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	Afghanistan: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Afghanistan, approximately the size of Texas, is bordered on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, on the extreme northeast by China, on the east and south by Pakistan, and by Iran on the west.
		In the 19th century, Afghanistan became a battleground in the rivalry between imperial Britain and czarist Russia for control of Central Asia.
		Committing to Afghanistan: the case for increasing U.S. reconstruction and stabilization aid.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107264.html (1743 words)

	Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The historical rulers of Afghanistan belonged to the Abdali tribe of the ethnic Afghans, whose name was changed to Durrani upon the accession of Ahmad Shah.
		Afghanistan is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest.
		International efforts to rebuild Afghanistan lead to the formulation of the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA), as a result of the December 2001 Bonn Agreement, and later addressed at the Tokyo Donors Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in January 2002, where $4.5 billion was collected for a trust fund to be administered by the World Bank Group.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afghanistan (2675 words)

	Geography of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afghanistan is located in Central Asia at a longitude of 33°00′N and a latitude of 65°00′E, and is 647,500km² (similar to the Australian state of New South Wales, or the Canadian province of Manitoba, and slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas).
		Afghanistan has a total of 5,529 km of borders, with the longest being the 2,430 km southeast-south border of Waziristan, the semiautonomous tribal area of Pakistan.
		Afghanistan is also bordered to the west by Iran (936 km) and to the north by the Central Asian states of Tajikistan (1,206 km), Turkmenistan (744 km), and Uzbekistan (137 km).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Afghanistan (1562 words)

	Afghanistan Geography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan's rugged terrain and seasonally harsh climate have not deterredforeign invaders who coveted this land or sought to cross it on the road tofurther conquests.
		Afghanistan resembles an irregularly shaped hanging leaf with the WakhanCorridor and the Pamir Knot as its stem in the northeast.
		Afghanistan is completely landlocked, bordered by Iran to the west (925kilometers), by the Central Asian States of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, andTajikistan to the north and northeast (2,380 kilometers), by China at theeasternmost top of the Wakhan Corridor (96 kilometers), and by Pakistan to theeast and south (2,432 kilometers).
	www.country-studies.com /afghanistan/geography.html (160 words)

	Afghanistan - GEOGRAPHY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan's rugged terrain and seasonally harsh climate have not deterred foreign invaders who coveted this land or sought to cross it on the road to further conquests.
		Afghanistan resembles an irregularly shaped hanging leaf with the Wakhan Corridor and the Pamir Knot as its stem in the northeast.
		Afghanistan is completely landlocked, bordered by Iran to the west (925 kilometers), by the Central Asian States of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north and northeast (2,380 kilometers), by China at the easternmost top of the Wakhan Corridor (96 kilometers), and by Pakistan to the east and south (2,432 kilometers).
	countrystudies.us /afghanistan/31.htm (173 words)

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		Afghanistan is a land that is known for its deserts, limited areas of plains, and mountainous terrain that makes the country very difficult to conquer.
		Afghanistan has no water entrances, so a pathway through the surrounding valleys is the only way in, making it very hard for opposing countries to maneuver around inside it.
		Afghanistan is a fascinating country to study, especially in the area of geography.
	www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/afghanistangeography.html (1739 words)

	Tolerance.org: AFGHANISTAN: A Cultural Geography
		Afghanistan, which has experienced civil war and political instability for 21 consecutive years, has lost a third of its population.
		Afghanistan has one of the world's lowest life expectancy and literacy rates and the highest rates of infant, child, and maternal mortality.
		Amnesty International reports substantive concerns in Afghanistan: "Human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and torture, continued to be reported in the context of the ongoing conflict between warring factions.
	www.tolerance.org /news/article_tol.jsp?id=288 (744 words)

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		The capital of Afghanistan and its largest populated city is Kabul, which is located in the east-central part of the country at an altitude of about 5,900 feet (l800 meters).
		The current boundaries of Afghanistan were established in the late 19th century in the context of rivalry with Britain and Russia.
		In the late 20th century Afghanistan suffered ruinous effects of prolonged civil war (the 90's), invasion by the Soviet Union (1979), and Soviet military occupation (1979-89).
	www.sabawoon.com /afghanpedia/Afghanistan.shtm (255 words)

	Afghanistan (08/05)
		Afghanistan is endowed with natural resources, including extensive deposits of natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, and precious and semiprecious stones.
		Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world; mine-related injuries number up to 100 per month, and an estimated 200,000 Afghans have been disabled by landmine/unexploded ordinances (UXO) accidents.
		Afghanistan is now an active member of the international community, and has diplomatic relations with countries from around the world.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm (6852 words)

	Afghanistan : AF
		Afghanistan : AF Afghanistan : AF Afghanistan : AF The Islamic State of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
		Afghanistan is a mountainous country, although there are plains in the north and southwest.
		Afghanistan is an extremely poor country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising.
	www.freearchive.info /af/af.html (1860 words)

	Afghanistan: A Country Profile (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan is located at the meeting points of the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and East Asia.
		Afghanistan is bounded on the north by Russia, on the northeast by China and on the east and south by Pakistan, and on the west by Iran.
		As late as the reign of King Habibullah (1901-1919), the official title of the Afghan monarch was “Ruler of the God-Granted Kingdom of Afghanistan, Turkestan and Their Dependencies.” It was in the reign of King Amanullah (1919-1929) that the term Afghanistan was officially used to refer to the whole country.
	www.askasia.org /teachers/Instructional_Resources/FEATURES/AmericasCrisis/BG2/Afghanistan.htm (2808 words)

	Geography of Afghanistan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan's shortest border is on its eastern frontier with (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China (76km).
		Taking the highlands of the country as a whole, there is no great difference between the mean temperature of Afghanistan and that of the lower (Click link for more info and facts about Himalaya) Himalaya.
		At (A city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities) Herat, though 800 ft. lower than Kandahar, the summer climate is more temperate; and, in fact, the climate altogether is far from disagreeable.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_afghanistan.htm (2069 words)

	Geography Afghanistan
		The altitude, climate, and soil conditions in Afghanistan varies greatly on where in the country you are.
		This region of Afghanistan, has deep, narrow valleys, as well as high mountains which have proven to be historically important to the defense of the country.
		Two thirds of the landscape of Afghanistan is occupied by mountainous terrains with little or no vegetation, typical of an arid country.
	www.southtravels.com /asia/afghanistan/geography.htm (1097 words)

	The Vertebrate Fauna of Afghanistan
		THE VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF Afghanistan's juxtaposition as a region where the Palearctic and Oriental faunal realms intermingle highlights its zoogeographic importance in a land which is dominated by the Hindu Kush mountains and surrounded by steppes and sandy deserts in the southwest.
		Afghanistan's herpetofauna has not been studied thoroughly with most of the work concentrated in the Kabul valley and in the south.
		Siberian ibex Capra ibex sibericus occur in the Pamir, Darwaz peninsula and the Zebak region of Badakshan in the north.
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /afghanistan/Fauna.htm (2555 words)

	Afghanistan :: Travel to Afghanistan :: Asia Journey :: Asia Travel Guide
		Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia and is often included as a part of the Middle East.
		Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979.
		Geography of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, comprising approximately fifty countries.
	asia.travel-chronicle.com /afghanistan (1856 words)

	Cool Planet - Afghanistan - Geography & environment
		Afghanistan is a land-locked country located in Central Asia.
		Afghanistan is rich in minerals that include uranium, copper, gold, iron, and chrome.
		One legacy of conflict in Afghanistan is the number of landmines and other weapons still in the country today.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/kidsweb/world/afghan/afghangeog.htm (345 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Afghanistan is bordered to the west by Iran, to the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and to the east and south by China and Pakistan.
		Afghanistan constitutes a major watershed with the Oxus (Amu-Darya) rising on the north side of the Hindu Kush and flowing into central Asia, whereas on the south side several rivers form tributaries of the Indus.
		Afghanistan possesses a wide variety of mineral resources including natural gas, coal, oil and gemstones, but the security situation has precluded their effective utilisation.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965292998 (3478 words)

	Afghanistan News.Net
		Afghanistan's history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its geographic location at the crossroads of Central, West, and South Asia.
		The U.S.-led coalition forces on Tuesday detained five suspected militants in southern Afghanistan of Paktia province, in an operation to curb extremist activities in the region, said a coalition...
		Afghanistan News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
	afghanistannews.net (1045 words)

	--> geography of afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geography Afghanistan Top of Page Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Geographic...
		Map showing provinces of Afghanistan [ edit ] Geography Map of Afghanistan Main article: Geography of Afghanistan Afghanistan is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest.
		Major sources and definitions Geography Afghanistan, approximately the size of Texas, is bordered on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan...
	www.welligent.org /geography_of_afghanistan.html (275 words)

	Geography Movement Of People In Afghanistan -
		Background: Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979.
		Background: Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the...
		Afghanistan today include sources of long-term as well as short-term grievances, ranging from economic inequality to imbalances stemming from gender, geography...
	movement.faasv.com /index.php?k=geography-movement-of-people-in-afghanistan (1132 words)

	Geography (from Afghanistan) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geography describes and analyzes the spatial variations in physical, biological, and human phenomena that occur on the surface of the globe and treats their interrelationships and their significant regional patterns.
		Afghanistan is a landlocked Islamic state in central Asia.
		Whereas physical geography is an Earth science concerned with places, social geography is concerned with the people in the places.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-129451?tocId=129451 (1126 words)

	Geographic's Race to Make New Map of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan is also a land of physical calamities.
		It is currently in the midst of the worst drought in 30 years, which has caused widespread death of livestock and crops, and as recently as 1998 suffered a violent earthquake that killed thousands and destroyed more than 50,000 homes.
		Afghanistan country profile and gallery of images of what life is like inside the country: Go>>
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/10/1019_TVafghanmap_2.html (646 words)

	Geographic's Race to Make New Map of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		High demand for maps of Afghanistan and the surrounding region from schools, news organizations and the government motivated the intense effort.
		The task was particularly challenging because Afghanistan is a poor, war-ravaged country—there has not been an official government map in decades.
		Mohammed Eshaq, a representative for the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance's political arm, met with the Society's cartographers to brief them on which areas had been lost or gained by the Alliance, penciling in ever-shifting boundaries and military movements.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/10/1019_TVafghanmap.html (632 words)

	Clarion: Afghanistan facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Afghanistan is a land locked country of 250,000 million square miles.
		The population of Afghanistan in 1989 was 15 million and is variously claimed to be up to 35 million now.
		The climate of Afghanistan is: arid to semi-arid, the winters are cold and the summers hot.
	www.cambridgeclarion.org /Afghanistan_facts.html (169 words)

	Geography Olympics -- Afghanistan
		Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on foreign aid, farming and livestock raising (sheep and goats), and trade with neighboring countries.
		The majority of the population continues to suffer from insufficient food, clothing, housing, and medical care, and a dearth of jobs, problems exacerbated by political uncertainties and the general level of lawlessness.
		International efforts to rebuild Afghanistan were addressed at the Tokyo Donors Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in January 2002, when $4.5 billion was pledged, $1.7 billion for 2002.
	www.geographyolympics.com /countries/TMP8tge6uvkf3.htm (1584 words)

	Afghanistan
		Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by 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.
		The AIA held a nationwide Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) in June 2002, and KARZAI was elected President by secret ballot of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/afghanistan.htm (429 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Middle East - Map of Afghanistan
		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.
		On 7 December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan.
	www.geographyiq.com /countries/af/Afghanistan_map_flag_geography.htm (342 words)

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