National anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan

*Tso če dā źməka asmān wī*
English: So Long as There is Earth and Heaven
څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي
	Former national anthem of Afghanistan
Lyrics	Abdul Rauf Benawa, 1973
Music	Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, 1973
Adopted	1973; 52 years ago
Relinquished	1978; 47 years ago
Preceded by	National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
Succeeded by	National anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Audio sample
	Millī Surūd; ملي سرود; "The National Anthem" file; help;

"Tso če dā źməka asmān wī" (Pashto: څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي, lit. 'So long as there is Earth and Heaven') was the national anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. In 1973, the Kingdom of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état and the Republic was established by Mohammad Daoud Khan, so the country began to formulate a new national anthem, because the second national anthem was a pure tribute to the king Mohammad Zahir Shah. In 1978, the Afghan military launched the Saur Revolution to overthrow the Republic, and the national anthem was abolished five years after its opening.^[1]^[2]

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