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Country Name

Afghanistan

Country Code

AFG

Country Calling Code

0093

Country Profile

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in South-Central Asia at an important geopolitical location, it connects the Middle East with Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is bordered by Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, it has a short border in the Wakhan Corridor panhandle with Xinjiang, an autonomous region of China.

Capital Name

Kabul (pop. 3 million)

Languages

Dari (Afghan Persian), Pashto.

Country Currency

Afghan Afghani-AFN

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +4:30h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

Population: 3.72 crores (2018)

Country Area

Area: 652,000 kmē (249,935 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Mosque of the Sacred Cloak Blue Mosque mausoleum of King Amanullah Khan Green Mosque The Friday Mosque Takht i Rostam Bamiyan Wakhan Corridor Band-e Amir National Park Kabul Kunduz Khyber Pass Panjshir Valley Bagram Valley Taloqan

News

Bakhtar News Agency Afghan News Agency Benawa News in Pashto. Sabawoon Online With Afghanistan news. Afghanistan Online Press Todays News of Afghanistan. Afghanistan Today Afghanistan news (in English, Pashto and Persian (Dari)). Ariana Afghan Media Online news. International News Sources Afgha.com Up-to-date Afghanistan news. Al Jazeera Arab News Network based in Qatar. Guardian Unlimited Afghanistan news by the UK based Guardian. Eurasianet: Afghanistan News and Special Report by Eurasianet.org. Reuters AlertNet - Afghan turmoil Reuters news. Yahoo! News Search-Afghanistan Press agencies news on Afghanistan .

Art Culture

Afghanistan Digital Library The ADL will retrieve and restore works published in Afghanistan between 1870 and 1930, and will make them available via the Internet. Lemar Aftaab Online magazine with Afghanistan fiction, poetry and visual arts. Mediothek Afghanistan Mediothek Afghanistan promotes peace building in five provinces of Afghanistan and is dedicated to rebuilding the fabric of Afghan society. The Survival Guide to Kabul The online version of the first guide to the city in almost 30 years.

Economy Business

Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, a weak governance, the lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country. But the Opium cultivation is estimated to be at an all-time high in Afghanistan, despite the US spending $7.5bn to combat it.

Transport

Transportation Ariana Afghan Airlines Afghanistan's national carrier.

Tourism

Education

Education The American University of Afghanistan The private university is planning four-year liberal-arts degrees in Business Administration and Information Communication Technology with all classes to be taught in English. Kabul University Kabul University is the oldest and largest institution of tertiary education in Afghanistan.

Visa Process

Maximum Stay: 30 days May not be obtained upon arrival One completed Afghanistan visa application (must be computer typed) Your application signature must be notarized One passport type photo Signed physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 Copy of any previous Afghan visa (if had) One copy of flight itinerary

Additional Information

Type: Islamic Republic. Independence: 19 August 1919. Constitution: 4 January 2004. Climate - Dry, with cold winters and hot summers.

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