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![[Ministry of Finance]](../images/a/af_mof.gif) image 
by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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The Ministry of Finance (Dari: وزارت مالیه افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د 
مالیې وزارت) is responsible for the implementation and execution of the budget, 
collection of taxes, organization, and control of public expenses in 
Afghanistan; it also controls the management of the Custom Affairs.
Website of the Ministry: https://mof.gov.af/en
Its flag is white with its emblem placed in the center of the flag.
Image of flag:
https://www.bakhtarnews.af
Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
![[Afghan Ministry of Finance]](../images/a/af)mof.gif) image 
by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
The Afghanistan Customs Department, also called the General Directorate of 
Customs is the revenue service of the Ministry of Finance. Customs Department is 
responsible for collecting taxes and prevention of smuggling.
Website of 
Customs Department: 
https://customs.mof.gov.af/english 
Images of flag:
https://customs.mof.gov.af/images/870.jpg 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/afghanistan_custom 
The current flag is dark blue with its new emblem placed in the center of the 
flag.
Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 
2025
![[Customs]](../images/a/af)cust2.gif) image 
by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
![[Customs Department]](../images/a/af_cust.gif) image 
by Olivier Touzeau, 24 June 2020
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by Olivier Touzeau, 24 June 2020
The Afghanistan Customs Department has a blue flag with the logo. A photo of 
Mr. Abdul Samad Stanikzai,Deputy Director General Afghanistan Customs, shows the 
departmental flag, logo on dark blue field:
http://www.customs.gov.af/photo_gallery/custom_at_glance/02.php 
 Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 29 April 2011
The departmental flag is most often seen with the emblem on dark blue field and 
white lettering. The emblem is off-centered to the hoist.
Examples:
https://mof.gov.af/en/nimroz-customs-house-operate-24-hours-improve-cross-border-trade-facilitation
https://www.facebook.com/Afghanistan.customs/photos/a.333248836870099/1129833010545007/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/USAIDAfghanistan/photos/a.116712911689783/1300707876623608/?type=3&theater
Olivier Touzeau, 24 June 2020
![[Nimroz pre-1927 (Afghanistan)]](../images/a/af-cust.gif) image 
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by Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 29 April 2011
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by Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 29 April 2011
In 
an image from the publication Arzakht, you can see a picture of the flag with 
lighter field (above).
In another photo, you can see two flags of 
Afghanistan, one with the golden shield and one with the white coat. Can it be a 
kind of ceremonial flag? Can it be a special flag used by the government?
http://www.customs.gov.af/photo_gallery/directors_reports/02.php 
Jose Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 29 April 2011