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)
Common 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)
ISO 3166 code	AF
Preceded by Succeeded by Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Afghan Interim Administration

The Islamic State of Afghanistan (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)