Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Institution explains that if Afghanistan generates about $10 bn per year from its mineral deposits, its gross national product would double and provide long-term funding for Afghan security forces and other critical needs
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Afghanistan is administratively divided into 34 provinces (wilayats), each province having its own capital and a provincial administration. The provinces are further divided into about 398 smaller provincial districts, each of which normally covers a city
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The 2004 Afghan presidential election was relatively peaceful, in which Hamid Karzai won in the first round with 55.4% of the votes. However, the 2009 presidential election was characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout and widespread electoral fraud
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The government of Afghanistan is an Islamic republic consisting of three branches, executive, legislative and judicial. The nation is currently led by the Karzai administration with Hamid Karzai as the President and leader since late 2001
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Afghanistan is officially called as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It is a landlocked country. Afghanistan is situated approximately in the center of Asia. It is geographically located within Central Asia. Afghanistan has geographical links with most of the neighboring countries
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The history of Afghanistan has been largely determined by its location. Afghanistan is located at the crossroads of Central, West and South Asia. Thousands of people immigrated from the neighboring countries to Afghanistan in the ancient times
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The culture of Afghanistan has been largely influenced by Islam. However, the different regions of this country have their own traditions. Each of these traditions reflect the multi-cultural and multi-lingual character of the nation
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There are many holidays in Afghanistan. You will witness at least one if you are in this country. During the holidays in Afghanistan, the Afghans visit their friends and families. They also go for lavish meals and attend special prayers
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I want to be an interpreter. It is an interesting and useful profession. My parents have a large library and they taught me to like books. I like reading books. My favourite subjects in school are English, Literature, Geography and History
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I decided to be a journalist. I think it is an interesting and useful profession. I like to watch TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines. I like everything which connected with mass media. I have a hobby. My friends and I are publishing a small newspaper
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