Afghanistan

Area Total 652,230 sq km
Climate arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Natural Resources natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land
Imports China 21%, Iran 20.5%, Pakistan 11.8%, Kazakhstan 11%, Uzbekistan 6.8%, Malaysia 5.3% (2017) – machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Exports India 56.5%, Pakistan 29.6% (2017) – opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems, and medical herbs
Government presidential Islamic republic
Capital Kabul
Population 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnicity Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015)
Language Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 77% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1% (2017 est.)

News about Afghanistan

  • Pakistan reports 3rd polio case in 2025
    on February 23, 2025

    ISLAMABAD, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan reported a new case of polio in the country's southern Sindh province, bringing the total number of the disease-infected children to three since the beginning of this year, officials from the health ministry said on Sunday. The officials from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National […]

  • Police in S. Afghanistan detain drivers without driving documents
    on February 23, 2025

    KABUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Police in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province have detained drivers without driving licenses and other documents to ensure safe driving of the commuters, provincial traffic police chief Mohammad Ayub said Sunday. The initiative is being implemented in the wake of deadly road accidents on the Kandahar-Kabul highway over the […]

  • "When Trump, Meloni, Melei or Modi talk...": Italy PM on global Left's "double standard"
    on February 23, 2025

    Washington DC [US], February 23 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called out the 'double standards' of the global political left wing while highlighting how world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donal Trump and Argentinian President Javier Milei are among those are now shaping a new global conservative […]

  • US, Uzbekistan reaffirm commitment to Central Asia security
    on February 22, 2025

    WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration begins to engage with Central Asia, Uzbekistan has expressed eagerness to expand its strategic partnership, highlighting what it calls its "enhanced" political dialogue on bilateral and regional issues and security cooperation, including its "solid connection" with the Mississippi National Guard. The U.S. recently […]

  • Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap
    by Matias Delacroix and Megan Janetsky on February 22, 2025

    A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights

  • England optimistic despite latest defeat – Jos Buttler
    by David Charlesworth on February 22, 2025

    Josh Inglis’ century saw Australia chase down 352 after Ben Duckett’s record 165 for England.

  • Germany on eve of elections under shadow of US-European rift
    on February 22, 2025

    German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are favoured to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right.Sunday's vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united Western stance on the Ukraine war by reaching out to […]

  • On eve of elections, Germany faces changing world situation
    on February 22, 2025

    BERLIN — German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right.Sunday's vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as U.S. President Donald Trump has ended a united Western stance on the Ukraine conflict by reaching out […]

  • GLOBALink | China Aid provides relief to Afghan returnees at border crossing
    on February 22, 2025
  • Nearly 11,000 Afghan nationals receive birth cards in one month
    on February 22, 2025

    KABUL, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has distributed birth certificates to nearly 11,000 Afghan nationals over the past month, a local media outlet reported on Saturday. According to official data, the NSIA has distributed birth cards to 10,873 people and death sheets to 425 others in the last month, […]

  • Tourist Injured in Stabbing Attack in Berlin
    on February 22, 2025

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) German police have apprehended the man who allegedly stabbed a Spanish tourist at the site of Berlins iconic Holocaust memorial on Friday.- Other Media news -The attack took place in the German capitals downtown Mitte district, two days before the Bundestag election, RT reported.According to the news agency RBB, the suspect unexpectedly […]

  • Landmine blast kills 1 in S. Afghanistan
    on February 22, 2025

    LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed as a landmine left over from past wars went off in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday, a local official said. The deadly accident took place on a road in Gereshk district early Saturday morning when the old landmine exploded on a tractor, killing the driver on the […]

  • Afghan deputy PM leaves for Uzbekistan to boost multiple ties
    on February 22, 2025

    KABUL, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left Kabul for Uzbekistan, aiming to enhance bilateral relations in various sectors, the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Saturday. Leading a high-ranking delegation, […]

  • 'Was bit edgy but happy to contribute in team's win': Ryan Rickleton after match-winning maiden ton against Afghanistan
    on February 22, 2025

    Karachi [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): After his match-winning knock against Afghanistan in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at the National Stadium on Friday, South Africa's wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton expressed his feelings after scoring his maiden hundred in the 50-over format. The 28-year-old southpaw also expressed disappointment in the manner […]

  • "Will take positives and move forward": Afghan skipper Shahidi after losing to South Africa in Champions Trophy
    on February 22, 2025

    Karachi [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Following the defeat against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said that there are many positives to take for his team, despite a result that didn't go their way, and they will try to take that forward.Bavuma's men kickstarted their chase for the ICC trophy […]

  • Afghanistan jolted by two back to back earthquakes
    on February 22, 2025

    Kabul [Afghanistan], February 22 (ANI): Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 hit Afghanistan in the early hours of Saturday. As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the first earthquake occurred at 4:20 AM Indian Standard Time (IST). It was recorded at latitude 36.21 N and longitude 71.22 E. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100 […]

  • China Aid provides relief to Afghan returnees at border crossing
    on February 22, 2025
  • Tourist injured in stabbing attack at Berlin Holocaust memorial
    on February 22, 2025

    The assailant has been arrested after a manhunt that lasted several hours German police have apprehended the man who allegedly stabbed a Spanish tourist at the site of Berlin's iconic Holocaust memorial on Friday. The attack took place in the German capital's downtown Mitte district, two days before the […]

  • Tourist injured in stabbing attack at Holocaust memorial in Berlin
    on February 22, 2025

    The assailant has been arrested after a manhunt that lasted several hoursGerman police apprehended the suspect who stabbed a Spanish tourist at the site of Berlin's iconic Holocaust memorial on Friday.The attack took place in the German capital's downtown Mitte district, two days before the election in the Bundestag.According to the news agency RBB, the […]

  • Man wounded in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
    on February 21, 2025

    berlin — A man was seriously injured in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, police said Friday evening, two days before a watershed national election. Police said they did not know the identity or motive of the male attacker, who was still at large. The investigation was continuing. Video of the scene showed emergency vehicles and heavily armored […]

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