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	Travel & Tours in Afghanistan - Afghanistan: General Information
		Throughout the history of Afghanistan, armies, empires and traders crisscrossed this country because of its geographical location, which gave rise to the great diversity of foods, arts, languages and traditions that are cultural heritage of this country.
		Under the rules of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996 and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 1996 to 2001 the education structure was completely destroyed and none of these Government have tried to recover the loss in the field of education.
		Afghanistan has a total area of 652,000 sq km, slightly smaller than Texas, which is all land and no coastline.
	www.sitara.com /afghanistan/general.html (3238 words)

	Flag of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Flag of Afghanistan was adopted by the transitional government of Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in 2002-2004.This flag is similar to the one flown in Afghanistan during the monarchy between 1930 and 1973.
		The center emblem is the classical emblem of Afghanistan with a mosque with its mihrab facing Mecca.
		In between the mosque and the seal is the year ١٣٤٨ (1348 of the solar Islamic calendar, or 1929 AD of the Gregorian calendar) the year Mohammed Nadir Shah’s dynasty began.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Afghanistan (892 words)

	Emblem of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Emblem of Afghanistan has appeared in some form on the Flag of Afghanistan since the inception of that nation.
		The most notable absence was during the 1980s when a Communist regime ruled the nation, and in the late 1990s, during the rule of the Taliban.
		Below it is the image of a mosque with a mehrab that is facing Mecca with a prayer mat inside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Afghanistan (158 words)

	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Flag - World Flags 101 - Afghanistanian Flag Flags
		In the centre of the red stripe is the emblem of Afghanistan - either in white or yellow/gold.
		Afghanistan had a similar flag during its monarchist reign from 1930 to 1973, but some of its previous versions were radically different.
		In the 16th and 17th centuries Afghanistan was part of the dominions of the Shah of Persia Abbas and there are copies of flags dating back to that era.
	www.worldflags101.com /a/afghanistan-flag.aspx (461 words)

	ICL - Afghanistan Constitution
		The state is obliged to create a prosperous and progressive society based on social justice, protection of human dignity, protection of human rights, realization of democracy, and to ensure national unity and equality among all ethnic groups and tribes and to provide for balanced development in all areas of the country.
		The National Anthem of Afghanistan shall be in Pashtu and mention "Allahu Akbar" and the names of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan.
		If parties involved in a case do not know the language in which the trial is conducted, they have the right to understand the material and documents related to the case through an interpreter and the right to speak in their mother language in the court.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/af00000_.html (10307 words)

	Afghanistan New Constitution, Afghan Site made by Afghans for Afghans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The religion of the state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the sacred religion of Islam.
		The President is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and conducts his authorities in executive, legislative, and judiciary branches in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
		Should be the citizen of Afghanistan, or has obtained the citizenship of the state of Afghanistan at least ten years before becoming a candidate.
	www.afghansite.com /afghanistan/afghanConstitution.asp (9595 words)

	AFGHANISTAN:
		Afghanistan was by far the largest producer of opium poppies in 2000, and narcotics trafficking is a major source of revenue.
		The war in Afghanistan was the stage for one of the last major stand-offs between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
		Afghanistan was still seen as the hearth-stone of the mujahedin, from whence trained fighters could be sent out to fight wherever they were needed.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~lyim/factpage.htm (4515 words)

	Afghanistan
		The national emblem is located in the center of the flag.
		The national emblem of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and Pulpit in white color.
		The national insignia of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and pulpit in white color.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/af.html (1411 words)

	Afghanistan Economy, Afghanistan History, Afghanistan Flag, Afghanistan Culture, Kabul, Afghanistan Religion
		Afghanistan consists of a variety of ethnic groups called Afghans, the overwhelming majority of whom are Muslim, usually either followers of Sunni or Shia Islam.
		The culture Afghanistan map reflects its ancient roots and position as a crossroads for invading ethnic groups and traditions.
		The flag of Afghanistan has three equal, vertical bands of fl (hoist), red, and green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/afghanistan1.html (791 words)

	Preamble In the name of God
		The religion of Afghanistan is the sacred religion of Islam.
		In Afghanistan, no law can be contrary to the sacred religion of Islam and the values of this Constitution.
		This commission shall be established to supervise all kinds of elections and referendums in the country, in accordance with the provisions of law.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/afghan.html (8738 words)

	Nancy Hatch Dupree. An Historical Guide To Afghanistan. Sites in Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Real nomadic political power in Afghanistan was, however, first established by the Yueh-chih who, forced from their grazing lands on the Chinese border, enter this story as a loose confederation of five clans.
		The ruined citadel of the Shansabani capital in Bamiyan is a poignant, visual monument to the presence of Genghis Khan in Afghanistan.
		For this period the most outstanding monuments in Afghanistan are Uzbak, such as the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr and the monumental arch from the madrassa built by Sayyid Subhan Quli, dating from the end of the 15th and 17th centuries respectively.
	www.zharov.com /dupree/chapter03.html (17179 words)

	Flagworks Inc.: Flag Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Following the 1992 civil war victory of the fundamentalist Muslim guerillas (the mujahideen), the traditional fl, red, and green tricolor flag used since 1929 was replaced by the current green, fl and white tricolour.
		The coat of arms, known as the Emblem of Afghanistan, was added in 1992.
		The Emblem of Afghanistan includes a minabar or pulpit, a mosque containing a mihrab - a niche in the mosque wall indicating the direction of Mecca.
	flagworks.com /flags/A/2557 (182 words)

	Afghanistan Flag
		The center emblem is the classical Emblem of Afghanistan, one of a mosque with it's Mihrab facing Mecca
		An emblem such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the pole for identification
		A Flag of Afghanistan, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
	www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk /afghanistan-flag.htm (1229 words)

	Afghanistan
		The details of the coat-of-arms and flag are regulated in Chapter I, Article no. 19 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan adopted on January 4th 2004 and signed by Karzai as President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan at that time on January 26th 2004.
		The national emblem of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and Pulpit in white color.
		The emblem is encircled with two branches of wheat.
	www.fotw.net /flags/af.html (982 words)

	Travel & Tours in Afghanistan - General Information about Afghanistan
		Afghanistan can mainly be divided into 03 different geographic regions known as; The Central Highlands, The Northern Plains, and the Southwest Plateau.
		The altitude, climate, and soil conditions in Afghanistan have great variations everywhere in the country.
		Economy: Afghanistan is an extremely poor country highly dependent on farming and livestock raising.
	www.sitara.com /afghanistan (327 words)

	KARZAI RESTORED THE FORMER CONSTITUTION AND NATIONAL FLAG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Karzai had also raised Afghanistan's old flag over the presidential palace and issued another decree replacing the lunar calendar with the traditional Afghan solar calendar, which is also in use in neighbouring Iran.
		The solar calendar was used in Afghanistan until 1999 when it was changed by the Taleban authorities against the Islamic lunar calendar.
		The flag was approved by the 1964 constitution as Afghanistan's national emblem but has not flown over government offices in Kabol since the early 1990s, before the Taleban took over.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2002/Feb_2002/afqan_former_constitution_restored_5202.htm (495 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Afghanistan
		Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest.
		In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met in Bonn, Germany, and agreed on a plan for the formulation of a new government structure that resulted in the inauguration of Hamid KARZAI as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) on 22 December 2001.
		Afghanistan's economic outlook has improved significantly over the past two years because of the infusion of over $2 billion in international assistance, dramatic improvements in agricultural production, and the end of a four-year drought in most of the country.
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/af.html (1590 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Afghanistan's economic outlook has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 because of the infusion of over $4 billion in international assistance, recovery of the agricultural sector and growth of the service sector, and the reestablishment of market institutions.
		Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries.
		Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs, but the Afghan government and international donors remain committed to improving access to these basic necessities by prioritizing infrastructure development, education, housing development, jobs programs, and economic reform over the next year.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html (1538 words)

	Afghanistan Online: The Constitution of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Education is the right of all citizens of Afghanistan, which shall be provided up to the level of the B.A. lisâns), free of charge by the state.
		The State, for the purpose of monitoring the observation of human rights in Afghanistan, to promote their advancement (behbud) and protection, shall establish the Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan.
		Deciding on interpellation of each of the ministers in accordance with the provisions of article 92 of this constitution.
	www.afghan-web.com /politics/current_constitution.html (9483 words)

	Omaid Weekly -- Afghan Newspaper -- Issue #465, 19 March 2001
		The Secretary-General of the United Nations in his report of November 2000 on the Situation in Afghanistan indicated that there is significant number of non-Afghans essentially from Pakistan alongside the Taliban.
		The Islamic State of Afghanistan, gravely concerned about the fate of two ancient Buddha statues in Bamyan, had already contacted UNESCO and had requested in letters dated 22 April 1997 and 12 November 1999 the recognition of the Bamyan statues as part of the world cultural patrimony.
		The establishment of a committee for the return of cultural property of Afghanistan or restitution of such a property in case criminal appropriation could serve to a high degree in the endeavors of the preservation or restitution of Afghanistan Cultural Property.
	www.omaid.com /english_section/back_issues_archive/465.htm (1634 words)

	Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979.
		The USSR was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others.
		Jun/Jul 1747 Independence (Emirate [or Empire] of Afghanistan).
	www.vdiest.nl /Asia/afghanistan.htm (688 words)

	Afghanistan Flag pictures, specification, pantone colors & history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Afghanistan Flag pictures, specification, pantone colors and history
		The flag of Afghanistan has three equal vertical bands of fl(hoist), red, and green, with the white emblem of Afghanistan in the center.
		The emblem or coat of arms depicts part of a mosque, sheaves of wheat, two banners, the date 1371 (A.D. 1992), which is the date of the Mujahideen victory, and an Arabic inscription that reads, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is his messenger."
	www.vexilla-mundi.com /afghanistan.htm (77 words)

	India4u - News Online
		The remnants of the Taliban that are said to be regrouping and making a bid to regain its foothold in democratic Afghanistan have come up with their own constitution and say they will implement it after wresting control of the country from the US-backed Afghan government.
		The 66-page Taliban constitution says Afghanistan is a free, independent, united and inseparable country, whose official government's name is Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
		The document, written in Pushtu and Dari - the two main languages spoken in Afghanistan - carries the emblem of the 'Emirate of Afghanistan', used during the previous Taliban regime.
	www.india4u.com /india4unews/newsview.asp?ID=1609 (378 words)

	Afghanistan
		Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest.
		Afghanistan's economic outlook has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 because of the infusion of over $2 billion in international assistance, recovery of the agricultural sector, and the reestablishment of market institutions.
		Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries.
	www.bister.se /sm3vvz/lander/afghanistan.htm (1432 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747.
		The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919.
		It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise Afghanistan's living standards from its current status, among the lowest in the world.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/af.html (1538 words)

	Collect Russia COMMUNIST COUNTRIES Medals and Militaria of Communist Afghanistan Soviet Russian
		Extremely rare first version of the order, made prior to the 1987 change to the state emblem.
		Medal for 10th Anniversary of Socialist Afghanistan, 1988.
		Medal for 70th Anniversary of Restoring Independence of Afghanistan, 1989.
	collectrussia.com /ShowCat.htm?Cat=Afghan (368 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online
		Karzai said the ISAF "was a measure of the guarantee that the international community will have commitments to Afghanistan." Hoon said he and Karzai had discussed the deployment of ISAF.
		The flag was approved by the 1964 constitution as Afghanistan's national emblem but has not flown over government offices in Kabul since the early 1990s, before the Taliban took over.
		GARDEZ, Afghanistan - Two Afghan tribes battling over a southeastern town are due to exchange prisoners on Tuesday but their dispute appeared no closer to resolution and one side threatened more violence if it lost power.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/060202/subcont.htm (10123 words)

	Afghanistan Online: Constitutions of the Past (1990) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		THE CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN IS KABUL.
		THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN IS EQUAL AND UNIFORM TO ALL CITIZENS.
		IN THE REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN, THE INVIOLABILITY OF RESIDENCE IS GUARANTEED.
	www.afghan-web.com /history/const/const1990.html (7129 words)

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