International National Anthems (Part 1): Afghanistan, Argentina and Australia

This is Part One in a series of articles providing the fascinating and rich back stories on National Anthems from around the world. Despite this writer being an American and one who respects his own National Anthem--the anthems of other countries have always fascinated me and can help give people (in these wrongly American isolationist times) a better understanding of the political and sociological aspects of countries who are part of our allied axis (or not) in the war on terror. Out of 21 countries starting with the letter 'A' with National Anthems, I picked three that are interesting to me (and hopefully for you)--but also because they're important to America in more than one way. All of their anthems, too, show high emotion, love of country and sacrifice. It's worth noting that only one of the three makes a conscious effort toward mentioning their version of God (the other two more about emphasizing the people)...with some controversy and racial divisions in the case of Afghanistan's newest anthem...



Afghanistan's National Anthem: "Surud Milli"

For those still stuck on Geography...

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