Afghanistan Summary

Afghanistan—Profile (2001 est. pop. 26.8 million). Afghanistan (Land of the Afghans), formerly the Republic of Afghanistan (called Jomhuriye Afghanistan in Dari Persian, Da Afghanistan Jamhawri... Read more

Dasht-E Margo Dasht-e Margo (Desert of Death) is located in the southwestern part of Afghanistan. Sometimes referred to as the Western Stony Desert, it is dry, dusty, and full of sharp, wind-blasted p... Read more

Din Mohammad, Mushk-E-Alam (1790–1886), Afghan hero. Din Mohammad is a national hero of Afghanistan, renowned for his undying enmity to the British. He was a mullah (Islamic cleric), whose gran... Read more

Afghanistan Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan CAPITAL: Kabul FLAG: Three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a white emblem centered on t... Read more

Afghanistan POPULATION 27,755,775MUSLIM 99 percentOTHER 1 percent Country Overview Introduction Afghanistan, since 2001 officially known as the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, is a mou... Read more

Afghanistan has had problems since the 1979 Soviet invasion years ago. This war stricken country always seems to be in constant turmoil. One of the major contributors was the rein of the Taliban. The... Read more