| English: National Anthem | |
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| Pashto: ملی سرود Dari: سرود ملی | |
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Former national anthem of  Afghanistan | |
| Also known as | قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا (English: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia") |
| Lyrics | Daoud Farani |
| Music | Ustad Qasim, 1919 |
| Adopted | 1992 |
| Readopted | 2002 |
| Relinquished | 1996, 2006 |
| Preceded by | "Garam shah lā garam shah" (1992) "Dā də bātorāno kor" (2002) |
| Succeeded by | "Dā də bātorāno kor" (1996) "Millī Surūd" (2006) |
| Audio sample | |
transl. ur – transl. ALA-LC ملي سرود "The National Anthem" | |
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"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia"[a] is an Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2006.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Bristow, Michael; Lim, Josh; Popp, Reinhard (11 May 2012). "Afghanistan (1992-1999, 2002-2006)". NationalAnthems.info. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "National anthems - Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992-2006)". 21 August 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia…" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Afghanistan: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia…"" – via Amazon.
- ^ Pigott, Peter (28 February 2007). Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far. Dundurn. p. 17. ISBN 9781550026740 – via Internet Archive.
Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.