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refimprove date January 2011 PoliticsAF The Constitution of Afghanistan is the constitution supreme law of the sovereign state state Afghanistan , which serves as the legal doctrine legal framework between the Politics of Afghanistan Afghan government and the Demography of Afghanistan Afghan citizens ... title The Constitution of Afghanistan format PDF publisher Supreme Court Afghanistan location Kabul, Afghanistan date January 3, 2004 accessdate 2010 12 08 ref ref name president cite web url http president.gov.af sroot eng.aspx?id 68 title Constitution of Afghanistan 2004 publisher President of Afghanistan location Kabul, Afghanistan year 2004 accessdate 2010 12 08 ref ref name AE Washington cite ... of Afghanistan location Washington, DC year 2006 accessdate 2010 12 08 ref Although Afghanistan Durrani ... The Embassy of Afghanistan location Tokyo, Japan accessdate 2010 12 08 ref the earliest Afghan constitution ... version. ref name Iranica cite web url http www.iranicaonline.org articles constitutional history of afghanistan title Constitutional History of Afghanistan publisher Encyclop dia Iranica accessdate ... Constitution of Afghanistan 1923 publisher Afghanistan Online accessdate 2010 12 08 ref The current ... mandated by the Bonn Agreement Afghanistan Bonn Agreement . The constitution provides for an elected President of Afghanistan President and National Assembly of Afghanistan National Assembly . The transitional ... were delayed until September 2005 . The Constitution of Afghanistan consists of 160 articles ... branch The National Assembly of Afghanistan consists of two houses the Wolesi Jirga House ... Jirga lower house . Districts See Districts of Afghanistan The constitution divides Afghanistan into 34 ... council with members elected for four year terms. List of current governors of Afghanistan ... serving for three years. Religion See Religion in Afghanistan The Constitution describes Islam ..., concessions are made to Shia jurisprudence in cases arising strictly between Shi a Islam in Afghanistan ... more details
Poetry of Afghanistan has ancient roots, which is mostly written in Pashto language Pashto and Dari Persian . ref http www.afghan web.com culture poetry A Touch of Afghan Poetry ref Afghan poetry relates to the culture of Afghanistan , the demography of Afghanistan Afghan people and the region of Afghanistan or the former Greater Khorasan Khorasan region. History Afghanistan was noted for its poetic language even before the Islamic conquest of Afghanistan in the 7th through 11th centuries. The Pata Khazana , if authentic, contains Pashto literature and poetry Pashto poetry written as far back as the 8th Century. Some of the famous poets from the region of Afghanistan or Khorasan include Rumi , Khushal Khan Khattak , Rahman Baba , Ahmad Shah Durrani , Timur Shah Durrani , Shuja Shah Durrani , Al Afghani , Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi , Ghulam Habib Nawabi, Massoud Nawabi and many others. ref http www.afghan web.com culture poetry cpoets.html Classical Dari and Pashto Poets ref The nation also has a number of female poets, such as Rabia Balkhi , 17th century Nazo Tokhi , and others. Due to political unrest and wars in the country, many women poets have remained hidden. Today, there are very few established young Afghan women poets like Afghan American Sajia Alaha Ahrar , a student at the University of Mary Washington in the United States, wrote a poem in 2010 entitled Desire for World s Peace . ref http fredericksburg.com News FLS 2010 042010 04052010 538933 ref ref http worldpoetry.ca ?p 513 comment 464 ref Persian poetry from Afghanistan Main Persian poetry The Persian language has ... and Sanai Ghaznawi . See also Pashto literature and poetry Culture of Afghanistan References Reflist ... culture poetry cpoets.html Afghanistan Online Classical Dari and Pashto Poets DEFAULTSORT Poetry Of Afghanistan Category Afghan literature Category Persian literature Category Education in Afghanistan Poetry stub Afghanistan stub de Liste afghanischer Schriftsteller fa ps ... more details
Labour Day See also Demography of Afghanistan Afghan diaspora Postage stamps and postal history ... e Babur Gardens of Babur in Kabul , Afghanistan . The culture of Afghanistan has been around for over ... web url http lcweb2.loc.gov frd cs profiles Afghanistan.pdf title Country Profile Afghanistan work publisher Library of Congress Country Studies on Afghanistan date August 2008 accessdate 2010 08 16 ref Afghanistan translates to the Place of Afghans or Land of the Afghans in the nation s Languages of Afghanistan official languages , Pashto language Pashto and Dari Persian . ref name Banting Cite book title Afghanistan The land last1 Banting first1 Erinn authorlink coauthors volume year 2003 publisher ... and eastern region, as well as western Pakistan which was historically part of Afghanistan, the Pashtun ... sociology lifestyle that is still preserved. ref US Library of Congress Afghanistan http lcweb2.loc.gov ... regions of Afghanistan are culturally Persian people Persian . The western region of Afghanistan ... MAPS AFGHANISTAN S ETHNO LINGUISTIC GROUPS work publisher Institute For The Study Of War accessdate ... title Map showing ethnolinguistics groups of Afghanistan work publisher National Geographic Society ... and others became Persianization Persianized . Art and music See also Music of Afghanistan File Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan in 2010.jpg thumb Women painting at the Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan CCAA in Kabul. File Afghan musicians in Farah.jpg thumb Afghan musicians in Farah, Afghanistan . Local art has spanned many centuries. One of the most famous kinds is the Gandhara ... began to use Western techniques in art. Afghanistan s art was originally almost entirely done ... at the National Museum of Afghanistan , the National Gallery of Afghanistan and the National Archives of Afghanistan in Kabul . There are a number of art schools in the country. The Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan CCAA in Kabul provides young people to learn contemporary paintings. Traditionally ... more details
, Brahui language Brahui , Hindko language Hindko , Kyrgyz language Kyrgyz , etc. Overview Due to Afghanistan s Demography of Afghanistan multi ethnic character , language variety as well as bilingualism ...Languages of country Afghanistan image Map of Languages in Afghanistan, by district.svg caption Ethnolinguistics Ethnolinguistic Ethnic groups in Afghanistan groups of Afghanistan official Dari Persian , Pashto language Pashto File Afghan Schoolchildren in Kabul.jpg thumb Most Afghans are bilingual. Afghanistan ... zu allen Sprachen der Welt. Campus Verl., Frankfurt Main 2002, ISBN 3 593 36572 3, S.273 274 Afghanistan ref with around 200 different dialects. The two official language s of Afghanistan are Dari ... cite web author url http www.iranicaonline.org articles afghanistan v languages title AFGHANISTAN ... groups including the Tajik people Tajik s, Afghanistan s second largest ethnic group, the Hazara ... EBchecked topic 7798 Afghanistan 226122 Languages title Languages of Afghanistan work accessdate publisher ... largest ethno linguistic group and founders of modern day Afghanistan. Exact figures about ... has been held in Afghanistan in decades. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south ... Cite web url http www.ethnologue.com 14 show country.asp?name Afghanistan title Languages of Afghanistan ... 2012 04 08 ref Encyclop dia Iranica Iranica ref name Iranica Afghanistan lang cite web author url http www.iranicaonline.org articles afghanistan v languages title AFGHANISTAN v. Languages quote A. Official ... most spoken in Afghanistan. The native tongue of twenty five percent of the population, it is split ... PDF title Afghanistan in 2006 A survey of the Afghan people publisher The Asia Foundation location Kabul, Afghanistan year 2006 accessdate 2010 10 29 ref However, according to Concise Encyclopedia ... languages Pre Islamic scripts in Afghanistan References reflist External links http gulf2000.columbia.edu images maps Afghanistan Languages lg.jpg Distribution of languages map from Columbia University ... more details
inside the country, which serve a Demography of Afghanistan 29 million people . ref name who Landlocked country Landlocked Afghanistan has no seaports but the Amu Darya river, which forms part of the nation ...File Road from Jalalabad to Kabul 2.jpg thumb Road from Jalalabad to Kabul , in eastern Afghanistan . Transport in Afghanistan is limited and in the developing stage. Much of the nation s road network was built during the 1960s but left to ruin during the 1980s and 90s wars. New Highway 1 Afghanistan ... of List of airports in Afghanistan airports , roads, and a railway line has led to rapid economic boost recent years. The nation has about List of airports in Afghanistan 53 airports and a number of heliports ... fields 2053.html?countryName Afghanistan&countryCode af®ionCode sas& af title Airports in Afghanistan ... States accessdate 2010 10 15 ref Highways and roads File Afghanistan Tajikistan Bridge Completion.jpg thumb Tajikistan Afghanistan bridge at Panji Poyon Afghanistan Tajikistan bridge after completion ... northern and southern Afghanistan. A highway connecting the principal cities of Herat , Kandahar ... sas& af title Roadway in Afghanistan total 42,150 km paved 12,350 km unpaved 29,800 km 2006 publisher ... 10 15 ref Traffic in Afghanistan is Right and left hand traffic right hand , with about 731,607 ... road safety status country profiles afghanistan.pdf title Afghanistan format pdf publisher World ... due to accidents and lack of security forces. Major highways Further Highway 1 Afghanistan ... Zaranj Highway A road bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan which cost 37 million was inaugurated ... and Shir Khan Bandar in Afghanistan. ref http www.america.gov st washfile english 2007 August 20070829160347saikceinawz0.2609064.html Afghanistan Tajikistan Bridge Links Central, South Asia ref The Delaram ... cite news title India hands over strategic highway to Afghanistan url http www.hindu.com 2009 01 23 stories 2009012355311200.htm work The Hindu date 2007 07 12 ref Railways Main Rail transport in Afghanistan ... more details
U.S. run hospital at Bagram Airfield Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan . Health in Afghanistan is in need of improvement due to the country being in a state of civil war in Afghanistan civil war for the last three decades. According to the Human Development Index , Afghanistan ... of Public Health Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health deals with matters concerning the health of Demography of AfghanistanAfghanistan s population . After Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, when the United Nations began focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, improvement slowly ... Factbok Afghanistan quote Life expectancy at birth 47 years male, 46 years female 1990 work ... url http www.pajhwok.com en 2011 11 20 afghanistans population reaches 26m title Afghanistan s population ... afghanistan rises past 60 years title Life expectancy in Afghanistan rises past 60 years publisher ... Medical Hospital in Paktia.jpg thumb upright Inside a regional military of Afghanistan military run hospital in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. Beginning in 1979, Soviet war in Afghanistan military conflict destroyed the health system of Afghanistan. Most medical professionals left the country ... frd cs profiles Afghanistan.pdf Afghanistan country profile . Library of Congress Federal Research ... a number of well equipped military of Afghanistan military controlled hospitals in different ... WHO expects Afghanistan s health indicators to improve by 2014. ref name cp 2011 surveys show that 57 ... Care In Afghanistan url http www.npr.org 2011 12 22 144111949 usaid improves medical care in afghanistan ref Diseases Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is endemic epidemiology endemic in Afghanistan, with over .... ref cite web url http www.usaid.gov stories afghanistan ss af tb.html title Bringing Hope ... of poverty through the empowerment of the poor so as to improve their own lives. BRAC Afghanistan is involved in assisting Ministry of Public Health MoPH of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the implementation ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2011 Afghanistan is divided into Provinces of Afghanistan Districts of Afghanistan Subdistricts of Afghanistan Asia topic Subdivisions of Category Subdivisions of Afghanistan Category Subdivisions by country AfghanistanAfghanistan geo stub id Pembagian administratif Afganistan pt Subdivis es do Afeganist o sk Administrat vne lenenie Afganistanu ... more details
NOTOC See also 1916 in Afghanistan , 1917 other events of 1917 , and 1918 in Afghanistan . May 1917 It is reported that Turco German agents are fomenting unrest in Afghanistan, and are instigating the chiefs to make incursions into Russian Turkestan. These intrigues appear to have no success, however, and there are no indications that the loyalty of the amir to the Indian government has been in the least shaken. Years in Afghanistan Category 1917 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1917 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1917 in Afghanistan ... more details
NOTOC See also 1917 in Afghanistan , 1918 other events of 1918 , and 1919 in Afghanistan . Little news emerges from Afghanistan during the year. It is reported from India that the amir continues to maintain his neutrality in the war in a most scrupulous and loyal manner. Category 1918 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1918 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1918 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Miss Afghanistan may refer to Zohra Daoud , the first and only official Miss Afghanistan ever crowned Vida Samadzai , candidate in Miss Earth 2003 Zallascht Sadat , Miss Afghanistan Germany 2008 disambig Category Beauty pageants in Afghanistan ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 Time in Afghanistan is officially UTC 04 30 . Afghanistan has the zoneinfo time zone Asia Kabul . Asia topic Time in Category Time in Afghanistanafghanistan stub ru ... more details
Baya, Afghanistan may refer to Bayah, Afghanistan , in Badghis Province Baya, Sar e Pol , Afghanistan geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Occupation of Afghanistan may refer to various times in the country s history when it was occupied by a foreign power. Soviet occupation of Afghanistan 1979 1989 American occupation of Afghanistan 2001 disambig ... more details
Archaeology of Afghanistan has revealed many significant historical findings. The world s oldest known oil paintings were found in caves in Afghanistan s Bamiyan Valley . References http www.archaeology.org afghanistan www.archaeology.org Asia topic Archaeology in Category Archaeology of AfghanistanAfghanistan stub Asia archaeology stub fa ... more details
NOTOC See also 1914 in Afghanistan , 1915 other events of 1915 , and 1916 in Afghanistan . Afghanistan passes through the year peaceably and the relations of the country with the Indian government are most cordial. Afghanistan presents in these respects a marked contrast to its neighbour, Persia. Both Persia and Afghanistan are nominally sovereign states, but in practice the British Raj is the supreme protecting power in Afghanistan, whereas in Persia, the paramount power is Russia rather than United Kingdom. The difference between the conditions prevailing in the two countries indicates the success of the British in gaining the confidence of a weak nation. Category 1915 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1915 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1915 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 Notability date August 2010 Infobox Ethnic group group Turks in Afghanistan image caption poptime 4,500 Citation needed date November 2010 popplace langs Turkish language Turkish rels Islam Turks in Afghanistan are Turkish people who live in Afghanistan . The majority are recent arrivals and are involved in ISAF operations, construction companies or humanitarian aid projects. The Turkish army was one of the first of the ISAF forces to use civilian projects to redevelop areas of central Afghanistan. Some economic ties exist between Turkey and Uzbek people in Northern Afghanistan and there are Turkish police trainers Wardak, in the east of the country. See also Afghanistan Turkey relations Armenians in Afghanistan Indians in Afghanistan Pakistanis in Afghanistan References Reflist 2 Afghanistan stub Turkish people by country Turkic peoples DEFAULTSORT Turks In Afghanistan Category Turkish diaspora Afghanistan Category Ethnic groups in Afghanistan Category Immigration to Afghanistan tr Afganistan daki T rkler ... more details
Afghanistan Medal may refer to Afghanistan Medal United Kingdom British campaign medal for service 1878 1880 Afghanistan Medal Australia Australian campaign medal for service 2001 onwards Afghanistan Campaign Medal US campaign medal for service 2001 onwards Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan UK campaign medal for service 2001 onwards NZGSM 2002 Afghanistan New Zealand campaign medal for service 2001 onwards disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 NOTOC See also 1910 in Afghanistan , 1911 other events of 1911 , and 1912 in Afghanistan . 1911 1918 An Afghan nationalist, Mahmud Beg Tarzi , publishes the periodical Seraj ol Akbar Torch of the News . It is the country s first medium for the intellectual exchange of ideas, and its political influence extends beyond the boundaries of Afghanistan. 1911 Again Afghanistan is happy in having no history . The amir is loyal in carrying out the agreement for the removal of outlaws to beyond fifty miles of the Indian frontier, but this has not wholly stopped the raids. In Afghanistan itself the road between Kabul and Jalalabad is for a considerable time unsafe for traders, but matters improve towards the end of the year. The amir directs much attention to the improvement of the main roads throughout the country, more especially in the direction of Jalalabad and Kandahar. Years in Afghanistan DEFAULTSORT 1911 In Afghanistan Category 1911 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1911 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1911 in Afghanistan ... more details
infobox coat of arms name National Emblem of Afghanistan image Coat of arms of Afghanistan.svg image width 200 year adopted 2002 middle middle width middle caption armiger Islamic Republic of Afghanistan shield crest supporters other elements earlier versions use The national emblem of Afghanistan has appeared in some form on the flag of Afghanistan since the inception of that nation. The latest incarnation .... Attached to the mosque are two flags, taken to stand for flags of Afghanistan. Beneath the mosque ... . The emblem of Afghanistan bears the Islamic calendar year 1298 1919 in the Gregorian calendar , the year Afghanistan gained independence from the British Empire. Historical gallery File Afghanistan arms 1901 1919.svg 1901 1919 File Afghanistan arms circa 1919.svg 1919 1926 File Afghanistan arms 1926 1928.svg 1926 1928 File Afghanistan arms 1928 1929.svg 1928 1929 File Afghanistan arms 1929.svg 1929 File Afghanistan arms 1922 1928.svg 1929 1931 File Afghanistan arms 1931 1973.svg 1931 1973 File Afghanistan arms 1973 1974.svg 1973 1974 File Afghanistan arms 1974 1978.svg 1974 1978 File Afghanistan arms 1978 1980.svg 1978 1980 File Afghanistan arms 1980 1987.svg 1980 1987 File Afghanistan arms 1987 1992.svg 1987 1992 File Afghanistan arms 1992 1996 2001.svg 1992 1996 and 2001 2002 File Taliban CoA.svg Taliban 1996 2001 File Afghanistan arms 2002 2004.svg 2002 2004 gallery See also Flag of Afghanistan External links http www.national symbol.com A AfghanistanAfghanistan national symbol.htm Afghanistan National Emblem Coats of arms of Asia Category National symbols of Afghanistan Category National emblems AfghanistanAfghanistan stub Heraldry stub ar bg ... el es Escudo de Afganist n eo Blazono de Afganio fr Armoiries de l Afghanistan ko hr Grb Afganistana bpy id Lambang Afganistan it Emblema dell Afghanistan ... van Afghanistan ja no Afghanistans riksv pen nn Det afghanske riksv penet km ... more details
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