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Bat For Lashes [Snap Judgment]KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 20: Afghan actress Trena Amiri, 22, touches up her makeup during the filming of the soap opera 'Love and Old Age' November 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Trena has been acting for two years and gets paid from... In this article: Kabul and Afghanistan |
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Reuters | 17 hours ago
U.S. civilian experts train for the real Afghanistan
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. U.S. civilian experts train for the real Afghanistan BUTLERVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - They arrive at the meeting by U.S. military helicopter, politely accept a cup of tea...
In this article: U.S., Thomson Reuters, Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Small business, Cholera, and NYSE
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Q+A: What is Afghanistan's loya jirga; what does it do?
...A LOYA JIRGA DO? Loya jirga is a Pashto phrase meaning "large council." It traditionally involves ethnic Pashtun tribal elders -- Afghanistan's largest ethnic group. But other ethnic groups have recently taken part to give them fair...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Abdullah Abdullah, Kabul, Washington, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, and U.N.
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
...U.N. foreign staff last month prompted the world body to evacuate hundreds of international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks. Some 43 percent of the country is now virtually off-limits to aid agencies due to insecurity, according to...
In this article: United Nations, Unicef, Taliban, Taliban insurgents, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Ann Veneman, Geneva, and New York
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FACTBOX: Key facts and figures for Afghanistan
...government is riddled with corruption and mismanagement. Here are the latest key facts and figures about Afghanistan: PROFILE * Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia which shares borders with Iran, Pakistan, China,...
In this article: NATO, Hamid Karzai, Taliban insurgency, Opium, United States, United Nations, Heroin, World Bank, and Transparency International
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Germany to extend Afghanistan mission another year
BERLIN (AP) - Germany will extend its mission in Afghanistan for another year, the government said Wednesday, despite the growing unpopularity of the war at home. The decision requires parliamentary approval, which is expected before the...
In this article: NATO, Angela Merkel, Germany, James Appathurai, Taliban, Guido Westerwelle, Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, and Nicolas Sarkozy
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World Digest: Afghanistan sets up unit to investigate corruption
AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan will form a new anti-corruption unit to investigate high-level graft after widespread criticism and demands from the United States that it do more amid a wider regional strategy review. Monday's announcement came...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United Nations, Burma, Kevin Rudd, East Jerusalem, West Bank, Democracy, and U.N. Security Council
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Afghanistan to form anti-graft unit as pressure grows
...to be sworn in for another five-year term, the government said it would set up a new body to tackle corruption and other crime. Afghanistan has made similar announcements in the past, although previous efforts have borne little fruit.
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Kabul, United States, Washington, Hillary Clinton, and Stanley McChrystal
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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast.
Afghanistan (meaning land of the Afghans) has a very long history, it has been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and migration. It is an important geostrategic location, connecting East and West Asia or the Middle East. The land has been a target of various invaders, as well as a source from which local powers invaded neighboring regions to form their own empires. Ahmad Shah Durrani created the Durrani Empire in 1747, which is considered the beginning of modern Afghanistan. Its capital was shifted later from Kandahar to Kabul and most of its territories ceded to neighboring empires. In the late 19th century, Afghanistan became a buffer state in "The Great Game" played between the British Indian Empire and Russian Empire. On August 19, 1919, following the third Anglo-Afghan war, the country regained independence from the United Kingdom over its foreign affairs.
- Name:
- Afghanistan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Capital:
- Kabul
- Language:
- Dari (Persian), Pashto
- Largest City:
- Kabul
- Government type:
- Islamic republic or Interim administration
- Founding Date:
- October 01, 1747
- Formations:
- First Afghan state
- Area:
- 251772
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $21.388 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 96th
- GDP (nominal):
- $11.709 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $416
- Time Zone:
- Dâ€
- Currency:
- Afghani
- Demonym:
- Afghan
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- AFN
- Country Calling Code:
- 93
- ccTLD:
- .af
- Anthem:
- Milli Surood
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