AFGHANISTAN

Location

Aland locked country, Afghanistan is located in Central Asia. Pakistan is to its east and south, Iran to its west and Soviet Union to its north. The country has a small border with China to the north-east.

Capital

Kabul

Language

Pushtu,
Dari Persian,
Other Turkic and minor languages

Monetary Unit

Afghani

Largest Cities

Kabul,
Kandahar,
Herat,
Mazar-I-Sharif,
Qonduz,
Charikar,
Jalalabad

Principal rivers

Helmand,
Amu Darya (Oxus)

Places to Visit

Kabul,
Kandahar,
Herat,
Jalalabad.

Air Ports

Kabul International Air Port and Kandahar Airport.