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Darkness Civil War and Invasion
Application of Islamic law and rules in all asperses of life. Peace and Develop
3. Table of Contents
History
Geography
Politics and Economy
Culture & Customs
Famous Places
Famous Personalities
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4. History
Early Afghanistan was known as Ariana,Starting
1st to 5th Century.
Later it become Khorasan and finally changed to
Afghanistan.
The Capital of Afghanistan was Qandahar and
then was changed to Kabul City.
Buddhisim was one of the major religions in
Afghanistan in pre-Islam era.
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5. Afghanistan has had a long history of internal
and external conflicts.
Two wars with the United Kingdom in the
1800s.
Invasion by the Soviet Union in 1979.
Since the Soviets left in 1989, Afghanistan has
experienced many internal conflicts over control
of the country.
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6. Geography
Afghanistan landlocked, multiethni and
mountainous country, located in the heart of Asia,
Afghanistan has 34 Provinces and 325 Districts,
Afghanistan share borders with 7 countries,
(India,China,Iran,Pakistan,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,
Turmenistan), 650,000 Km area.
35 Million population.
Has the second big mountains of the world
(Pamir)
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9. Politics- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
President, Council of Ministers, Provincial
governors and Parliament.
In the last decade the politics of Afghanistan was
influenced by NATO in an effort to stabilise and
democratise the country.
In 2004 the nation new constitution was adopted
and a president was elected .
The national assembly was the Afghanistan
national legislature.
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10. Politics- Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Interim Government
Leader (Amir ul Mominin) Hibatullah
Chief Minister-Muhammad Hassan
Akhund
Ministers Council
No parliament
14001, new constitution, new placements.
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11. Economy
Afghanistan is one of the Mineral-rich countries
of the world.
Without Uranium the country holds 3 trillion
$untapped mineral deposits.
Economy of Afghanistan had Improved since
2002 with the infusion of billions of dollar in
international assistance and investment and
remittances from afghan expats.
The improvement was also due to the
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18. Language and Religion
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The major languages spoken in the country
are:
Dari (Afghan Persian) - 50%
Pashtun - 35%
Turkic languages - 15%
Islam is the predominant religion
84 % are Sunni Muslim
15 % are Shi’a Muslim
1% other religions (Sikh, Jews, Christians)
19. Clothing
The country’s traditional male and female
clothing usually includes Shalwar ,
Kameez (dress), Lungee, (Turban),
Qaraqul, Pakol, Chapan (coat).
Afghan Traditional cloths vary based by
region, ethnicity and tribes.
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30. Foods & Drinks
Afghans are known as the most hospitable
people in the world therefore they are
famous in their foods.
Qabli Palu, Uzbeki Palu, Turkman Palu,
Pulani, Asahak, Manto, 2 Piyaza, Shurba,
Shuli Ghorbandi, Shor chai, Alim, Kabab,
Gunjishk Surkhak,Chai, Dogh, Mahicha
Palu, Gungishk Palu, Kichri Landi, etc….
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56. Sports
Sports which are common in other
countries are played in Afghanistan.
Foodball, Volleball, Cricket, Boxing,
Taekwondo, Bodybuiling etc
Afghanistan national sport is Buszkashi
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61. Music
In 1980’s Amir Shir Ali Khan invited
classical trained musicians from northern
India.
Afghan music is complicated and it has
different forms. Religious, Ghazal, Classic,
Folklore, pop, and other local musics.
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78. Education - Free
Education in Afghanistan includes
kindergarten (1-4 years old) (4-6 years
old), Primary school (7-12 Years old),
secondary school (13-18 years old) and
then higher education.
There are two different education
ministries , Ministry of Education and
Ministry of Higher education.
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79. In 1996 and now the Taliban regime has
restricted the education for young girls and
the Madrassa and Masjid become the
primary and secondary source of education
for girls, however they are now working on
a new system to allow girls and boys study
separately.
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