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Clinton: Afghan corruption still prime U.S. target...PRESS Clinton in Afghanistan Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is met by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, as she arrives Wednesday in Kabul to attend todaya s inauguration of President Hamid Karzai. Clinton... In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, Stanley McChrystal, Associated Press, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, and Kabul |
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | November 18, 2009
Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration
...inauguration KABUL, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursdaya s inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with top U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChystal. Karzai is under...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Kabul, U.S., All rights reserved, Associated Press, and Europe
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AP Online | November 18, 2009
Clinton: US will keep pushing Afghan govt reform
...situation is unstable and uncertain. Clinton, who has visited Afghanistan four times before, arrived from Beijing, where she was accompanying President Barack Obama on his trip to Asia. She is one of more than 40 dignitaries from the...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hamid Karzai, United States, Kabul, Beijing, Stanley McChrystal, Al-qaida, and Barack Obama
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CNN | November 18, 2009
Hillary Clinton makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
...of President Hamid Karzai. Clinton went straight into a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, before having dinner with Karzai. Her first visit to...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, United States, Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Kabul, E mail, and Taliban
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The News Tribune | November 18, 2009
Clinton: Afghan election needs to yield `results'
...yield `results' U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is welcomed by top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChystal, left, at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Clinton arrived...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hamid Karzai, U.S., Kabul, Afghan army, and Associated Press
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washingtonpost.com | November 18, 2009
Clinton visits Afghanistan with message on corruption
...American commander in Afghanistan, who has recommended that Obama send some 40,000 more troops to combat the growing Taliban presence in Afghanistan. Clinton also planned to meet with Karzai Wednesday evening before attending his...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Stanley A. McChrystal, Taliban, Richard Holbrooke, and U.S.
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Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader, vows to fight graft
...this year. Despite an announcement this week that Afghanistan would set up an anti-corruption unit, Clinton, in her first visit as secretary of state, earlier criticized Karzai for not taking enough measures to combat graft. "They've done...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Abdullah Abdullah, United States, Kabul, Washington, and Taliban insurgency
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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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