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Afghanistan

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Afghanistan. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Afghanistan's geography, history, government, economy, population,…

Afghanistan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Afghanistan Afghanistan ăfgănˈĭstănˌ, ăfgänˌĭstänˈ [key], officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2020 est. pop. 38,930,000),…

Afghanistan Primer

Often invaded, rarely conquered     Afghanistan and Bordering Nations   Country Profile: Afghanistan Pakistan | Map Iran | Map China | Map…

The stan in Afghanistan

The Question: Many of the countries in the news end with the suffix "stan." It must mean something. Do you know? The Answer: According to…

Afghanistan Map

Afghanistan Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Asia Map…

Who's Who in Afghanistan

A look at some of the key players by David Johnson Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan. Source: AP Photo/Allauddin Khan. Afghanistan's location between India, Persia, China, and the…

Afghanistan War

(Encyclopedia) Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup…

Hari Rud

(Encyclopedia) Hari RudHari Rudhäˈrē r&oomacr;d [key], river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in the Kuh-e Baba range, central Afghanistan, and flowing west and then north into the steppes S of…

Gardez

(Encyclopedia) Gardez or GardeyzGardezboth: gərdāzˈ [key], city (1979 pop. 9,550), capital of Paktia prov., E Afghanistan, on the Jilga River. It lies on the old trade routes between Afghanistan and…