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Khost University (nickname: Shaikh Zayed University) is located in the border town of Khost in eastern Afghanistan. It was established in the year 2000. It was shifted from its previous temporary location in Peshawar, Pakistan, where it was named "Afghan University Peshawar" by special order of President Hamid Karzai.Khost University has nine faculties and more than 3000 students. It has a

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KIHE University is the project of khan e-Noor which is an English Medium School System located in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. KIHE has excellent and high quality programs comparable to its international standards. The KIHE is a modern, vibrant and successful institution working in the field of business, finance and information technology to develop a technological advancement,

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RANA Institute of Higher Studies is an institution established in 2009 and registered with the ministry of higher education of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The establishment of RIHS is coinciding with the intense need of contribution to the rehabilitation and rebuilding process of Afghanistan in the higher and professional education sector. Afghanistan with the international community is

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Kabul Polytechnic is a university located in Kabul, Afghanistan and was established in 1963 in Karte Mamourin area beside the Intercontinental Hotel. The university has three faculties with 19 sub-departments, including 11 professional and 8 general subject departments.In June 2002, the first government of Afghanistan was formed by the Loya Jirga which took place at a tent on the campus of the

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Peshgam is a registered institution of higher education with Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Afghanistan.At Peshgam, we aim to be a source of provisions of affordable educational services for Afghans. We strive to be the superior research and training institution in the country in a number of fields. We aspire to nourish talent and prepare it for exciting and challenging careers in

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Parwan University is located in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, northern Afghanistan. As of May 2006, it has two departments.At first this institution Established in 1961 in the form of Primary Teacher training center in the addition to Numan High School in this province. In 1967 this center promoted to a TTC then in 1999 it promoted to HEI. It has 35 teachers with 29 male 6 females and has

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Paktia University is a public institution located in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province, eastern Afghanistan.Paktia University was established in the year 2004. Until March 2009, the university was sharing a building with the teacher training college. The university now has a three story building.The institution currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students with a dominant

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The National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA) is an academic institution of the Afghan military that is located in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a four-year military development institution dedicated to graduating officers for the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Air Corps. The mission of the NMAA is to produce officers for the Afghan National Army that also have a four year

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Nangarhar University is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has approximately 250 faculty and 3,500 students.Nangarhar University was established in 1962 as a medical college. It was later merged with other local colleges to become a full-fledged university. It now houses faculties in agriculture,

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Maryam Institute of Higher Education is registered with the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Afghanistan.Our goal at Maryam is to be a source for providing higher education services at an affordable cost.  We seek to carve talent and prepare it for bright and challenging jobs and careers, through our valuable and professional academic programs. We strive to provide the nation with

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Background:Pursuant to the decree 3393 dated 11 September, 2007 of his Excellency President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and awarded license 005 dated 11 October, 2007 of Ministry of Higher Education, Maiwand Institute of Higher Education MIHE is successfully fostering academic excellence. MIHE is seriously committed to improving the quality of higher education in Afghanistan and since its

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The Lycée Esteqlal (English: Esteqlal High School) is a Franco-Afghan school in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is the second oldest school (after Habibia High School) in Kabul, and was recognized as one of the prestigious schools in the country.Lycée Esteqlal is a Public school, administered by the Afghan Ministry of Education, and is currently under the contract of AEFE, an educational agency of French

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Khurasan University is a private university based in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2006 and registered as a private university in 2007.As of 2010; it offers diploma programs in business administration, English language, and information technology.History;Led by a dedicated team of professionals, Khurasan Institute of Higher Education (KIHE) was established in 2006 with a goal to help

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Kateb Institute of Higher Education KIHE is one of the leading private institutes in the field of higher education in the country. On 18/01/1387, KIHE was granted the official legal license by the then minister of higher education during an official ceremony at the conference hall of the ministry of higher education – fully packed with a number of professors, MPs, media representatives and a huge

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Karwan Institute of higher Education is registered with the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan in the late 2009; it officially became a college or a university. Its founder is Sayed Javed Andish, who is also the head of Education Committee of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries.Departments and programsKarwan University offers bachelors degree in BBA (Bachelor in Business

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Kardan University  the first private University in AfghanistanKardan University is the first private university recognized and registered with the Ministry of Higher Education Afghanistan and affiliated with Preston University in USA.Kardan University since its establishment in 2002 is committed to improving the quality of higher education in Afghanistan. Kardan continues to fulfill its

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The Kabul University (KU) is located in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. It was founded in 1931 but officially opened for classes in 1932. Kabul University is currently attended by approximately 7,000 students, of which 1,700 are women. The university is still recovering from the long period of war and chaos in the country. The main building was rebuilt about 500 meters from the old one, which has

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Kandahar University is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan. Kandahar University (KU) was established in 1990, at a time when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) was in power under President Mohammad Najibullah. Dr. Tooryalai Wesa, who returned to the country after 13 years and is the

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Kabul Medical University (formerly known as Kabul Medical Faculty) is located in Kabul, Afghanistan on the campus of Kabul University. The medical institution was initially maintained by collaboration with the Turkish and French sponsors. KMF developed into a single autonomous University in 2005. It currently graduates professionals in fields of Curative Medicine, Pediatric, Stomatology and

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The Kabul Health Sciences Institute (KHSI) was established as advanced educational unit which is accredited and recognized by the ministry of public health; Govt. of Afghanistan and National Health Sciences Institute of Leesburg, to train students in health sciences fields and presents them to the society especially in rural and remote areas of Afghanistan.The health sciences institute of Kabul

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Kaboora Institute of Higher Education 'KIHE', founded in 2001, is an institute designed especially to prepare its graduates for careers in the different fieldsKIHE operates its programs with affiliation and support of more than several health care centers, clinics and hospitals, to make sure student's practical tutorial done according to assigned teaching plan and standards. KIHE aware of the

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The International School of Kabul is a private co-educational school in Kabul (Afghanistan). Originally founded in 2003 under the name of Kabul International Academy (KIA), the International School of Kabul provides a college-prep level U.S curriculum to the children of expatriate families within the international development community, as well as to repatriated and resident Afghans. A gift from

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Herat University is located in Herat, the capital of Herat Province, in western Afghanistan.Herat University was founded in 1988. It is attended by approximately 3,000 students, 900 of whom are women. The university is still recovering from the long period of war and chaos in the country. The main campus is currently undergoing reconstruction.The university has 11 faculties in the fields of

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Ghazni University is a newly established university in Ghazni, a city in central Afghanistan. The university now has 250 students, but will be expanded to 500. Ahmad Shah Rafiqi is the rector of the university. Ghazni University is supported by the local Polish PRT. The Polish have provided over 250 books for the students to learn English, and is cooperating with the university to provide

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Faryab Higher Education Institute is a college that was founded in 1977. Faryab promoted pedagogy with education and agriculture faculties. It has 637 students, and 36 professors.For More Detail:     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faryab_Higher_Education_Institute

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Dunya Institute for Higher EducationDunya Institute for Higher Education DIHE Led by a dedicated team of professionals, Dunya Institute of Higher Education (DIHE) in Afghanistan was established in 2009 with a goal to help rebuild Afghanistan’s educational system as a private non-profit university registered with the Afghan government. DIHE is an independent, self-governing institute is seeking to

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Dawat UniversityDawat University is among several private universities registered with the government of Afghanistan. Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the founder of the university recently obtained a license from the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan. In the beginning, Dawat University will be registering students to the faculties of Engineering, Law and Islamic Studies.Established       May 24,

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Bost UniversityBost University is located in Lashkar Gah city of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. It was established on September 16, 2009.Bost University is home to over 40 local students. Agriculture faculty is the only active faculty as of 2010.Established       Sept 16, 2009Students           4000Location           Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, AfghanistanMore Detail:      http://

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Balkh UniversityBalkh University is located in Mazari Sharif, capital of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan. Established in 1986, the university in 2008 had about 5500 students and is the third largest in Afghanistan after Kabul University and Nangarhar University. Faculties include medicine, engineering, economics, journalism, literature, law and science.The United States and Germany,

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Bamiyan UniversityBamiyan University (established approximately 1994,or 1997) is located in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, part of the Hazara-populated region known as the Hazarajat.Bamiyan University was initiated around 1994 (another source indicates 1997) with the support of the Hazara political party Hezb-i-Wahdat. Prior to the Taliban takeover of the area, there were 400-500 male

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Bakhtar UniversityBakhtar University is established private university in Afghanistan. It is located in the Afghan capital city, Kabul.Background;In response to the increasingly high demand for quality higher education in Afghanistan, and the need for the development and delivery of capacity building and enhancement courses for different entities, Bakhtar University was established in 2005. A

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Badakhshan Institute of Higher Education was established to response the emergency need of teachers in Badakhshan province as a Teacher Training Center in 1961 with having till 9th grade. Then in 1987 it was renamed as Institution of  Teacher Training and in 1988 by the edict of the government it promoted to Nasir Khesrow Institute of Pedagogy as a MoHE institute graduating students with BA

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Alberoni UniversityIn 1998 the concept of establishment of a university with Sharya, Law, Agriculture, Engineering and Medical faculties in Kapisa Province was approved to as an institution of Higher Education Ministry. On 2000 it started its activity with one Faculty (Shariya) and in the year 2002 during its registration, it had 5 faculties. The faculty of education in the year 2003 and faculty

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LOCATION                         HOSPITALSBAGHLAN                                   Ministry of Mines Hospital (Maadan)BAGHLAN                                   Nahreen District HospitalBAMYAN                                    Yakawlang HospitalGHAZNI                                       Jaghori HospitalGHAZNI                                       Maulawi Abdul Tahir HospitalGHAZNI

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The Mirwais Hospital is a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is named after Mirwais Hotak, who is known in the area as Mirwais Neeka (Mirwais the Grandfather). The hospital was destroyed during the long period of unrest in the country. It is state-run and funded for 70% by the International Committee of the Red Cross, who has about 30 expatriate staffs working permanently at the

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Indira Gandhi Children's hospital located in Kabul is the leading Children's hospital of Afghanistan. It has 150 beds and in 2009 had a monthly budget of 1200$.In 2004 it started the first Cerebral palsy center in Afghanistan. It also has an artificial limb center opened with help of Indian government which can fit up to 1000 people with Jaipur legs Indian physicians working at this hospital

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The French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) is a children's hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, established in 2005. It is a joint project of the governments of France and Afghanistan and the French NGO La Chaîne de L’Espoir/Enfants Afghans.

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Farah City Hospital is a hospital in Farah, western Afghanistan. The hospital has major significance as the regional hospital of Farah Province. The hospital has treated many people who have been affected by U.S. bombing.Officials from the hospital also have an authoritative stance in healthcare in the province and are often sent to review smaller clinics across the region.In 2010, electricity

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Egypt opened an Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram in 2003.The hospital treats more than 7,000 Afghans per month. Treatment is provided free of charge. 31 percent of the hospitals patients are children.Liam Fox, writing in the The Telegraph, described the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram as an exception to "almost non-existent" engagement in Afghanistan by the Muslim world.

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Afghanistan CricketThe Afghanistan national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Afghanistan in international cricket matches. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful. The Afghanistan Cricket Federation was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International

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Afghanistan General Information Capital (and largest city) Kabul Official language Pashto and Dari (Persian) Government Islamic republic President Hamid Karzai Voice President Mohammed Fahim Voice President Karim Khalili Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi Establishment First Afghan state October 1747 Independence August 19, 1919 Area Total

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Afghanistan Children’sAfghanistan’s turbulent modern history has been shaped by decades of internal conflict and extreme natural disasters, especially drought. With an estimated population of 30 million, this landlocked country at the historical crossroads of Central Asia is extremely poor and highly dependent on foreign aid as it struggles to rebuild. After years of war and severe poverty,

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Afghanistan MusicThe Music of Afghanistan is somewhat similar to that of its neighboring countries. It has existed for a long time, but since the late 1970s the country has been involved in constant wars and people were less concerned about music. As such, music in Afghanistan has been suppressed and recording for outsiders minimal, despite a rich musical heritage.During the 1990s, the

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Name Proportion Adopted Afghan 2:3 January 4, 2004DesignA vertical tricolor of black, red, and green charged in the center with the national emblem.Afghanistan Flag Meaning:There are conflicting descriptions of the Afghanistan flag's meaning. In 2002, when this version of the Afghanistan flag was adopted, border affairs ministry official Abdul Wakil Omari said that the flag's colors

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Supreme CourtThe Afghan Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Afghanistan. It was created by the Constitution of Afghanistan, which was approved on January 4, 2004. Its creation was called for by the Bonn Agreement, which read in part:The judicial power of Afghanistan shall be independent and shall be vested in a Supreme Court of Afghanistan, and such other courts as may be established by

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Afghanistan ReligionThe official religion in Afghanistan is Islam, which is practiced by over 99% of its citizens. Sunni Islam makes up 80-89% of the total population while the remaining 10-19% is Shi'as and about 1% or less practice other religions.There are about 50,000 Sikhs and Hindus, who are said to have been first brought to Afghanistan by the British during the Anglo-Afghan Wars in the

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Afghanistan AttanAttan is the national dance of Afghanistan and the traditional dance among the Pashtuns. It is a circular dance, performed at the end of ceremony, and its origin is dated deep in Afghanistan's pre-Islamic Avesticera. Attan used to be religious dance involve many circles around the fire, some say it was dance of warriors around the fire performed before going to war, although this

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Afghanistan LanguagesPashtu and Dari are the official languages of Afghanistan. Pashtu (also written Pushtu) was declared the National Language of the country during the beginning of Zahir Shah's reign; however, Dari has always been used for business and government transactions. Both belong to the Indo-European group of languages.According to estimates, approximately 35% of the Afghan population

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Afghan ClothesClothes are usually stitched by hand. Much care and attention will be giving to the men outfit for a neat finish. Women’s dresses are always long and loose with room to grow up, gain weight or get pregnant. Sometime a pleat around skirts and sleeves are sewed for a better fit and opened later needed for the fabric shrinkage or growing taller. Although Afghan women are skilful in

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Afghanistan National AnthemThe Afghan National Anthem (Pashto Language) was adopted and officially announced in May 2006.According to article 20 of the Constitution of Afghanistan, "The national anthem of Afghanistan shall be in Pashto with the mention of God is Greates as well as the names of the ethnicities of Afghanistan." The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written

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Afghan CinemaCinema entered Afghanistan at the beginning of 20th century. The political changes of Afghanistan have not allowed the cinema of the country to grow over the years. However, numerous Pashto and Persian films have been made both inside and outside Afghanistan throughout the 20th century. Cinema of Afghanistan entered a new phase since 2001.Documentary filmsDocumentaries have been made

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The People of AfghanistanAfghanistan is comprised of a variety of ethnic groups called Afghans, the overwhelming majority of whom are Muslim, usually either followers of Sunni or Shia Islam. The people of Afghanistan are related to many of the ethnic groups in Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; the borders drawn between these groups are arbitrary. For the most part, Afghans

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Afghanistan WeddingAfghan wedding is interesting and unique. As you enter the door, a row of women on your right and a row of men on your left, welcome you in. The bride and groom’s family will great and escort the guests to the tables. Guests in an Afghan wedding are dressed with highly expensive clothes and jewelries, as they show their best appearance at a wedding. The guest gather around

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Afghanistan ArtsAfghanistan contains striking architectural remnants of all ages, including Greek and Buddhist stupas (shrines or reliquaries) and monasteries, arches, monuments, intricate Islamic minarets (the tall, slender towers on mosques), temples and forts. Among the most famous sites are the great mosques of Herat and Mazar-e Sharif; the minaret of a mosque at Jam in the west central

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Afghanistan CurrencyOn Monday Oct 7, 2002 Afghanistan’s interim government marked the first anniversary of U.S. air strikes that brought it to power by issuing new banknotes, aimed at reasserting central control over a war-ravaged economy.The unit of currency in Afghanistan is the afghani, which is divided into 100 plus. Since 1981 the official rate of exchange has been fixed at 50 afghanis equal

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Sports in AfghanistanThe sports in Afghanistan are run by the Afghan Sports Federation, which promotes cricket, association football, basketball, volleyball, handball, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting, bodybuilding, track and field, bowling, skating, chess, and others.(At the moment, cricket and football) are the most popular sport among the Afghans.Olympic GamesAfghanistan has participated in 11

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Afghan Politics Short History1709 - Mirwais Hotak declares Afghanistan (land of the Afghans) an independent state and establishes the Hotaki dynasty at Kandahar.1747 - Ahmad Shah Durrani expands Afghanistan and establishes the Durrani Empire.1838 - British India invades the land during the First Anglo-Afghan War and begins to influence the politics of Afghanistan.1919 - King Amanullah Khan takes

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Short History of Afghanistan WarConquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BCE–327 BCE)Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637–709)Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see Mongol invasion of Central AsiaA number of wars involving the Mughal Empire and Durrani Empires.Anglo-Afghan Wars (First British involvement with Afghanistan):First

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Afghannstan CommunicationCommunications in Afghanistan has dramatically increased since 2002, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. Afghan telecommunication companies, such as Afghan Wireless and Roshan, have been boasting rapid increase in cellular phone usage in the mid 2000s. In response to this Etisalat and MTN Group were launched in 2007.

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City served Province Airport Names Kabul Kabul Kabul International Airport Kandahar Kandahar Kandahar International Airport Heart Heart Herat Airport Jalalabad Nangarhar Jalalabad Airport Kunduz Kunduz Kunduz Airport Mazar-i-Sharif Balkh Mazar-i-Sharif Airport Bamyan Bamyan Bamyan Airport Lashkar Gah (Bost) Helmand

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Maidan Wardak Province (also spelled: Wardag, Vardak) is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar. The majority of the population is Pashtun.History;During the communist times, the people of Maidan Wardak never gave significant support to the communist

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Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.Political and Security Situation;With its sparse population, insecure border with Pakistan and little central authority, Zabul is a

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Takhar is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It was established in 1964 when Qataghan Province was divided into three provinces: Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Taloqan. Its salt mines are one of Afghanistan's major mineral resources. General Daud,the current Deputy Minister of the Interior for Counter Narcotics in Afghanistan, is

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Sar-e Pol also spelled Sari Pul (Pis one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is the city of Sar-e Pol. Dari Persian is the dominant language in the province.Major ethnic groups are Uzbeks, Pashtuns, and Hazaras, and there are also some Arabs and Tajiks.Under the Taliban;Aminullah Amin, the first senior member of the Taliban to be captured,

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Samangan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The province covers 11,218 square kilometres (4,331 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 313,211, as of 2006.Its capital, Samangan, is known for its ancient ruins including, notably, the Takht e Rostam. Archaeologists are desperate to work in this province as wars and the Taliban have destroyed many of these artifacts.History;

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Panjshir is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Containing the Panjshir Valley, in April 2004 it was created from parts of Parwan Province, which now lies along its southwestern border. Panjshir's population is about 139,000 and its area is 3,610 square kilometers. Its capital is the town of Bazarak.Panjshir province is renowned for having resisted the Soviet occupation in the 1980,

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Parwan also spelled Parvan, once also the name of an ancient town in the Hindu Kush mountains,is today an administrative province in northern Afghanistan, directly north of Kabul Province. Its capital is Charikar and it was one of the most secure provinces in the country, however recently there have been reports of attacks.History;In 329 BC, Alexander the Great founded the settlement of Parwan

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Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.History;Paktika was once part of a greater province Paktia, which has itself now further split into Khost province. The province was the site of many battles during the Soviet occupation of the country and the lawless years that followed.Geography;

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Paktia is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.History;Paktia basically pashtia some pashtu scholars are claiming that the word pashtu has been stemmed form pashtia Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former president of Afghanistan, was from Paktia province, in particular the Melan Valley area. Paktia

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Oruzgan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the center of the country, though the area is culturally and tribally linked to Kandahar in the south. Its capital is Tarin Kowt. On March 28, 2004, the new Daykundi province was carved out of an area in the north leaving Oruzgan with a majority Pashtun population and Daykundi with a majority of Hazaras. The map at right shows

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Nuristan also spelled Nurestan or Nooristan, is a region in Afghanistan embedded in the south of the Hindu Kush valleys. Its administrative center is Parun. It was formerly known as Kafiristan ("land of the unbelievers") until the inhabitants were converted to Islam in 1896, and thence the region has become known as Nuristan ("Land of Light").Today it is one of the thirty-four provinces of

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Nimruz is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the south-west of the country on the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The name Nimruz means "mid-day" in Persian. Nimruz covers 41,000 km² and has a population of 149,000 (2002 estimate). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country, located in the Sistan Basin. A substantial part of the province is the desert area of Dashti

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Logar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The word of Logar is built from two Pashto words: Loy “Great"and Ghar "Mountain". It is located in the eastern zone, southeast of Kabul, and the geography of the province centers on the large Logar River which enters the province through the west and leaves to the north. Its capital is Pul-i-AlamGeography;Logar can be generally described as a

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Laghman is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern portion of Afghanistan, its capital is Mehtar Lam.History;Buddhist;During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka.In the seventh century, Xuan Zang, visited the area and reported that "very few" of the inhabitants of Laghman followed Buddhism,while some followed Hinduism.Laghman was a centre of

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Kunduz is one of the provinces of Afghanistan, centered on the city of Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, with an area of 8,040 km square, and a population of about 820,000.The Kunduz River valley dominates the Kunduz Province. The river flows from south to north into the Amu Darya or Oxus river which forms the border between Kunduz province and Tajikistan. A newly constructed bridge crosses the

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Nangarhar is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan in the east of the country. Its capital is the city of Jalalabad. The population of the province is 1, 334, 000, which consists mainly of ethnic Pashtuns with a sizable community of Arabs and Pashais.Geopolitical and military situation;Nangarhar shares a border with Pakistan, and the two regions share very close ties, with large amounts

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Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces (Nangarhar Province, Nuristan Province, Kunar Province and Laghman Province). N2KL is the designation used by US and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan for the rugged and very violent region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border opposite

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Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past. Its capital is Khost City, which was the first Afghan city to be liberated from communist rule during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Security;On 20 November 2009 a bomb killed 3 civilians and wounded 3 others as a car hit a roadside bomb in

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Kapisa is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Mahmud-i-Raqi, and other districts include Kohistan, Nijrab and Tagab. The population of Kapisa is estimated to be 364,900, although there has never been an official estimate. The area of the province is 1,842 km².History;The earliest references to Kapisa appear in the writings of fifth

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Kandahar or Qandahar is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on the Arghandab River. The province has a population of nearly 913,000, with over 800,000 living in its capital city. The main inhabitants of Kandahar province are the

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Kabul is situated in the east of the country; Kabul is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital.History;Kabul's history dates back more than 3,000 years. It was once the center of Zoroastrianism and subsequently also a home for Buddhists and Hindus. The Arabs conquered the area in the 7th century but was slowly

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Jowzjan (JOZJAN) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Sheberghan.History;Sheberghan was once a flourishing settlement along the Silk Road. In 1978, Soviet archaeologists discovered the famed Bactrian Gold in the village of Tillia Tepe outside Sheberghan. In the 13th century Marco Polo visited the city and later wrote about its honey

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Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation.Helmand is the world's largest opium-producing region, responsible for 42% of the world's total production.This is more than the whole of Burma, which is the second largest producing nation

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Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of the country. Its primary city and administrative capital is also named Herat.Overview;The province was one of the first major battlegrounds in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and remained an active area of guerrilla warfare throughout, with local military

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Ghor also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in central Afghanistan, towards the north-west. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan. The name "Ghor" is a cognate to Avestan gairi-, Sanskrit giri- and Middle Persian gar, in modern Persian koh-, Sogdian gor-/gur-, in later developed Bactrian language as g´wrao- (also paravata), meaning "mountain",

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Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan.It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City. The province lies on the important Kabul to Kandahar road, and has historically functioned as an important trade center between those two major cities.History;Ghazni was a thriving Buddhist center before

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Faryab is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Maymana. The majority of the population is Uzbek.History;Faryab is a Persian word meaning "irrigated land". The modern province is named after a town that was founded by the Sassanids and later destroyed by the invading Mongols in 1220. According to Ibn al-Nadim, medieval Islamic

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Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border. The population is predominantly Pashtun.Geographics;Geographically the province is approximately 18,000 square miles (47,000 km2), making it (comparatively) more than twice the size of Maryland,

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Afghanistan's history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its geographic location at the crossroads of Central, West, and South Asia. Over the centuries, waves of migrating peoples passed through the region described by historian Arnold Toynbee as a "roundabout of the ancient world"--leaving behind a mosaic

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Daykundi (Persian) also spelled Daikondi, Daykondi or Daikundi, is one of the thirty-four (34) provinces of Afghanistan. Daykundi's capital is Nili. It is located about 310 kilometers from Kabul, and falls into the traditionally ethnic Hazara region known as the Hazarajat.Formation;Daykundi was established on March 28, 2004, when it was created from the isolated Hazara-dominated northern

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Bamyan Province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is also called Bamyan. The majority of the population is Hazaras, with 16% Sadat, 15% Tajiks, and Pashtuns and Tatars in smaller numbers.Bamyan is the largest province in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan, and is the cultural capital of the Hazara ethnic group that predominates in

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Balkh is the province of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town. Its capital is Mazar-e Sharif.History;Balkh has an incredibly long and rich history; its name is derived from "Bakht" meaning "fortunate" in Arabic/Persian. After the invasion of Alexander the Great's Greek Army, the city was made the capitol of the

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Baghlan is one of provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Puli Khumri, but its name comes from the other major town in the province, Baghlan.History;The name Baghlan is derived from Bagolango or "image-temple", inscribed on the temple of Surkh Kotal during the reign of the Kushan emperor, Kanishka in the early 2nd century CE.The Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang

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Badghis is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs.The province was carved out of portions of Herat Province and Meymaneh Province in 1964 and has a total area of

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Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya.Geography;Badakhshan is primarily bordered by Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province in Tajikistan to the north and east. In the east of the province a long spur called the Wakhan Corridor extends above

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