افغانستان

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  • English: Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia.
  • فارسی: افغانستان کشوری در آسیای مرکزی است.
  • پښتو: افغانستان (پښتو: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوريت) په منځنۍ اسيا کې يو هېواد دی.
  • Azərbaycanca: Əfqanıstan Asiyada dənizə sərhədi olmayan bir ölkədir. Orta Asiyada yerləşməsinə baxmayaraq etnik və mədəni əlaqələri nəzərə alınaraq bəzi qaynaqlar tərəfindən Orta Şərqdə qəbul edilir.
  • Беларуская: Афганістан — краіна ў Цэнтральнай Азіі.
  • Deutsch: Afghanistan (Paschtu/Persisch: افغانستان Afghanistan bzw. Afghânestân), ist ein Staat in Zentralasien.
  • Español: Afganistán es un país en Asia Central.
  • Suomi: Afganistan on maa Keski-Aasiassa.
  • 日本語: アフガニスタンは、中央アジアに位置する共和国。
  • 한국어: 아프가니스탄은 아시아에 있는 나라입니다.
  • मराठी: अफगाणिस्तान (पश्तो/दारी-फारसी: افغانستان उच्चार : Afğānistān) हा मध्य आशियातील एक देश आहे.
  • Norsk bokmål: Afghanistan (Pasjtu/Persisch: افغانستان Afghanistan bzw. Afghânestân) er et land i Sentral-Asia.
  • Português: Afeganistão é um país na Ásia Central.
  • Türkçe: Afganistan Asya'da denize sınırı olmayan bir ülkedir. Orta Asya'da bulunur ama etnik ve kültürel bağlarından dolayı bazı kaynaklar tarafından Orta Doğu'da kabul edilir.
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Insignia/نشان [edit]

  • Flag of Afghanistan

  • Coat of arms of Afghanistan

  • Symbol of the Military of Afghanistan

  • National animal of Afghanistan

  • National bird of Afghanistan

Maps/نقشه [edit]

  • Orthographic projection of Afghanistan

  • Location of Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan the heart of Asia

  • Map of Afghanistan

  • Larger map

  • Ethnolinguistic groups

Politics/سیاست [edit]

  • President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai with Supreme Court Judges and former Afghan King, Zahir Shah

  • Afghan parliament in 2006

  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton standing with Afghan female politicians.

Armed forces/پوځي ځواکونه [edit]

  • President Hamid Karzai observing the honor guard of the Afghan Armed Forces during the 2011 Afghan Independence Day in Kabul

  • Soldiers of the Afghan National Army, including the ANA Commando Brigade standing in the front

  • Afghan National Army Commandos

  • ANA Special Operation Forces

  • Afghan National Army Humvees

  • C-27 Spartans of the Afghan Air Force (AAF)

  • Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters of the AAF

Police/پوليس [edit]

  • Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP)

  • New graduates sitting at the Afghan Ministry of Interior

  • Female officers of the Afghan National Police (ANP)

  • Afghan National Police (ANP) in Kabul

  • Afghan Border Police (ABP) in Herat Province

  • ANP lineup

  • ANP Ford Rangers

History/تاريخ [edit]

  • The Medes followed by the Achaemenid Empire ruled the area until 330 BC.

  • Alexander the Great invaded the land in 330 BCE after defeating the Achaemenids.

  • Islam arrived to Afghanistan in the 7th century through what is now Iran.

  • The Saffarid Empire was established in 861 at Zarang, Afghanistan

  • The Ghaznavid Empire was established in 975 at Ghazni, Afghanistan.

  • The Ghurid Empire was founded in 1148 at Ghor, Afghanistan.

  • Babur hunting rhinos in Kabulistan, Afghanistan. The Mughal Empire was established in 1504 at Kabul where Babur is buried.

  • The Hotaki Empire was established in 1709 at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

  • Ahmad Shah Durrani established the Durrani Empire in 1747 at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

  • British invasions and withdrawls in the 1800s.

  • Soviet invasion and withdrawl in the 1980s

  • Taliban rule from 1994 to 2001

  • NATO's military terminal at Kabul International Airport

Landscapes [edit]

  • Collage of 4 images created by User:Officer

  • Badel Valley in Kunar Province

  • Khawajah Bahawuddin, Takhar Province in northern Afghanistan

  • Scenic view in western Afghanistan

  • Band-e Amir National Park in Bamyan Province

  • Bamyan Valley in Bamyan Province

  • Watapur district in Kunar Province

  • Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province

  • Korengal Valley in Kunar Province

  • Looking north from the headquarters of the 7th Kandak of the Afghan Border Police Zone 1 in Kunar

  • Valley in Samangan Province in northern Afghanistan

  • Chorah District in Urozgan Province

  • Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan

  • AAF Mi-17 in Kunar Province

  • An aerial view from the window of a Blackhawk helicopter between Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz in northern Afghanistan

  • Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province

  • Arghandab River Valley between Kandahar and Lashkar Gah

  • Road in Kapisa Province

  • Khogyani District in Nangarhar Province

  • Ghazni Province in eastern Afghanistan

  • Winter in Uruzgan Province

  • Snow-covered mountains in Paktia Province

  • Nawa District, Ghazni Province

  • Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan

  • Approaching the Salang Tunnel

  • Salang Pass north of Kabul

  • K-G Pass in eastern Afghanistan

  • Badghis Province in northwestern Afghanistan

  • Valley in Baghlan Province

  • Valley in Panjshir Province

  • Reservoir at the Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province

  • Arghandab Valley in Kandahar Province

  • Faryab Province in northern Afghanistan

  • Parun District in Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan

  • Sayed Abad District in Wardak Province

  • Tangi Valley in the Wardak Province

  • Nurgal District in Kunar Province

  • Kabul River near the Behsud Bridge area in Jalalabad

  • Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province

  • Somewhere in Paktika Province

  • An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley in Daykundi Province

  • Hari River in Ghor Province

  • Ghor Province during winter

  • Qargha Lake in Kabul Province

  • Valley in the Gizab district of Urozgan Province

  • Puli-i Alam, the capital of Logar Province

  • City of Herat in Herat Province

  • Capital city of Khost Province

  • Intersection of Highway 1 and Route 606 in Delaram, Farah Province

  • Nimroz Province

Notable Landmarks [edit]

  • National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul

  • Gardens of Babur in Kabul

  • Shrine of the Cloak of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Kandahar

  • Herat Citadel in the western Afghan city of Herat

  • Shrine of Hazrat Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif

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