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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.
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.
Ceramics and pottery, of which many tend to be turquoise-colored, are produced in Afghanistan, most famously in the village of Istalif. [26] The art of making carpets has been prominent for centuries. Afghanistan is known for making beautiful oriental rugs. The Afghan carpet has certain prints that make them unique to Afghanistan.
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
I was in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, together with my brother Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the Afghan resistance against the Taliban, and Bismillah Khan, who currently serves as Afghanistan's interior minister. One of our commanders, Commandant Momin, wanted us to see 30 Taliban fighters who had been taken hostage after a gun battle.
They lost the country 20 years ago. In a matter of months the Taliban has regained control. Scroll through to see their swift advance.
Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates. The population of Afghanistan is around 49.5 million as of 2025. [7] The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between Central Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia.
The hearing was the first of two this week in which the Secretary of State is scheduled to testify on the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last month, which has been the subject of ...