| 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
- Afghanistan pull out of T20 tri-series in Pakistan after three cricketers killed in military strikes
by Shrivathsa Sridhar and Shifa Jahan on October 18, 2025The deaths were attributed to military airstrikes in eastern Paktika province
- Afghanistan cricket rocked by deaths of three players in military strikes
by Shrivathsa Sridhar and Shifa Jahan on October 18, 2025 - Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold peace talks in Doha after airstrikes kill cricketers
by Arpan Rai on October 18, 2025Kabul and Islamabad seek to defuse border conflict after latest Pakistani strikes kill at least 10 Afghan civilians
- Afghanistan withdraws from Twenty20 cricket tri-series in Pakistan over military strikes
by Via AP news wire on October 18, 2025The Afghanistan Cricket Board has withdrawn its national team from next month’s Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan
