| Afghanistan Afghanistan
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| Afghanistan/Archive 6 Talk:Afghanistan/Archive_6
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| Communications in Afghanistan Communications in Afghanistan has dramatically increased since 2002, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. Afghan telecommunication companies, Afghan Wireless and Roshan, have boasted rapid increase in cellular phone usage in the last several years. There are three more companies now in the telecom business in Afghanistan, one is Areeba, 2nd Ts_2 and the other is Etisalat which were launched in 2007. Communications_in_Afghanistan
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| Economy of Afghanistan Economy_of_Afghanistan
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| Herat Herāt (), classically called the Aria, is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Situated in a fertile area, Herāt was traditionally known for its wine. Herat
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| Rumi Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (جلالالدین محمد رومی), but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, (30 September 1207Persian poet, Islamic jurist, theologian, and mystic. Rūmī is a descriptive name meaning "the Roman" since he lived most of his life in an area called Rūm because it was once ruled by the Byzantine Empire. Rumi
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| Kabul Not to be confused with Kabul Province, the province of Kabul CityKabul (Persian کابل Kābul; ; ), (archaic Caubul), is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of over 2.5 million. The exact number cannot be determined but the total provincial population of Kabul is anywhere between 3.5 to almost 5 million people. Kabul
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| Kandahar Kandahār, also spelled Qandahār, () is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of 324,800 (2006 estimate). It is the capital of Kandahar province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m (3,297 feet) above sea level. The Arghandab River runs right next to the city. Kandahar
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| Mazari Sharif Mazār-e Sharīf or Mazāri Sharīf () is the fourth largest city of Afghanistan, with population of 300,600 people (2006 estimate). It is the capital of Balkh province and is linked by roads to Kabul in the south-east, Herat to the west and Uzbekistan to the north. Mazari_Sharif
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| Mohammed Zahir Shah Mohammed_Zahir_Shah
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| Taliban treatment of women While in power in Afghanistan, the Taliban became notorious internationally for their treatment of women. Their stated aim was to create "secure environments where the chasteness and dignity of women may once again be sacrosanct," reportedly based on Pashtunwali beliefs about living in purdah. Taliban_treatment_of_women
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| Politics of Afghanistan In recent years the politics of Afghanistan have been dominated by the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, by the NATO forces and the subsequent efforts to stabilise and democratise the country. The nation's new constitution has been adopted and an executive president democratically elected in 2004. Politics_of_Afghanistan
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| Hamid Karzai Hamid_Karzai
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| Pashto language Pashto (Naskh:transliterated Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, or Pushtu), also known as Afghani, is an Indo-European language spoken primarily in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Pashto belongs to the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. There are nearly 40 million Pashtuns. As defined in the Constitution of Afghanistan, Pashto is a national and official language. Pashto_language
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| Afghan afghani This article refers to the currency. For other uses, see Afghani.The Afghani (Pashto/Dari:افغانۍ) (sign:؋; code:AFN) is the currency of Afghanistan. It is subdivided into 100 pul (پول). Afghan_afghani
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| Soroud-e Melli Talk:Soroud-e_Melli
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| Afghan National Army The Afghan National Army (ANA) is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan currently being trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the lead in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's army was officially established in the 1880s when the nation was ruled by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. Prior to that the army was mostly a combination of tribesmen and militia forces, as well as a special army force under the ruler of the country. Afghan_National_Army
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| President of Afghanistan Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings, emirs and (under the mujahideen and Taliban regimes in the 1990s) Islamist rulers.The present constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national parliament. President_of_Afghanistan
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| Ghazni For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni City ( - Ġaznī; Ghazna (غزنه) and Ghaznīn (غزنین) are the old names for Ghazni) is a city in central Afghanistan, with an approximate population of 141,000 people. It is the capital of Ghazni Province, situated on a plateau at 7,280 feet (2,219 m) above sea level. It is linked by highways with Qalat to the south-west, Kabul to the northeast and Gardez to the east. Ghazni
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