For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Afghan persian or dari official 80% dari functions as the lingua franca, pashto official 47%, history. Afghanistan is a country at a unique nexus point where numerous indoeuropean civilizations have interacted and often fought, and was an important site of early historical activity. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistans capital. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Cia was aiding afghan rebels before the soviets invaded in 79 newly declassified documents detail u. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. If you have information you think might interest cia due to our foreign intelligence collection mission, there are many ways to reach us. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the us, saudi arabia, pakistan, and others. View of the shell of the large buddha and surrounding caves in bamyan.
Although literacy levels are very low, classic persian poetry plays a very important role in the afghan culture. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. On 9 october 2004, hamid karzai became the first democratically elected president of afghanistan. Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from. Afghanistan s economy is recovering from decades of conflict.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan military 2020 information contained here. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal albalawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2015 information contained here. If you know of an imminent threat to a location inside the u. Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. Afghan hounds a type of running dog also originated in afghanistan. Through the ages, the region has been home to various people, among them the aryan indoiranian tribes, such as the kambojas, bactrians, persians, etc. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2015 information contained here.
Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the free online. This information is derived from the american central intelligence agency s most popular publication the world. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2015 information contained here. Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the worlds largest inland water body. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2018 information contained here. Afghanistan s recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. It covers roughly 371,000 sq km 143,200 sq mi and borders five countries. Seven american cia officers and contractors, an officer of jordans. Pennies for peace provides a free service learning program that brings cultural and philanthropic education to students and educators worldwide. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in almost every province. Ghana the world factbook central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here.
The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Afghanistan central intelligence agency as appears on september 15, 2001 central intelligence agency posted on 09152001 12. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The new afghan governments next task is to hold national. The world factbook afghanistan view of the shell of. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020.
Newsroom24x7 network afghanistan is worlds largest producer of opium while the united states of america is the worlds largest consumer of cocaine and a major consumer of ecstasy and mexican methamphetamine, besides the us is also a moneylaundering center. Unique threevolume largeformat, largeprint edition. The first major operation, code named operation cyclone, began in 1979. Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10year soviet military occupation which ended 15. The buddha statue in this cave dates to the sixth century a. It is bordered by iran in the west, pakistan in the south and east, turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan in the north, and china in the easternmost part of the country.
In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. After two postponements, the next presidential election has been rescheduled for september 2019. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2018 information contained here. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 offers revealing details of the cias involvement in the evolution of the taliban and al qaeda in the years before the september 11 attacks. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it. The communist regime in kabul fought on until collapsing in 1992. Dari comes from middle persian which was spoken during the rule of the sassanid dynasty. History of the factbook, definitions and notes, guide to country profiles, 31 pages of regional and world reference maps.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2018 information contained here. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. To the ancient greeks and persians, the lakes immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name. Afghanistan was by far the largest producer of opium poppies in 1999, and narcotics trafficking is a major source of revenue.
The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. Afghan persian or dari official 77% dari functions as the lingua. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Since the 1970s, the cia has engaged in multiple operations in afghanistan. The cia in afghanistan, in the aftermath of attack a suicide bomber killed seven cia officers at an american base in afghanistan on thursday.
From the beginning, coll shows how the cias onagain, offagain engagement with afghanistan after the end of the soviet war. It was a program to arm and finance the mujahideen fighters in afghanistan prior to and during the military intervention by the ussr. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising sheep and goats. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. A brief experiment in increased democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks in pakistan. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2009 information contained here. President reagan had seen an expansion of the reagan doctrine, which aided antisoviet resistance movements. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the. The cia in afghanistan, in the aftermath of attack. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20182019 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
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