Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan​

Afghanistan is a country in​ Central Asia. Its capital is Kabul, and its languages are Pashto and Dari. The lands of Afghanistan have a long history of art, with the world's earliest known usage of oil painting found in cave murals in the country. World’s largest Buddhas were first built in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is estimated to be inhabited by humans at least 50,000 years ago.

Afghanistan

Information​

The population in Afghanistan is​ 32.23 million right now. The GDP is 72.91 billion right now. And the currency in Afghanistan is Afghan afghani.

Afghanistan​

​Timeline

1919 - ​Emir Amanullah Khan declares independence from British influence.

​1933 - Zahir Shah becomes king and Afghanistan remains a monarchy for next four decades.

​1973 - Khan overthrows the last king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, in a military coup. Khan’s regime, the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, comes to power. Khan abolishes the monarchy and names himself president. The Republic of Afghanistan is established with firm ties to the USSR.

Etymology​

The root name "Afghān" is, according to some scholars, derived from the Sanskrit name of the Aśvakan or Assakan, ancient inhabitants of the Hindu Kush region.^{[36][37][38][39][40][excessive citations]} Aśvakan literally means "horsemen", "horse breeders", or "cavalrymen" (from aśva or aspa, the Sanskrit and Avestan words for "horse").​

Governance​

Following the effective collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the 2021 Taliban offensive, the Taliban declared the country an Islamic Emirate. A new caretaker government was announced on 7 September​.

​History

Many empires and kingdoms have also risen to power in Afghanistan, such as the Greco-Bactrians, Indo-Scythians, Kushans, Kidarites, Hephthalites, Alkhons, Nezaks, Zunbils, Turk Shahis, Hindu Shahis, Lawiks, Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Khaljis, Kartids, Lodis, Surs, Mughals, and finally, the Hotak and Durrani dynasties, which marked the political origins of the modern state.​

​Economy

Afghanistan's nominal GDP was $21.7 billion in 2018, or $72.9 billion by purchasing power parity (PPP).^[23] Its GDP per capita is $2,024 (PPP).^[23] Despite having $1 trillion or more in mineral deposits,^[356] it remains one of the world's least developed countries.​

Infrastructure​

According to the World Bank, 98% of the rural population have access to electricity in 2018, up from 28% in 2008.^[396] Overall the figure stands at 98.7%.^[397] As of 2016, Afghanistan produces 1,400 megawatts of power, but still imports the majority of electricity via transmission lines from Iran and the Central Asian states.​

​Geography

Afghanistan is located in Southern-Central Asia.^{[240][241][242][243][244]} The region centered at Afghanistan is considered the "crossroads of Asia",^[245] and the country has had the nickname Heart of Asia.^[246] The renowned Urdu poet Allama Iqbal once wrote about the country:

Asia is a body of water and earth, of which the Afghan nation is the heart. From its discord, the discord of Asia; and from its accord, the accord of Asia.​

​Next, get ready for some questions!​

Multiple Choice

1) Which line separates Afghanistan from Pakistan?

• Durand line

• McMohan line

• Maginot line

• Blue line

Multiple Choice

2) How is the event that led to the invasion of Afghanistan by USA and its allies is known?

• 9/11

• 7/11

• 26/7

• 7/7

Multiple Choice

3) Who was deposed in 1973?

• Nadir Shah

• Ahmed Shah Abdali

• Mohammed Zahir Shah

• Amanullah

Multiple Choice

4) Who was installed as President of Afghanistan in 1979 after invasion by USSR?

• Mohammed Dauod

• Babrak Karmal

• Noor Taraki

• Rashid Dostum

Multiple Choice

5) Which of the following countries did not recognize the Taliban regime?

• Iran

• Pakistan

• Saudi Arabia

• UAE

Multiple Choice

6) When was the first Anglo-Afghan War?

• 1790-1792

• 1799-1802

• 1839-1842

• 1878-1880

Multiple Choice

7) Who wrote the story “The Kabuliwalla”?

• Rudyard Kipling

• George Orwell

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Sarojini Naidu

Multiple Choice

8) Which is the highest mountain in Afghanistan?

• Nowshak

• Safid Koh

• Siah Band

• Doshakh

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9) By which pass in Afghanistan many invaders came to India?

• Wakhjir

• Khyber

• Shotorgadan

• Bazarak

Multiple Choice

10) Which river in Afghanistan joins the Indus in Pakistan?

• Amu

• Hilmand

• Harirud

• Kabul