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Afghanistan
The landlocked Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is one of China's central Asian neighbors. The country remains a mystery despite its critical historical role in East-West overland trade. Contributors typically ask about the country's ancient past, dominant Islamic religion, troubled politics, undeveloped socioeconomics, and vast mineral resources.
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Why are the Taliban and Al-Qaeda hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan?
There are three main reasons why Al-Qaeda and the Taliban are hiding in Pakistan:
1) Local Support: In numerous areas where Al-Qaeda and the Taliban operate, they are seen as rightly-guided individuals. Their ideologies and views, while separate to the mainstream have legitimacy since they advocate religious views that many Pakistanis in the Waziristan region agree with. They also are fighting the Americans, which is something that gains them some support as well. No local leader has ever repudiated the Taliban or Al-Qaeda.
2) Protection by Pakistani Politics: Pakistan has number of internal concerns which "take precedence" over reclaiming territory from the militants. Its army, while powerful, is not equipped to maintain a long term guerrilla warfare against the Taliban. However, they have no interest in allowing foreign armies invade to solve the problem since that would be a violation of Pakistani sovereignty. In this way, without actually supporting them, the Pakistani government has allowed these Islamist Terrorist/Paramilitary organizations to remain in Waziristan.
3) Difficulty of the Terrain: The terrain in the Waziristan region is very mountainous and difficult to travel, this makes hiding and resisting much easier than it would be on an open plain.
What is the family life of Afghanistan woman?
Majority of Afghan women are forced to live a highly domestic life in which they are forced to observe veil and are not allowed to socialize and move out of their homes independently. They are expected to take care of their children and household. Under Taliban regime education and employment for women was strictly prohibited. Afghan women led a very modern life in 70s before the Russian invasion and subsequent war tore apart its traditions and culture.
Famous building in Afghanistan?
The Citadel of Herat.
Bala Hiss Fort in Kabul.
The Blue Mosque of Mazar-e-Sharif.
How much to send a package to Afghanistan?
i like chicken so that is what i would sent to them, and i LOVE pie heehaw
Taliban
Ethnically Afghans are people who are also knows as Pashtuns or Pathans. They are originally from Afghanistan however many Afghans also live in the Pashtunistan area of Pakistan (which is near the border of Pakistan), Iran and India. So Pathans-Afghans-Pashtuns all mean the same thing and are the same people. Their first language is Pashto however many Afghans do speak Persian/Farsi/Dari due to the other races in Afghanistan whos first language is Farsi/Dari/Persian. Also the meaning of the name of their country Afghanistan means (Afghan)=Pashtun/Pathan/Afghan (istan)=Land of... so Afghanistan=Land of Afghans also known as Pathans Pashtuns.
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original inhabitants of Afghanistan. They are distinguished from Persians by their east Asian features but are different from East Asians by their lighter colour of skin and Arian features.
(by john) The present Afghans are tribal, mostly uneducated, extreme male chauvinist, fundamentalist Muslim nutjobs. I don't know why the US sends young people into harms way among these medieval idiots. Let them butcher each other.
How was Afghanistan discovered?
Afghanistan was first populated roughly 85,000 years ago by migrating populations of Homo sapiens.
ahmad Shah Abdali attacked India. He fought the 3rd battle of Pani Pat. More information about him is wanted.
Who was the President of Afghanistan in 1903?
No one.
At this time, Habibullah Khan was the Amir of Afghanistan.
