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افغانستان

country in Central and South Asia
Main category: Afghanistan
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مُلُک; ma lawa lon ma Asija; republic in South Asia; د منځنۍ اسیا په سويل کې يو هېواد چې د «اسيا زړه» په نوم هم يادېږي; Batı, Orta ve Güney Asya'nın birleştiği yerde bulunan devlet; nsi ya Azia; štát v južnej Ázii; країна на півдні Центральної Азії; 亚洲国家; istadu de s'Àsia meridionale; Markaziy va Janubiy Osiyodagi davlat; Оңтүстік Азияда орналасқан мемлекет; lando de Azio; stát v Asii; suverena država u srednjoj Aziji; মধ্য ও দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার দেশ; pays d'Asie centrale; država u južnoj Aziji; 亚洲国家; Cidi suro central and south Asia; आशिया खंडाच्या मध्यभागी असलेला एक भूपरिवेष्टित देश; stat w južnej Aziji; quốc gia có chủ quyền không giáp biển ở ngã tư Trung và Nam Á; valsts Āzijā; pagilian idiay Asia; држава у средњој Азији; landlocked an muntainous kintra in sooth-central Asie; Staat an Zentralasien; innlandsstat på grensen mellom Sentral-Asia og Sør-Asia; وڵاتێک لە ئاسیا; country in Central and South Asia; دولة في آسيا الوسطى; ဗဟို နှင့် တောင်အာရှ ကြားတွင် တည်ရှိသော နိုင်ငံ; 南亞一國; állam Dél-Ázsiában; 亞洲國家; 位于亚洲中南部的内陆国家; país na Ásia Central e Meridional; estáu d'Asia; país de l'Àsia Central; Staat in Südasien; Staat in Südmittelasien; suveræn stat i Sydasien; краіна ў Азіі; држава у средњој Азији; 亞洲國家; lân; ქვეყანა სამხრეთ აზიაში; 中央・南アジアの国; Staat in Südasien; land i södra Asien; republic in South Asia; ኣብ ኤስያን ዞባ ማእከላይ ምብራቕን እትርከብ ሃገር; מדינה באסיה; Урта Азияда урнашкан дәүләт; ایشیا کا ایک ملک جو پاکستان کے مغرب اور ایران کے شمال میں واقع ہے; दक्षिण एशिया में स्थित एक देश; దక్షిణ ఆసియాలో గణతంత్రం; valtio Etelä-Aasiassa; Oraylıq hám Qubla Aziyada jaylasqan mámleket; un pais en Asia; jiõččnaž valdia Saujj-Aasiast; இசுலாமியக் பயங்கரவாத நாடு ஆகும்; stato dell'Asia meridionale; کشوری در جنوب آسیای مرکزی; краіна ў Азіі; peyi ki nan kontinan Azi; Orta-Kúnbetí-Asiye'de bír memleket; jiečânâs staatâ Maadâ-Aasiast; Урта Азияда урнашкан дәүләт; iehčanas riika Lulli-Ásias; negara di Asia Tengah dan Selatan; χώρα της νοτιοκεντρικής Ασίας; государство в Южной Азии; država u srednjoj Aziji; stat sovran li jinsab f’salib it-toroq bejn l-Asja tal-Punent, Ċentrali u tan-Nofsinhar; Азиядагы мамлекет; riik Aasias; ქიანა აზიას; država v Osrednji in Južni Aziji; Urta Aziäda urnaşqan däwlät; ߊߖ߭ߌ߫ ߕߊ߲ߓߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ߝߏ; soewereine staat geleë by die samevloeiing van Wes-, Sentraal- en Suid-Asië; ประเทศในเอเชียใต้; państwo w Azji; ഏഷ്യയിലെ ഒരു പരമാധികാര രാജ്യം; land in Azië; ປະເທດໃນອາຊີໃຕ້; 亞洲國家; ڏکڻ ايشيا ۾ ملڪ; мамлакат дар Осиёи Ҷанубӣ; país de Asia; țară din Asia; country in Central and South Asia; 중앙아시아와 남아시아의 국가; ߊߝ; 🇦🇫; Afganisztáni Iszlám Köztársaság; Afgánia; AF; AFG; Исламский Эмират Афганистан; Aqanisuyu; An Afganastáin; افغانستون; افخانئون; افخانستان; افخانسون; افغانسون; Islamityske Emiraat Afganistan; af; AFG; 🇦🇫; アフガン; Afganistan; እስላማዊ ኢማራ ኣፍጋኒስታን; AF; AFG; אפגניסטאן; אפגאניסטאן; अफ़गानिस्तान; अफ़्गानिस्तान; अफ़ग़ानिस्तान; 아프간; af; 🇦🇫; Afganujo; Afganistano; Afganistan; af; 🇦🇫; আফগানিস্থান; pays des Cavaliers; AF; Af.; Афганістан; Afghanistánna; Apganixtan; A Phú Hãn; Áp-ga-ni-xtan; 🇦🇫; AFG; Afghanistan; Afganistanas; Islamski emirat Afganistan; Apganistan; Á-hu-gān; A-hù-hān; Afganastan; AF; AFG; Afghanistan; Awhekenetana; Affghanistan; Afghania; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Affghanisthan; Affghaunistan; Afghanisthan; Afghaunistan; Afghaunistaun; Afganská islamská republika; Emirato Islámico de Afganistán; AF; AFG; 🇦🇫</nowiki>

Afghanistan (Persian/Pashto: Afğānistān افغانستان) officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a country in South Asia on the crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia.

Afghanistan 
country in Central and South Asia
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Location
  • Afghanistan
Capital
Basic form of government
Legislative body
Executive body
  • Government of Afghanistan
Highest judicial authority
Official language
  • Pashto
  • Dari
  • Balochi (regional language)
  • Nuristani (regional language)
  • Pamir (regional language)
  • Pashayi (regional language)
  • Uzbek (regional language)
  • Arabic (regional language)
  • Turkmen
Anthem
  • This Is the Home of the Brave (2021–)
Currency
Head of state
Head of government
Inception
  • 1709 (Hotaki Empire)
  • 19 June 1747 (Durrani Empire)
  • 1823 (Emirate of Afghanistan)
  • 1926 (Kingdom of Afghanistan)
  • 1973 (Republic of Afghanistan)
  • 1978 (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan)
  • 1992 (Islamic State of Afghanistan)
  • 1996 (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
  • 2002 (Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan)
  • 2004 (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
  • 2021 (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Significant event
  • Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919
Highest point
Population
  • 41,454,761 (2023)
Area
  • 652,230 km²
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Map33° 00′ 00″ N, 66° 00′ 00″ E
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National symbol

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Main gallery: National symbols of Afghanistan.
Main category: Symbols of Afghanistan

Map

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Main gallery: Maps of Afghanistan.
Selected maps are included in the   Wikimedia Atlas of Afghanistan .
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    Afghanistan the heart of Asia
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    Map of Afghanistan
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    Larger map
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    Ethnolinguistic grlöpö
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    irrigation
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    Lashkargah

Landscape

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Main category: Nature of Afghanistan
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    Collage of 4 images created by User:Officer
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    mountains
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    Band-e Amir National Park, also known as Afghanistan's Grand Canyon
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    Sand dunes in Reg District of Kandahar Province, which is completely uninhabited and has been historically used to smuggle drugs and weapons on the back of camels
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    Snow covered mountains outside of Salang Tunnel in Parwan Province
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    Khawajah Bahawuddin, Takhar Province in northern Afghanistan
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    Scenic view in western Afghanistan
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    Bamyan Valley in Bamyan Province
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    Watapur district in Kunar Province
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    Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province
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    Korengal Valley in Kunar Province
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    Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan
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    An aerial view from the window of a Blackhawk helicopter between Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz in northern Afghanistan
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    Chorah District in Urozgan Province
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    Badel Valley in Kunar Province
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    Valley in Samangan Province in northern Afghanistan
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    Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province
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    Arghandab River Valley between Kandahar and Lashkar Gah
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    Aerial photograph of Kandahar Province
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    Road in Kapisa Province
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    Khogyani District in Nangarhar Province
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    Ghazni Province in eastern Afghanistan
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    Winter in Uruzgan Province
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    Snow-covered mountains in Paktia Province
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    Nawa District, Ghazni Province
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    Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan
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    Approaching the Salang Tunnel
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    Salang Pass north of Kabul
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    K-G Pass in eastern Afghanistan
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    Badghis Province in northwestern Afghanistan
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    Valley in Baghlan Province
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    Valley in Panjshir Province
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    Reservoir at the Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province
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    Arghandab Valley in Kandahar Province
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    Faryab Province in northern Afghanistan
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    Sayed Abad District in Wardak Province
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    Tangi Valley in the Wardak Province
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    Hari River in Ghor Province
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    Road in Parwan Province, northeast of Bagram Air Base
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    Nurgal District in Kunar Province
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    Kabul River near the Behsud Bridge area in Jalalabad
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    An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley in Daykundi Province
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    Zabul Province
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    Ghor Province during winter
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    Paktika Province
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    Kabul, the Afghan capital
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    City of Herat in Herat Province
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    Valley in the Gizab district of Urozgan Province
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    Capital city of Khost Province
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    Intersection of Highway 1 and Route 606 in Delaram, Farah Province
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    Nimroz Province
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    Puli-i Alam, the capital of Logar Province

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Politics

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Main category: Politics of Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces

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Main gallery: Afghan National Army.
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    Afghan Black Hawk pilot at Kandahar International Airport in 2018
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    Afghan pilots in 2018
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    Graduation day of Afghan Air Force students in May 2017
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    Afghan Air Force UH-60s at Kandahar International Airport in 2018
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    Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano
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    Afghan National Army Humvees
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    Inside Kabul Military Training Center in 2012
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    Afghan National Army Commandos
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    Soldiers of the Afghan National Army, including the ANA Commando Brigade standing in the front

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Main category: Police of Afghanistan

History of Afghanistan

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Main category: History of Afghanistan
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    The Medes followed by the Achaemenids governed the area until 330 BC.
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    Alexander the Great explored the land in 330 BCE after defeating the Achaemenids.
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    Cities in the north were governed by Seleucus I Nicator while cities in the south were governed by the Maurya Empire, which introduced religions of India such as Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
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    From what is now Iran, Islam began spreading in Afghanistan in the 7th century.
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    The Saffarid Empire was established in 861 with its capital at Zaranj, Afghanistan.
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    The Ghaznavid Empire was established in 975 with its capital at Ghazni, Afghanistan.
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    Humayun and Babur of Kabul. From their power base in Afghanistan, they crossed the Indus River and conquered the Punjab region followed by northern India, establishing the Mughal Empire.
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    The Hotak Empire was established in 1709 with its capital at Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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    Ahmad Shah Durrani established the Durrani Empire in 1747 with Kandahar, Afghanistan, serving as its main capital.
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    British India invaded the country twice in the 19th century but both times they were taught a lesson that Afghanistan cannot be conquered militarily.
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