Islamic State of Afghanistan

Islamic State of Afghanistan
دولت اسلامی افغانستان Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan
1992–2001
Flag Emblem
Motto lā ʾilāha ʾillà l-Lāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu l-Lāh لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
Anthem قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا
Capital		Kabul (1992–1996) Northern Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Languages		Pashto, Dari
Religion		Sunni Islam
Government		Islamic republic
President
•	1992	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
•	1992–2001	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Prime Minister
•	1992	Abdul Kohistani (first)
•	1997–2001	Ravan Farhâdi (last)
Historical era		Civil War / War on Terror
•	Peshawar Accord	24 April 1992
•	Siege of Kabul	13 November 2001
Currency		Afghan afghani (AFA)
Preceded by Succeeded by Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Afghan Interim Administration

The Islamic State of Afghanistan^[1] (Persian: دولت اسلامی افغانستان‎‎, Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan) was the new official name of the country of Afghanistan after the fall of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

History

The President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan was Burhanuddin Rabbani. The country was renamed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by the Taliban, after seizing control of the majority of the country in 1996. The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, known in the Western Hemisphere as the Northern Alliance, was created by the Islamic State of Afghanistan and its former opponents against the Taliban. The Islamic State remained the internationally recognized representative of Afghanistan at the United Nations until 2001, when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was created and an Afghan Interim Administration took control of Afghanistan with American and NATO assistance.

See also

• Northern Alliance
• Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)

References

1. Directorate of Intelligence (2001). "CIA -- The World Factbook -- Afghanistan" (mirror). Retrieved 2012-06-06. note - the self-proclaimed Taliban government refers to the country as Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan