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مُلُک; ma 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; país no Sul da Ásia; 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; estáu d'Asia; país de l'Àsia Central; Staat in Südasien; Staat in Südmittelasien; país na Ásia Central e Meridional; 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; suveræn stat i Sydasien; land i södra Asien; ኣብ ኤስያን ዞባ ማእከላይ ምብራቕን እትርከብ ሃገር; מדינה באסיה; Урта Азияда урнашкан дәүләт; republic in South Asia; 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; ایشیا کا ایک ملک جو پاکستان کے مغرب اور ایران کے شمال میں واقع ہے; کشوری در جنوب آسیای مرکزی; peyi ki nan kontinan Azi; краіна ў Азіі; jiečânâs staatâ Maadâ-Aasiast; Урта Азияда урнашкан дәүләт; iehčanas riika Lulli-Ásias; soewereine staat geleë by die samevloeiing van Wes-, Sentraal- en Suid-Asië; negara di Asia Tengah dan Selatan; 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; χώρα της νοτιοκεντρικής Ασίας; riik Aasias; ქიანა აზიას; država v Osrednji in Južni Aziji; Urta Aziäda urnaşqan däwlät; Азиядагы мамлекет; ߊߖ߭ߌ߫ ߕߊ߲ߓߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ߝߏ; 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; 🇦🇫; AFG; 🇦🇫; AFG; af; Affghanistan; Afghania; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Affghanisthan; Affghaunistan; Afghanisthan; Afghaunistan; Afghaunistaun; Emirato Islámico de Afganistán; Afganská islamská republika; AF; AFG</nowiki>
Afghanistan 
country in Central and South Asia
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  • Afghanistan
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  • Government of Afghanistan
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Official language
  • Pashto
  • Dari
  • Balochi (regional language)
  • Nuristani (regional language)
  • Pamir (regional language)
  • Pashayi (regional language)
  • Uzbek (regional language)
  • Arabic (regional language)
  • Turkmen
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  • This Is the Home of the Brave (2021–)
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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
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Population
  • 37,466,414 (2021)
Area
  • 652,230 km²
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Map33° 00′ 00″ N, 66° 00′ 00″ E
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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.

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.
  • Afghanistan the heart of Asia
    Afghanistan the heart of Asia
  • Map of Afghanistan
    Map of Afghanistan
  • Larger map
    Larger map
  • Ethnolinguistic grlöpö
    Ethnolinguistic grlöpö
  • irrigation
    irrigation
  • Lashkargah
    Lashkargah

Landscape

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

Architectural landmark

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Politics

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Main category: Politics of Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces

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

Police force

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Main category: Police of Afghanistan

History of Afghanistan

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Main category: History of Afghanistan
  • The Medes followed by the Achaemenids governed the area until 330 BC.
    The Medes followed by the Achaemenids governed the area until 330 BC.
  • Alexander the Great explored the land in 330 BCE after defeating the Achaemenids.
    Alexander the Great explored the land in 330 BCE after defeating the Achaemenids.
  • 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.
    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.
  • From what is now Iran, Islam began spreading in Afghanistan in the 7th century.
    From what is now Iran, Islam began spreading in Afghanistan in the 7th century.
  • The Saffarid Empire was established in 861 with its capital at Zaranj, Afghanistan.
    The Saffarid Empire was established in 861 with its capital at Zaranj, Afghanistan.
  • The Ghaznavid Empire was established in 975 with its capital at Ghazni, Afghanistan.
    The Ghaznavid Empire was established in 975 with its capital at Ghazni, Afghanistan.
  • 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.
    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.
  • The Hotak Empire was established in 1709 with its capital at Kandahar, Afghanistan.
    The Hotak Empire was established in 1709 with its capital at Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  • Ahmad Shah Durrani established the Durrani Empire in 1747 with Kandahar, Afghanistan, serving as its main capital.
    Ahmad Shah Durrani established the Durrani Empire in 1747 with Kandahar, Afghanistan, serving as its main capital.
  • British India invaded the country twice in the 19th century but both times they were taught a lesson that Afghanistan cannot be conquered militarily.
    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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