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Afghanistan!. By: The Zackery Smallwood. What does Afghanistan look like?!?. As shown, the capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Countries that share a border with Afghanistan…. Countries that share a border with Afghanistan include Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan.
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Afghanistan! By: The Zackery Smallwood
What does Afghanistan look like?!? As shown, the capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Countries that share a border with Afghanistan… • Countries that share a border with Afghanistan include Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan.
Hamid Karzai! • The current president of Afghanistan is Hamid Karzai. • He is the 12th president of Afghanistan, and he was first elected on 22 December, 2001.
Languages! • Afghanistan has two official languages. • They are Dari and Pashto. • Due to the multiple ethnicities of Afghanistan, bi- and multi-lingualisim are common.
Literacy Rates • The average literacy of the population is 28.1% • The percentage among women is 12.6% • The percentage among men is 43.1%
The Taliban is Bad, M’kay? • They banned flying kites!
Afghanistan is Really Old! • The city of Kandahar is said to have been founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C.!
The Khyber Pass • The Khyber Pass is a crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan. • Many refugees have passed into Pakistan that there.
Palao! • Palao is a popular dish in Afghanistan. • It is rice with meat and raisins.
Let’s Make Opium! • Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium. That is one way the Taliban is funded.
Soviet Occupation • Afghanistan was occupied by the Soviets from 1979 to 1989.
Population! • The population of Afghanistan is approximately 29 million.
Whoa, Texas • Afghanistan is about the size of Texas!
Well, that’s been Afghanistan. Afghanistan