues to enjoy international recognition, as well as continuing to control Afghanistan's UN seat. However, can I ask how you would propose including information about international recognition? BilledMammal ( talk) 06:08, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

As that article says, keeping the existing ambassador one isn't support of a rival government, it's simply the maintaining of a holding pattern. For the lead summary, I would simply say that no other country has recognized the government, which is about the detail that the body gets into at any rate. CMD ( talk) 07:40, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

It should remain as Islamic Emirate, it does not matter if the Taliban are recognized or not, these are the de-facto rulers of the nation. Noorullah21 ( talk) 20:00, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

No one is suggesting otherwise; what is being discussed is whether we should mention which entity is recognized as the de-jure rulers of the nation. BilledMammal ( talk) 00:13, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

It's complicated, but my point was that the Republic continues to be relevant internationally, due to facts such as that they continue to control Afghanistan's UN seat, and thus it is due to mention them in the lede. BilledMammal ( talk) 00:13, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

"The Republic" doesn't control the UN seat though, as it doesn't really exist. It doesn't seem to be like Myanmar where an official shadow government has been set up. The UN seat is just one person. CMD ( talk) 02:12, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

The Official website of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is https://www.alemarah.af Advisor & Spokesperson of Ministry of information and culture Abdul Wahid Rayan tweeted on 20 Nov 2021. The official website of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan should be edited on this Article. Reference: https://twitter.com/AWahidRayan1/status/1461920926099034113?s=20 ZAHOOR AHMED ( talk) 17:43, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Official websites are not included in country articles, but it may be worth bringing this up at Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. CMD ( talk) 02:17, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

In Moto its not Muhammadun. CORRECT is Muhammadur. 103.7.79.65 ( talk) 11:50, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

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"Afghanistan shares borders with Pakistan AND INDIA to the south." Only Pakistan is mentioned. 61.3.227.8 ( talk) 16:49, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

 Already done including a short border with Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, claimed by India. Looks like this is already covered. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 16:53, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

If you change the afghan flag and falsely claim that they are legitimate rules of Afghanistan you are supporting terrorism. What I suggest is keep the flag if you want to but label them as a terrorist organisation. 109.249.187.83 ( talk) 17:04, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't a place to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. We give them no legitimacy by using their information; we simply recognize the verifiable fact that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is in power in the country now. WittyWidi ( talk) 16:22, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Dari, the official language, should be listed as Dari Persian, hence Dari is a dialect of the Persian language. It is not different. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.194.236 ( talk) 17:55, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 December 2#Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 05:33, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

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I would like to add the years of Afghanistan as it is no longer a "country" as the taliban have changed it. 2600:1000:B07B:66A2:F527:40E:61AD:A254 ( talk) 15:50, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 15:56, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Section including minimum wage information should be removed. There's no verifiable source that this is still in effect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.10.112.125 ( talk) 18:00, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

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It's illegal to us the Taliban's Flag in India. So please change the flag pic 103.47.33.208 ( talk) 11:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: WP:NOTCENSORED ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 12:02, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

There is an RfC ongoing at Commons over the target of the redirect File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 05:33, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Our flag is is not this our flag is blak red green you must change your idea 103.215.210.105 ( talk) 11:20, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

The flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is the Taliban flag with the white background and the Shahadah on it. Noorullah21 ( talk) 15:25, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Article says 31.4 million, infobox says 41 million. This number should probably be consistent throughout the article Oeoi ( talk) 18:47, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Fixed, it is 40.2 million. Noorullah21 ( talk) 19:07, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Please revert the flag and title to the Islamic Republic, the official government, or at least keep the neutral format for the end of august with no specified format, if you still desire to come across as a encyclopedia. Unfortunately, you have taken a political stance, and by presenting a fascist organization as the official government (even through it is acting), Wikipedia has lost its credibility as an objective textbook/encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.88.200.193 ( talk) 10:21, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

@ 147.88.200.193: We have not taken a political stance. We are merely portraying the de facto situation. Legitimacy is debatable, while who actually rules in Afghanistan is an objective fact, and unfortunately, the rulers are the emirate. If we use the so-called "Legitimacy" of the former Afghan government as a reason to change it, what's next? Changing Taiwan to Chinese Taipei? Deleting all the articles on members of CIS-2? ☢️Plutonical☢️ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ 02:28, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Not listening to people who try to threaten us with lost "credibility" or donations if we don't distort the truth to fit their political preferences is why we still have credibility. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 02:36, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

^^ (I personally am a Taliban supporter so I won't be biased on this stance), but, you have to realize the fact of the situation that Afghanistan is de-facto ruled by the emirate, Afghanistan is hence represented by this, there has been RFC's as well to decide what the flag should be, etc. (the taliban aren't fascist by the way) Noorullah21 ( talk) 14:07, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

How can t be shytaaan they secret hypocrites they don’t accurately put the real data produced even though people has the real data. May god give guidance be honest with people stop racism in secret 2A07:23C0:0:6000:0:0:0:29A0 ( talk) 01:52, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

What CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 23:31, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

So alot of interviews and meetings with taliban official's with there flag on the background,but the flag looks like Saudi Arabia but without the sword and white,because it used frequently in Afghanistan and the flag which was used during the first taliban conference in August 17th isn't used in all of Afghanistan (Ex: police cars with the flag attached, governor's buildings) and proof that the flag that exists in wikipedia is not the same as the flag they hoisted at the Arg (Presidential palace) CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 16:44, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

That doesn't appear to be the case: [16], [17], [18], [19]. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 21:21, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

The country, Tajikistan, is located to the North of Afghanistan, not North-East.

The Afghans themselves refer to it as in the North. The word “Shamali”, from the Arabic word “Al-Shammal” means North and is used to describe Tajiks and Tajikistan in the North.

The narrow stretch that borders China, the Wakhan Corridor, is what stretches to the North-East; therefore, China is bordering in the North-East.

I had changed it to place Tajikistan in the North, although the edit was undid with the reason being “Tajikistan can be considered in the North-East”. Well, by whom is it considered? Tajikistan looks as if it is in the North, The Afghans themselves consider it in the North as well. WatanWatan2020 ( talk) 16:29, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the mention of the countries that Afghanistan borders, the inclusion of the parenthesis following Pakistan seems to be overtly political. Afghanistan indeed borders Pakistan to the east; whatever dispute there may be between India and Pakistan regarding some territory, it should not make its way onto this article, not least in the lead. It makes the article seem very unprofessional and a potential ground for political fights between Pakistanis and Indians. The parenthesis should be removed. WatanWatan2020 ( talk) 16:25, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

I disagree. If we remove the parenthesis, then we are siding with Pakistan. Mentioning the Indian position seems like the most neutral thing to do. -- Cerebellum ( talk) 17:34, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Then why doesnt the Indian article mention that it borders Afghanistan with the inclusion of the situation regarding Gilgit Baltistan, all in the lead.

As I mentioned before, this article has become a tug of war between Pakistanis and Indians, therefore, such information should not make it onto Afghanistan’s article, especially if such information is not going to be implemented and/or tussled upon in India’s or Pakistan’s articles. WatanWatan2020 ( talk) 16:37, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

I am watching The Handmaid's Tale (TV series). I can tell you that today Afghanistan is so much more totalitarian than the fictional The Handmaid's Tale. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/nov/17/afghanistan.weekend7 Right now, women in Afghanistan need chaperones like The Handmaid's Tale and can't travel overseas. Please see the article https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/asia/afghanistan-taliban-women-travel-intl/index.html

-- 14Jenna7Caesura ( talk) 23:06, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm happy you're enjoying The Handmaid's Tale, but this comparison that you are drawing is original research. The 2001 Taliban state was totalitarian, but a lot has changed since then and the current Islamic Emirate has barely started governing. Neither article you have cited uses the term "totalitarian", and the first one is from 2001. Without sufficient sources to back that label up, this is a clear WP:POVCAT. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 03:56, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Assuming sexist policies are noble, if you are rules lawyering to demand a totalitarian label in the last 30 days, here you go: "Because the Taliban is a totalitarian movement, they are not politically accountable to anyone." December 2, 2021 https://www.pitt.edu/pittwire/features-articles/pitt-effort-relocating-afghan-scholars-us -- 14Jenna7Caesura ( talk) 04:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

How is it rules lawyering to request a source for a highly contentious label? This is editing 101, not some technicality. Wikipedia is a reference site. Get used to it. The University of Pittsburgh piece is not enough, we're going to need a lot of high-quality sources saying the country is under a totalitarian regime, not just one source saying the Taliban have totalitarian goals. Please read WP:POVCAT, the category needs to reflect well-sourced content in the article. We argue over the content first (using reliable sources for everything), and then apply categories uncontroversially to reflect that content. You are approaching this the opposite way. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 04:37, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

So you officially recognized Taliban even I'm Afghan and all the world don't recognize them. Well done wikipedia 185.37.110.40 ( talk) 20:04, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a government, we don't "recognize" anyone. Please read the #FAQ. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 21:07, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

This is an ongoing problem in Wikipedia, where editors use their own criteria to determine the legitimacy of governments, rather than follow reliable sources. Similar discussions have emerged with Taiwan, Venezuela and other countries. We could avoid a lot of these arguments by simply reflecting reliable sources. When they show the Taliban flag as the flag of Afghanistan, so should this article. Until then, it should show the same flag that is recognized in reliable sources. TFD ( talk) 23:27, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Reliable sources state overwhelmingly the Taliban have taken over. This commenter did not even mention the flag, but I will reiterate that the flag should not be used as a back door to contradict what the sources say about the Taliban being in government. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 00:17, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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Taliban's Flag Ko Hatao 2409:4073:2082:85EA:D9:48:3E3A:22D5 ( talk) 07:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 10:30, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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The name MUST change to Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Flag image MUST change to Afghanistan flag. The current FLAG is for the Terrorist Group T-ban. AfgEdit ( talk) 10:17, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template. CMD ( talk) 10:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

See the #FAQ. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 11:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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The flag of Afghanistan is still internationally recognized to be black, red and green. The white flag with the black inscription is the flag of the Taliban who are not internationally recognized as the governing body of Afghanistan.

Smith, Whitney. "flag of Afghanistan". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Afghanistan. Accessed 7 January 2022.

https://icct.nl/publication/recognition-talibans-international-legal-status/ 2600:1700:9E80:4360:1D8F:D158:6BAC:2ECA ( talk) 22:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. BSMRD ( talk) 23:50, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

It's entirely clear what changes they want, they want the flag in the infobox changed just like most other edit requests. Direct them to the #FAQ. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 01:19, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Disclaimer: I'm not in favor of the Taliban. @ 2600:1700:9E80:4360:1D8F:D158:6BAC:2ECA: the changes you're suggesting are based on a point of view or best, ideological. That is, you want information about Afghanistan to be presented according to how you and many people and countries would like Afghanistan to be viewed rather than how the country really is right now. This is against WP:NPOV. WP strives to present information based on a neutral point of view. In reality, the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan. When they took over, they established a government and decided to change the official name of the country and raised a flag they deemed was the official flag of the country and standard of the ruling government. That's the reality, at least at the moment. Whether Afghans living outside of Afghanistan or other countries recognize these changes or not, suppose to be a secondary issue as far as facts or realities about Afghanistan are concerned. Such views should not prevail over the realities happening in Afghanistan, to make their way into the WP entry about the country. Hassanjalloh1 ( talk) 18:06, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

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Why is this page about the new supposed Taliban country? Even if it were a new country it is not the same as the Republic. 51.9.157.151 ( talk) 22:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Read the #FAQ. There is no "new country", the country is and always has been Afghanistan. The country is under a new government, though. Who is saying the Islamic Emirate is the same as the republic? The republic has its own article. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 22:49, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

For information about the (deposed) Republic, see the article Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. This article is about Afghanistan as a whole and it's current governing entity, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. If you would like more on the group in control of that entity, see Taliban.

I wlnder why it got removed CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 07:02, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

As far as I can tell it has not been. It may take a second to load if you have a poor connection. BSMRD ( talk) 18:00, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

The Islamic emirate is not a recognised state, the recognised state- Islamic Republic must still be on display on Wikipedia until the Islamic emirate is recognised which it is not. 92.40.172.107 ( talk) 12:35, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

I request to confirmed users to change the coat of arms into State Emblem: State_Emblem_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan.jpg This is the only emblem used frequently by the government,ex: ministry of foreign affairs/defence/ARG1880(official presidential palace channel on YouTube)/ministry of connection/ministry of Interior CuboidalBrake06 ( talk) 14:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Afghanistan's history since the late 1970s has been dominated by prolonged warfare, starting with the country becoming a socialist state and provoking the Soviet–Afghan War, followed by three consecutive civil wars ( 1989–1992, 1992–1996, and 1996–2001) that resulted in the takeover of the country by the Taliban and its totalitarian regime. The Taliban were later overthrown by a United States-led invasion in 2001 which began a 20-year-long war that concluded with the 2021 Taliban offensive and the resulting fall of Kabul in August, with the Taliban returning to power and regaining control of the government. ^[1]

It is way too convoluted and provides too many details not necessary in the lead. A simplification is needed.

Here is my proposal:

Afghanistan's history since the late 1970s has been dominated by coups, revolutions, invasions, insurgencies and civil wars. The country is currently under to control of the Taliban, which came back to power after a 20-year long war. ^[1]

I have implemented this, which seems a small but reasonable first step to cutting down the excessive history in the lead. CMD ( talk) 00:50, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

That is not the real flag of Afghanistan, it just belongs to a group. Atal Afgan ( talk) 03:24, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Please read the #FAQ. The "group" it belongs to is now the government of Afghanistan. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 03:27, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Should that point about the flag be added to the FAQ? It does not currently explicitly mention the flag, and seeing that many of the concerns raised on the page are specifically about the flag of Afghanistan, many people may not be making the connection. As a question, it would likely start with, "Q: The flag is wrong!" – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 04:44, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

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Afghanistan's is the one with black, red and green colour not the white one so please change the flag as soon as possible as it's really offensive to the people of Afghanistan. 31.205.28.112 ( talk) 01:52, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit extended-protected}} template. See flag discussions above. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 01:55, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Idk what you mean offensive to the people of Afghanistan, I am from Afghanistan and I see it good. Noorullah21 ( talk) 03:11, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

I posted this at Portal talk:Afghanistan and I think it's appropriate here as well. It's extremely relevant to this article and all articles on Afghanistan-related topics.

Images that illustrate topics about Afghanistan, particularly geographical locations, have a disproportionate share of images that depict the military. It's mostly the US military, but it's really a problem even when it's any military presence.

Any image of any place in Afghanistan that isn't simply a military base or installation should not have a military presence by default. It's simply not a neutral depiction of the country. Yes, it's been ravaged by war and conflcit for 40 years, but that's not a valid reason to make soldiers a default presence in something like half the picture here on Wikipedia. Including images of Afghan villages as a backdrop to military personnel is no more valid than depicting US cities as with police in the foreground of half the images.

Please help fix this by switching out images of the military, regardles of nationality, with more neutral photos.

Peter ^Isotalo 11:07, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

@ Peter Isotalo: I don't see many of those images in this article; I'd recommend instead posting at WT:wikiProject Afghanistan with a crossref from WP:NPOVN. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 12:15, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

The white flag which Afghanistan has now is the flag of peace and a black flag same as Afghanistan white flag is a time of war ( jihad) Please correct your information you put out thank you 2A01:4C8:821:482D:1:2:CC8D:C4BF ( talk) 19:22, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

No such variant is mentioned in the Flag of Afghanistan article; please provide a reliable source supporting your assertion. Even if this is true, that information would be better fit for the flag article than the main. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 10:01, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

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152.36.218.172 (
talk) 17:52, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. -- Ferien ( talk) 18:44, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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The Afghanistan flag is not accurate. It has been edited by the Taliban and we shouldn’t promote that. The flag is the black, green and red that has always been. Please do not let the Taliban edit and erase the history of this country. 🇦🇫 71.251.16.121 ( talk) 15:49, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Please read the top of the page: "Since the current government is that of the Taliban, consensus in this RfC is to identify the current flag of Afghanistan as that of the Taliban." -- Ferien ( talk) 18:44, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

The history of the country has not been "erased"; you can find information about the previous regime in great detail at Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 09:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

This is really a big shame for a well known name like wikipedia on doing such thing. Giving false information about Afghanistan’s national flag and national anthem which is not accepted by not only the world but majority of the people of Afghanistan. 2001:8004:1284:574F:602F:8AB3:7864:5A3F ( talk) 21:59, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Not accepted ≠ false. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 00:00, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Afghanistan is considered South Asian by most reputable sources Afghanistan is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the Untied Nations considers Afghanistan South Asian ref ( https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/WESP2019_BOOK-CH3-5-south-asia-en.pdf), and CIA world fact book considers Afghanistan South Asian. Not to mention wiki’s own articles on South Asia includes Afghanistan and Wikis article on Central Asia excludes Afghanistan we should strive for consistency. I have an issue with the framing saying it’s at the crossroads of South and Central Asia is somewhat implying it’s in neither which is wrong. Black roses124 ( talk) 01:21, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

But here's the thing. Afghanistan is both South Asian and Central Asian, while at the same time it's neither.

1. Modern political definition of "South Asia" comes from British colonial rule of India. Afghanistan was never ruled by the British, even though the British did have an ambition to take over Afghanistan.
2. Modern political definition of "Central Asia" comes from Russian colonial rule of "Transoxiana" more or less, followed by the USSR's rule of the 5 Central Asian Republics. Afghanistan was never incorporated in USSR, nor even ever fully under Soviet occupation in the 1980s.
3. Culturally, it is fair to say that Afghanistan is both, with its northern and southern borders being arbitrary lines dividing Uzbeks/Tajiks and Pashtuns respectively.

BasilLeaf ( talk) 16:08, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

The intro is "Afghanistan (/æfˈɡænɪstæn, æfˈɡɑːnɪstɑːn/…" would "Afghanistan (/æfˈɡænɪstæn, -ˈɡɑːnɪstɑːn/…" be better? 78.17.143.44 ( talk) 16:05, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

The lede reads "Known as the 'Graveyard of Empires' the land has historically been home to various peoples and has witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by Alexander the Great, the Maurya Empire, Arab Muslims, the Mongols, the British, the Soviet Union, and most recently by an American-led coalition.", but that is inaccurate. Of course, the most recent military campaign experienced was that pursued by the Taliban. I propose the lede is changed to: "Known as the 'Graveyard of Empires' the land has historically been home to various peoples and has witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by Alexander the Great, the Maurya Empire, Arab Muslims, the Mongols, the British, the Soviet Union, the United States, and most recently by the Taliban.". Thx!

Anoncocoa1 ( talk) 17:10, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

The direct term of said meaning would usually refer to Afghans themselves, and the Taliban would count, alongside this, most of the military campaigns lead by many did not see de-facto rule over Afghanistan, rather dejure, you can see this with the Arab Muslims with many Afghan enclaves of states, or the Mauryans relatively dejure owning such lands, while enforcing little over it, and most applies to the others. The Mongols is a bit of a differable term, Afghan relatively used to refer to Pashtun or Pathan, back then. And as a result, the Mongols were defeated by the Turko-Afghan Khaljis in india whenever they attempted to invade, and the Khaljis ruled mostly over northern India, expanding southward, however, going to a point of modern afghanistan itself, regardless of that you could retribute that as revenge.

Anyway, ignore the short explanation if you want to read it, the actual meaning is rather sparse, but relatively untrue but true at the same time. Noorullah21 ( talk) 17:29, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

No one recognize the taliban terrorist flag, so Why would you? There are still war in Afghanistan, and the Taliban dont have 100% control of all Afghanistan. Remove the terrorist flag, and place it with the nice old flag. 🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫 31.3.73.182 ( talk) 17:49, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Please see Talk:Afghanistan/Archive 12#Use of Flag in Infobox for the reasons why the flag was added. -- Ferien ( talk) 18:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

It is still this flag 🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫🇦🇫 Remove the flag If you still carry a little humanity within you. 🇦🇫🇦🇫 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.195.3.169 ( talk) 10:19, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

The "terrorist flag" you call is now the flag of the organization that controls the government of Afghanistan. Wikipedia is not a place for you to express your personal feelings. Twa0726 ( talk) 08:53, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to bring it up, but shouldn't there be a page for the ongoing famine in Afghanistan that came with the end of the war? There is a wikipage for the famine in Yemen, so why not one for Afghanistan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Genabab ( talk • contribs) 09:38, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

The only acceptable flag of Afghanistan by the people of Afghanistan is Black, Red and Green. 121.52.146.145 ( talk) 19:12, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

The current flag is indeed unacceptable to a lot of people, but that doesn't change the fact that it is the current flag. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 07:43, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

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In several places in this article, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is referred to as an "emirate", reflecting the official name of the country. However, our own Wikipedia page defines an emirate as "a territory ruled by an emir". In other words, since there is no emir, I propose replacing "Unitary provisional theocratic Islamic emirate" with something like " Unitary provisional Islamic theocracy" and "where they established an emirate that gained international recognition from 3 countries" with "where they established a state that gained international recognition from 3 countries". SleepTrain456 ( talk) 00:11, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. We follow what sources say. What you propose is WP:OR. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 00:17, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

There is an emir. The leader is formally styled Amir al-Mu'minin, ^{[2] [3] [4]} and for this reason sources consider him an emir. ^{[5] [6] [7]} An amir al-mu'minin is not a monarch, but emir has historically been used to refer to a variety of authority figures in the Arab world. ^[8] Emir and Amir al-Mu'minin are Arabic titles with religious significance, but the Taliban speak Pashto, so they use a similar title for the official name of the office in Pashto, which corresponds more closely to "Leader" in English. ^{[6] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]} I hope that sheds some light on the issue. ―  Tartan357  ^Talk 07:04, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Evidently, I did not catch that detail about the "Amir al-Mu'minin". So, in a way, there is an emir of Afghanistan, not as a monarch, but in the simple sense of the word meaning "a leader". Therefore, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is an emirate, and I am willing to concede that in the name of knowledge, the purpose of this site. Thanks for the correction Tartan357! SleepTrain456 ( talk) 01:17, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

I think I should shed some light on this more, the former Afghan ruler Dost Mohammad Khan went under the title Amir al-Mu'minin but was also styled as Emir. Dost was regarded under both of these names, but you are right in this case, it is in simple sense literally just meaning leader. Noorullah21 ( talk) 08:09, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Plese find historians to tell the truth about Afghanistan, the Aryan civilization to civilization of groups that couldn't conquer. Please promote my beautiful country with a wide variety of good things. Please find a historian so people can understand we as afghans go back to the cavemen. 209.171.88.94 ( talk) 21:27, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Tow ( talk) 21:30, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

I want you to put honest reliable source from scholars and historian . Not an opinion of individuals. What source can I give you. You don't call an an Afghan a South Asian it applies to Indians, Pakistani's and Bangladesh even Sri Lanka. Not Afghanistan. It's middle to west or Europe to South . Basically heart of Asian which is central . 209.171.88.94 ( talk) 22:20, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

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In the Economy section, after mentioning the freezing assets of Afghanistan, we can add that United states decided to Give that money to the families of the 9/11. I have a link about the incident. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/politics/executive-order-afghanistan-9-11-humanitarian-aid/index.html StamfordBridge001 ( talk) 06:40, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Salutations! For edit requests you have to provide the prose to be inserted; not simply state that prose about X should be generated. You would also indicate where to put said prose. Feel free to re-open should you decide to do so. Cheers! — Sirdog ( talk) 19:48, 21 May 2022 (UTC)