The Taliban captures Kabul after two years of fighting, declares Afghanistan an Islamic emirate, and changes the flag to solid white initially, then adds the Shahada written in black a year later.

For almost two decades, the white flag of the Taliban has been the dominant symbol of militants operating in Afghanistan, but the group is now reportedly facing competition. Black flags used ...

There were also US-made armoured personnel carriers, the black-and-white flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – the Taliban government’s formal name for the country – fluttering above ...

Afghanistan compete under the black, red and green flag of the toppled republic at major games, as the International Olympic Committee does not recognise the black-and-white emblem of the ruling ...