This Is the Home of the Brave
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"This Is the Home of the Brave" (Pashto: دا د باتورانو کور, romanized: Dā də bātorāno kor) is a Pashto-language nasheed and the national anthem of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It is an a cappella song, meaning that it does not contain musical instruments, as instruments are considered haram (religiously prohibited or outlawed) by the Taliban.[1] This Nasheed is based on the communist era song "Da De Azadi Khawra".[2]
English: This Is the Home of the Brave | |
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دا د باتورانو کور | |
National anthem of the Taliban and Afghanistan | |
Lyrics | Unknown |
Adopted | 1996 |
Readopted | 2021 |
Relinquished | 2001 |
Preceded by | "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (1996) "National anthem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" (2021) |
Succeeded by | "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (2001) |
Audio sample | |
A cappella performance by Mullah Faqir Muhammad Darwesh | |
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban) had formal laws specifying its flag and emblem, however no anthem was specified.[3] This nasheed was commonly used in the opening credits of the broadcasts by Da Shariat Zhagh ("Voice of Sharia"), the Taliban's official radio station, since the late 1990s, when the group controlled most of the Afghanistan territory, as well as in the videos published by the Taliban's Commission of Cultural Affairs. It was also used during official ceremonies; for example, in 2013, when the Islamic Emirate opened its political office in Doha, Qatar, the song was played during the flag-raising ceremony[4][5] and used on the startup of RTA.[6] Due to that, it is considered to be the de facto national anthem of both the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[7][8]
The recording most commonly used for this anthem features the voice of Mullah Faqir Muhammad Darwesh, a popular Taliban munshid (nasheed singer).[9]