Afghanistan Online provides updated news and information on Afghan culture, history, politics, society, languages, sports, publications, communities, economy, and much more. The site also has a photo gallery, chat room, discussion board, and an online Kabul Museum.

News about political, economic, environmental and social developments in Afghanistan and the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as Russia, the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

Afghanistan Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Afghanistan Introduction Top of Page Background: 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. Fighting ...

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Search the World World Section Burqa woman in Kabul wears full veil required by the Islamic fundamentalist government of the Taliban rulers. (Reuters/Shabbir Hussain Imam) The links below will take you out of this site. Use the BACK button to return. CIA World Factbook A detailed list of facts and figures for Afghanistan. U.S. State Department Notes This document describes the history, ...

OFFICIAL NAME: Islamic State of Afghanistan CAPITAL: Kabul SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary Islamic State AREA: 647, 497 Sq Km (251, 773 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 23, 852, 150 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South West Asia. It is bound by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north ...