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Obama set to meet with Australian prime minister...White House on Monday. The White House said in a statement Friday that Obama and Kevin Rudd will discuss a range of issues, including the war in Afghanistan and the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen. Obama ended speculation... In this article: Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, White House, Copenhagen, Climate change, Oslo, Washington, and Afghanistan |
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan
Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan. White House press secretary Robert...
In this article: Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, U.S., White House, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Al-qaida, Washington, and Pakistan
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Obama to address nation on Afghanistan Tuesday
...nation on Afghanistan Tuesday WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will address the nation on his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The president is expected to lay out...
In this article: Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, U.S., Al-qaida, White House, and Washington
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Obama the deliberator
...decisions based on information and not emotions." Obama's handling of the Afghanistan conundrum has been a spectacle of deliberation unlike anything seen in the White House in recent memory. The strategic review began in September. Again and...
In this article: Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, Lawrence Wilkerson, Fred D. Thompson, George W. Bush, Situation Room, White House, and Docket
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Reuters | 4 days ago
Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule
Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama added a Monday night meeting with top advisers on Afghanistan to his schedule as he closes in on a decision on whether to send more U.S....
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CNN | 4 days ago
Obama to meet again with senior advisers on Afghanistan
Obama to meet again with senior advisers on Afghanistan Posted: November 23rd, 2009 10:06 AM ET Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama will meet Monday night with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House...
In this article: Barack Obama, White House, Stanley McChrystal, Michael Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Robert Gates, Joe Biden, Washington, and Pakistan
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Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days
Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan in days, concluding a 3-month review punctuated by differences in his...
In this article: Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, Tax, Robert Gates, Hamid Karzai, Stanley McChrystal, White House, Taliban, and Dick Cheney
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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.
The geographic entity now known as Afghanistan has a very long history, and 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:
- Independence from the United Kingdom
- Area:
- 647500
- 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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