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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.
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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.
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Nur Muhammad Taraki (Pashto: نور محمد ترکی ; 14 July 1917 – 9 October 1979) was an Afghan communist politician, journalist and writer. He was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) who served as its General Secretary from 1965 to 1979 and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council from 1978 to 1979.