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    Literacy In Afghanistan

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    Afghanistan is one of many third world countries. It is located in South Asia. Afghanistan is surrounded by other countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Its also close to the Arabian Sea. Some places have kings and queens, monarchies, and etc. Afghanistan has a president just like us. Right now their president is Ashraf Ghani. The population in Afghanistan at this time is 30.55 million. Fifty years from now the population should be 40,216,962.37. Men and women have different life expectancies, for example, women in Afghanistan live to usually be around 52.3 years old. Men on the other hand, are said to live to be around 49.5 years old. Women usually live longer than men, I think the reason for this is that men do more risky things. There are more births than there are deaths in Afghanistan, the birth rate is 38.6 per 1,000 while the death rate is only 13.9 per 1,000.…

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    Afghanistan Geography

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    Afghanistan is located in south-central Asia. It is neighbored by China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a land locked country with some lakes and rivers. Its Official name is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It had roughly 31,822,848 people in the country in 2014. It is roughly the size of Texas, and the longest part of Afghanistan is 770 miles or 1,240 kilometer long. Most of Afghanistan is mountain. The Hindu Kush Mountains run northeast to southwest and divide…

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    Culture Of Afghanistan

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    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked multiethnic country located within South Asia and Central Asia. The country’s strategic location along important trade routes connecting Asia to Europe and the Middle East has made it a target by invading emperors and armies for centuries. The unforgiving Afghan terrain of deserts and mountains has left even the strongest armies defeated. The Hindu Kush mountain range runs northeast to southwest dividing the Northern provinces from the rest of…

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    Afghanistan Dbq

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    Afghanistan is currently in a very rough situation. The Taliban ruled over Afghanistan amongst other countries in the Middle East, but recently the US kicked them out of power and they hid. Afghanistan is now being ruled by a president, but the government is very corrupt. The GDP per capita of Afghanistan is the highest out of all countries and remains a third world country. The people living in Afghanistan live in extreme poverty and are in fear of being bombed, shot, or murdered on a daily…

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    War In Afghanistan

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    On September 11, 2001, the United States and many of its citizens became eager for revenge on Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. As an effect of losing nearly three thousand American lives, President George W. Bush signed and enacted a joint resolution, allowing him to “use force against those responsible for attacking the United States,” on September 18, 2001 (“U.S. War in Afghanistan”). Only a week after the heart-breaking attacks, the nation widely supported what would turn out to be the most…

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    Women In Afghanistan

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    Afghanistan; The Worst Country to be a Women Afghanistan is one of the worst countries to live as a woman due to the poor conditions, and the mistreating by the men. Women’s rights have been taken away, leaving them having to accept the miserable life. Being tortured, killed, forced into marriages, this has become normal to them. Throughout the world women’s equality is improving except in Afghanistan, women had their rights increasingly rolled back. Not a lot of information has been found…

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    Afghanistan Description

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    Afghanistan is a country with a deep history. Many famous people have encountered the country including Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world with little to offer agriculturally. This paper describes Afghanistan’s population in spite of the country’s instability due to their physical environment, dysfunctional military, and lack of money. Afghanistan is a country surrounded by land. Its nearest coast line it the Arabian…

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    Afghanistan Research Paper

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    The cultural history of Afghanistan dates back over a span of two thousand years. One of its Infamous known facts is that it was a safe haven for the Taliban who were proud supporters of Al Qaeda. Throughout its time, Afghanistan has been a place of war between many factions and countries. These countries included Mongolia, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Afghanistan had been through many different periods of war, thus, making it a melting pot of different ethnic…

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    the Pashtun tribes were united in 1747, Afghanistan was founded. Afghanistan served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from the British in 1919. The democracy ended in 1973 when the government was overthrown in a coup and again in 1978 by a communist inspired group. This government was supported by the Soviet Union who invaded in 1979 to support the communist regime. Russia withdrew in 1989 under pressure from internationally supported anti-communist…

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    Afghanistan Family Essay

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    History: Throughout history, Afghanistan has been used a gateway from Europe through to Asia, due to where it is situated. Many tribes and cultures have passed through, and made it their home. Those included Persians, under Darius the Great as well as the Greeks who were brought over by Alexander the Great; this all come about around 323-522 BCE. Throughout 699-700 Islam became a part of Afghanistan, due to an Arab invasion in Kandahar. Within the 13th century, Genghis Khan (the founder of the…

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