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[Picture: Flag of Afghanistan]
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. It is variously designated as geographically located within Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. It has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighboring states. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. Afghanistan also shares a small land border in the extreme northeast with the disputed Northern Areas of Jammu and Kashmir claimed by India but currently administered by Pakistan. The name Afghanistan means the "Land of Afghans."
Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been an ancient focal point of trade and migration. It has an important geostrategical location, connecting South, Central and Southwest (more)
| Added: | Apr 30, 2008 | Modified: | May 16, 2008 22:44 |
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| Category: | history | ||
| Tags: | afghanistan “islamic republic” landlocked country central south asia middle east pakistan turkmenistan uzbekistan tajikistan ahmad shah durrani empire kandahar kabul | ||
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