Afghanistan
Speech parts
1. Afghanistan - Noun
2. Afghanistan - Proper noun
Meaning
a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
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Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979
A 2016 analysis by the Rand Corporation, a US think-tank, found that of the 25 countries in the world that were most vulnerable to infectious outbreaks, 22 were in Africa — the others were Afghanistan, Yemen and Haiti.
Abdullah Abdullah, the head of High Council for National Reconciliation, is to visit Pakistan as part of his efforts to improve bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A 27 year old man from Afghanistan was detained and beaten by the officers on the Old Port of Marseille and subsequently dumped in a remote area of Châteauneuf-les-Martigues about 30km away.
Abdullah said the team “represents the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and our national interests.”
Abdul Ghaffar Khan with Mahatma Gandhi Disassociation from Afghanistan, and increased connectivity to Punjab and the Gangetic Plains beyond Punjab, had a profound effect on Pashtun tribes living on the British side of the Durand Line.