Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, sometimes abbreviated as IRA, is the name for the government that ruled Afghanistan between 2004 and 2021. In August 2021 during the Fall of Kabul, most of the city fell to the Taliban, and president Ashraf Ghani escaped from Afghanistan. On August 31, the Taliban had also taken the airport in Kabul.
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت | |||||||||||
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| 2004–2021 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Kabul | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Afghan | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 2004–2014 | Hamid Karzai | ||||||||||
• 2014–2021 | Ashraf Ghani | ||||||||||
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• | 2004 | ||||||||||
• | 2021 | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AF | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Afghanistan | ||||||||||
History
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was founded following the United States invasion of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the earlier phases of the War in Afghanistan.[1] Following this invasion, the Taliban started the Taliban insurgency against the new Afghan government. In 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected to be the President of Afghanistan.[2] In 2021, the Taliban launched the 2021 Taliban offensive. On 15 August 2021, the city of Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan Media
Former national anthem of Afghanistan, 1992 to 2006. Composed by Ustad Qasim in 1919; he died in 1957.
National anthem of Afghanistan.
Effective control of territory in Afghanistan by 15 August 2021
The Arg (the presidential palace) in Kabul
US President Donald Trump with president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in 2017
The National Assembly of Afghanistan in Kabul. The current site was built in 2015.
Black Hawks of the Afghan Air Force at Kandahar Airfield
Afghan National Police (ANP) in Kunar Province
A young Afghan girl in Qalat pictured by the 116th Infantry Battalion before receiving school supplies in 2011
School children in Ghazni Province (2007) – the number of children attending school at primary level increased from 5% in 2000 to 57% in 2018.
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References
- ↑ "United Nations S/RES/1386 (2001)".
- ↑ Kabul, Sune Engel Rasmussen in (2014-09-29). "Afghan president Ashraf Ghani inaugurated after bitter campaign". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
