Afghanistan
Afghanistan has a history of more than 5000 years. Afghans call Afghanistan the heart of Asia. If anything happened to Afghanistan the whole asia would suffer, but now we see that it is in fact the heart of the world. Anything happens in Afghanistan - shakes the whole world.
| Official Name | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Kabul |
| Currencies | Afghani |
| Language(s) | Pashtu and Dari |
| Population | 27.5 million |
| Other languages | Uzbaki, Turkmani, Pashayee, etc |
| Area (square miles) | 652090 |
| Population per sq. km | 35 |
| Population per sq. mile | 89 |
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Afghanistan lies landlocked in central Asia, three-quarters of its territory inaccessible terrain. Its political system, economy, and infrastructure have been devastated by decades of armed conflict. In the 1980s Islamic mujahideen factions defeated the Soviet-backed communist regime, but rivalries undermined their fragile power-sharing agreement and the hard-line taliban militia swept to power in 1996. Islamic dress codes and behavior were vigorously enforced and women left with few rights or opportunities. The taliban regime crumbled in the face of the US-led "war on terrorism" launched in late 2001.
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Afghanistan Neighbors
China
Iran
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Pashtun culture by following Pashtunwali, is an ancient lifestyle that is still preserved.Pashtunwali a code of honor or way of Pashtuns - respect, dignity, loyalty, honor, dicipline, and hospitality.Amongst all the tribes in Afghanistan Pashtuns are considred brave and respectful. In times of conficts Pashtuns uses Jirga to solve their problems within their commmunities.
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The first part of the name "Afghan" designates the Pashtun people since ancient times, the founders of Afghanistan and the largest ethnic group of the country. Please read more about it on wikipedia.
The Uzbeks are the main Turkic people of Afghanistan whos native territory is in the northern regions of the country. Please read more about it on wikipedia.
Tajiks:
"Tajik" is a word of Turko-Mongol origin and means (literally) Non-Turk. "Tajik" in Central Asia is used to refer to peoples that still speak an Iranian language, including both Tajiki-speaking Tajiks, and the Pamiri peoples, also known as Garcha or Mountain Tajiks.
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