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Afghanistan, [e] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [f] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [g] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.
Map of Afghanistan and surrounding nations, dated 1860. Map of Afghanistan 1839–1863, showing the First Anglo-Afghan war, and unification of Afghanistan by Dost Mohammad Khan King Yaqub Khan with Britain's Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, 26 May 1879, on the occasion of the signing of the Treaty of Gandamak
In the Greco-Roman world, Ariana was a geographical term referring to a general area of land between Central Asia [1] and the Indus River. [2] Situated far to the east in the Achaemenid Empire, [3] it covered a number of satrapies spanning what is today the entirety of Afghanistan, the easternmost parts of Iran, and the westernmost parts of Pakistan.
Kabul is and has historically been the most ethnically diverse city in the country, with the population including Afghans from all over the country. [154] Approximately 45% of Kabul's population is Tajik, 25% Hazara, another 25% is Pashtun, and minority ethnic groups include Qizilbash (counted to Tajiks), 1% Baloch, 2% Uzbek, 1% Turkmen, and 1% ...
‘Graveyard of Empires’ is an old epitaph that doesn’t reflect historical reality — or the real victims of foreign invasions over the centuries.
An enlargeable topographic map of Afghanistan. Geography of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Asia (Central Asia) Greater Middle East. Iranian plateau; Time zone: UTC+04:30; Extreme points of Afghanistan High: Noshaq 7,492 m (24,580 ft) Low: Amu Darya 258 m (846 ft)
The US still has a force of nearly 10,000 soldiers in Afghanistan due to changing threats by the Taliban. The war in Afghanistan is 15 years old — here are 29 photos of one of the US's longest ...
Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country located on the Iranian Plateau, [6] at the crossroads of Central Asia [7] [8] and South Asia. [9] [10] The country is the 40th largest in the world in size. Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the Kabul Province. With a location at the intersection of major trade ...