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Afghanistan

Coordinates: 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65

Afghanistan i/æfˈɡænstæn/ (Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Afġānistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers 652,000 km2 (252,000 sq mi), making it the 41st largest country in the world.

Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, and the country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Through the ages the land has been home to various peoples and witnessed numerous military campaigns; notably by Alexander the Great, Muslim Arabs, Mongols, British, Soviet Russians, and in the modern-era by Western powers. The land also served as the source from which the Kushans, Hephthalites, Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Khiljis, Mughals, Hotaks, Durranis, and others have risen to form major empires.

War in Afghanistan (2001–14)

The War in Afghanistan (or the American war in Afghanistan) is the period in which the United States invaded Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. Supported initially by close allies, they were later joined by NATO beginning in 2003. It followed the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. Key allies, including the United Kingdom, supported the U.S. from the start to the end of the phase. This phase of the War is the longest war in United States history.

In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda; bin Laden had already been wanted by the United Nations since 1999. The Taliban declined to extradite him unless given what they deemed convincing evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks and declined demands to extradite other terrorism suspects apart from bin Laden. The request was dismissed by the U.S. as a delaying tactic, and on 7 October 2001 it launched Operation Enduring Freedom with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to assist the Afghan interim authorities with securing Kabul. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Afghanis-tan

Afghanis-tan (あふがにすタン Afuganisu-tan, see note on name below) or Afghanistan is a Japanese yonkoma manga, originally published as a webcomic, by Timaking (ちまきing). It is also the name of the heroine of the manga. The manga is nicknamed Afgan (あふがん Afugan)

Background

Afghanis-tan illustrates the modern history of Afghanistan and its neighboring countries, starting from the imperialist era in the 19th century, through moe anthropomorphism. The title character, a short and clumsy bishōjo, is a national personification of Afghanistan. Other female characters personify the nearby nations of Central Asia, such as Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Nations that have fought wars in Afghanistan at various times, such as Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States also make appearances. The Taliban government and Al-Qaeda terrorist group are also represented in the comic.

Each yonkoma strip is accompanied by an "Afghan Memo" that explains in prose some of the background and history of the nations depicted. Additional pages give short biographies of the characters.

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Reconstruction of 31 school buildings completed in E. Afghanistan

Xinhua 03 Apr 2025
KABUL, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The reconstruction of 31 school buildings has been completed in east Afghanistan's Laghman province, the state-owned Bakhtar news agency reported Thursday ... ■. EXPLORE XINHUANET. News ... Afghanistan. .
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Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journalists, says report

Virtual Jerusalem 02 Apr 2025
More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, report finds.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ....
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Former army major who slashed ex-wife’s throat guilty of attempted murder

The Times/The Sunday Times 02 Apr 2025
EAST ANGLIA NEWS SERVICE. Norwich crown court was told that Creak, an Afghanistan veteran, attacked her on July 6 last year while she was on her way to muck out ...
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Meet Sara Carter, the journalist hired by Donald Trump to be his ‘drug tsar’: from ...

South China Morning Post 02 Apr 2025
The ex-Fox News contributor is married to an army veteran blinded during the war in Afghanistan – she also has a background in investigative reporting and wants to ‘make America safe’ ... .
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'Jail or death': migrants expelled by Trump fear for their fate

Urdu Point 02 Apr 2025
<p>Paso Canoas, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Apr, 2025) Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work and wear jeans.
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Cedar Rapids middle school student honored for resilience, compassion after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 01 Apr 2025
Boshra came to Cedar Rapids almost four years ago after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan with her family ... Boshra came to Cedar Rapids almost four years ago after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan with her family.
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Russian authorities move to lift the terrorist designation for the Taliban

Hindustan Times 31 Mar 2025
MOSCOW — Russia's Supreme Court on Monday said it received a petition from the prosecutor general's office to lift a ban on Afghanistan's Taliban, who were outlawed two decades ago as a terrorist group ... Afghanistan Supreme Court Taliban Russia.
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US military stepping up drone warfare technology and training

WPTV 31 Mar 2025
During the drone warfare training at Fort Campbell, Scripps News asked what the military was doing to better prepare for those drone threats abroad ... military, deploying multiple times to Afghanistan, and later became an intelligence analyst.
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Deportation plan comes under international scrutiny

Dawn 31 Mar 2025
Similarly, Australia’s ABC News, Al Jazeera, and CNN also pointed out the risks faced by these asylum seekers back home, particularly the women who do not abide by the hardline version of Islam imposed by the interim Afghanistan government.
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Pakistani govt begins repatriating process of Afghan refugees

The News International 31 Mar 2025
"Many Afghan refugees in Pakistan face severe threats if returned to Afghanistan ... Speaking to Geo News, UNHCR spokesperson Qaiser Khan Afridi warned that Afghanistan's deteriorating human rights situation puts returnees at serious risk.
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I want to improve my strike rate in T20s, bowl consistently at 140kmph: Azmatullah Omarzai

Hindustan Times 31 Mar 2025
New Delhi, Afghanistan and Punjab Kings all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai wants to replicate his remarkable ODI success in the T20 format and for that, he is working on his batting strike rate besides improving his pace as a fast bowler.
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One day to go before Pakistan deports Afghan nationals, ACC holders

Hindustan Times 31 Mar 2025
There is now one day remaining in the deadline announced for the eviction of illegal migrants in the country and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders, ARY News reported ... Deportation Afghanistan Pakistan.
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Who is Faye Hall, US citizen released by Taliban in Afghanistan?

Hindustan Times 30 Mar 2025
The news of Hall’s release was first shared by US’ former envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalizad, who shared a photo of her in Qatari care ... News / World News / US News / Who is Faye Hall, US citizen released by Taliban in Afghanistan?.
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Afghan Taliban will not return leftover arms to US, offers Afghan mineral wealth for investments

Anadolu Agency 30 Mar 2025
The Afghan Taliban interim administration said it would not return leftover arms to the US because they are now state assets of Afghanistan ... "States don't give away their assets," Balkhi told CBS News, and said they now assets of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Exports 160,000 Tonnes Of Dried Fruit

MENA FN 30 Mar 2025
(MENAFN - Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok). Afghanistan exported nearly 160,000 tonnes of dried fruit worth over $474 million in the past one year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) ... .
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