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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.
The Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto government since the 2021 fall of Kabul) The location of Afghanistan An enlargeable map of Afghanistan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan: Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia.
The history of Afghanistan covers the development of Afghanistan from ancient times to the establishment of the Emirate of Afghanistan in 1823 and Afghanistan in modern times. This history is largely shared with that of Central Asia, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic era ...
Map showing names of the regions during the 7th century. The Islamic conquest reached modern-day Afghanistan in 642 AD, at a time when Kabul was independent. [47] Until then, Kabul was considered politically and culturally part of the Indian world. [48] A number of failed expeditions were made to Islamise the region.
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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.
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.