Milli Tharana
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| English: National Anthem | |||||||||
| Milli Tarāna | |||||||||
| National anthem of |  Afghanistan |
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| Lyrics | Abdul Bari Jahani | ||||||||
| Music | Babrak Wassa | ||||||||
| Adopted | 2006 | ||||||||
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Milli Tarāna (Pashto: ملي تـﺮانه - "National Anthem") is the national anthem of Afghanistan. It was adopted and officially announced in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan, "The national anthem of Afghanistan shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan."[1] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by Babrak Wassa.
| Pashto lyrics | Pashto Transliteration | Approximate Translation | ||
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| دا وطن افغانستان دی
دا عزت د هر افغان دی |
Dā watan Afγānistān dai,
dā izat də har Afγān dai |
This land is Afghanistan,
it is the pride of every Afghan |
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Various government websites include sound files of the National Anthem:
- The Office of the President of Afghanistan
- The Embassy of Afghanistan in the United States, which features both instrumental and vocal versions of the anthem.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Unfortunately, the lyrics are incorrect. )
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