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Afghanistan

defeat of Taliban

Hamid Karzai, president

Islamic fundamentalism and radicalism, from the mujahideen to the Taliban

Kābul, capital of Afghanistan

Khyber Pass, strategic gateway to Afghanistan

Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda

Pashtuns, major ethnic group in Afghanistan

arts, culture, and religion

business and economy

principal cities of Afghanistan

Mazār-e Sharīf

communications and transportation

foreign relations

geography and environment

government and politics

healthcare and medical issues

history 1938-1999 (archives)

king and the royal family

literacy rates (table)

natural resources

pictures of Afghanistan

plant and animal life

population and demographics

wars, invasions, and occupations


	Balkh

	Balkh (also known as Wazirabad), town in northern Afghanistan, in Balkh Province, on the Balkh River, near Mazār-e Sharīf. Although Balkh is now a...
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