Milli Tharana

Infobox Anthem
title = دا وطن افغانستان دی
transcription = Milli Tharana
english_title = National Anthem


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prefix = National
country = AFG
author = Abdul Bari Jahani
lyrics_date =
composer = Babrak Wassa
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adopted = 2006
until =
sound = National anthem of Afghanistan.ogg
sound_title = Milli Tharana (instrumental)

Milli Tharana (Persian for "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." [ [http://president.gov.af/english/constitution.mspx Office of the President - The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan] ] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by Babrak Wassa. However, in an [http://iwpr.net/?p=arr&s=f&o=257700&apc_state=heniarr2005 IWPR article] , Jahani has expressed concerns about the rules laid out in the Constitution, that the rules will encourage ethnic faultlines and that setting "Allahu Akbar" to music is inappropriate.

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External links

Various government websites include sound files of the National Anthem:
* The [http://president.gov.af/ Office of the President] of Afghanistan
* The [http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/brief.html Embassy of Afghanistan in the United States] , which features both instrumental and vocal versions of the anthem.
* The [http://www.mfa.gov.af/afghanistan.asp#anthem Ministry of Foreign Affairs] ( Unfortunately, the lyrics are incorrect. )