Afghanistan country report transformation index bti. This template is within the scope of wikiproject flag template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on wikipedia. Modern pakistan and afghanistan were at times part of the same administration before british india and the sikh empires. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others. Jun 06, 2016 afghanistan country profile video joel nafuma refugee center. After decades of war, afghanistan is moving towards a more secure, stable, and prosperous future. Fill in the fields and click send or hit enter to submit your subscription. Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country located within south asia central asia and middle east. A full withdrawal of us troops remains a long way off. Jan 31, 2018 the taliban, who imposed strict islamic rule following a devastating civil war, were ousted by a usled invasion in 2001 but have recently been making a comeback. Strategically located at the crossroads of major trade routes, afghanistan has attracted a succession of invaders since the sixth century bce. Relief shown by shading and spot heights on map of afghanistan country profile.
Afghanistan market overviewafghanistan market overview discusses key economic indicators and trade statistics, which countries are dominant in the market, the u. With the eastern range gaining heights over seven thousand metres, this mountain range certainly casts its shadow over a country struggling with war, drought, food. Afghanistan cancer incidence agestandardized cancer mortality trends cancer mortality profile world health organization cancer country profiles, 2014. A large part of current day pakistan was traditional. Afghanistan legal country profile v2 proelium law llp. Import and export figures include husked and milled rice. In january 2016, the maximum age for joining the army was increased from 35 to. In mid2010, the north atlantic treaty organization nato and the afghan government agreed that full responsibility for security would be handed over to the afghan national security forces by the end of 2014. Ethnolinguistic groups population density 2009 rainfall 2010 poppy cultivation 2010. However, afghanistan s political future is far from assured. Jun 07, 2016 the chances of afghanpak to become under one nation is highly 0%, which means this will never happen. To the wonderful photo presentation on afghanistan 2. Provides an overview of afghanistan, including key events and facts about this wartorn country in south asia. Why dont pakistan merge with afghanistan or iran in the.
The midyear 1 july estimate of the number of people living in a country or area other than that in which they were born. Further, as shown in figure 4, afghanistan has enjoyed. Afghanistan international migrant stock by age and sex 1990 2000 20. Country profile afghanistan country scorecard peer comparisons sustainable development goal index. The agreement paves the way for separate talks between the militants and other afghan political leaders, including the government. A summary of afghanistans progress on climate change adaptation. Dfid profiles set out how our country programmes contribute to delivering the uk aid strategy for the financial years 201718 to 20182019. Landlocked and mountainous, afghanistan has suffered from such chronic instability and conflict during its modern history that its economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and many of its people are refugees. Dec 10, 2015 the climate adaptation country profiles are operational tools for adaptation, disaster risk management, and development practitioners to access justintime reference information on adaptation to climate change.
Afghanistan country profile video joel nafuma refugee center. In afghanistan, acteds strategy combines emergency aid and development programming aiming at providing holistic assistance and at addressing the various challenges faced by the country, with. Afghanistan gained independence from british control in 1919 and was traditionally a neutral country mirroring its foreign policy on that of the soviet union during soviet. The landscape assessment focused on the united states agency for international development usaid population and reproductive. Country profile after decades of war, afghanistan is moving towards a more secure, stable, and prosperous future. Country profile united states agency for international. Oct 18, 2019 afghanistan has the misfortune of sitting in a strategic position at the crossroads of central asia, the indian subcontinent, and the middle east.
Strategically located at the crossroads of major trade routes, afghanistan has attracted a succession. Afghanistan has the misfortune of sitting in a strategic position at the crossroads of central asia, the indian subcontinent, and the middle east. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Currently, the nugs attention is largely focused on security issues and. Well many scholars have proposed the merging of pakistan and afghanistan. Afghanistan national peace and development framework.
Policy congressional research service 1 background afghanistan has a history of a high degree of decentralization, and resistance to foreign invasion and occupation. Afghanistan which literally means land of afghans is a mountainous, landlocked country located in southcentral asia. Mountains occupy all but the northcentral and southwestern regions of the country, which are dominated by plains. In 1933 amanullahs nephew mohammad zahir shah, the last king of afghanistan, began a. Afghanistan a country located in southwestern asia capital is kabul 3. Unfortunately, many species are now considered globally or regionally threatened or near threatened, including the snow leopard. It is the largest urban center in the country and also its political and economic hub. Do indians worry about pakistan and afghanistan merging into. The survey report was produced under the guidance of afghanistan country. Users can print, email, and save documents from within the unique organizer workspace as well as profile documents into a document management system. Evd is encouraged that dfid afghanistan has been able to use the recommendations of the cpe to inform development of its new country plan. Afghanistan country profile national geographic kids. Afghanistan, officially the islamic republic of afghanistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in southcentral asia at an important geopolitical location, it connects the middle east with central asia and the indian subcontinent. Afghanistan today is mobilizing its own forces to defend the country against armed opposition groups.
Afghanistan country profile jhpiego in afghanistan background years of isolation and conflict in afghanistan, a landlocked country in south central asia, have produced some of the most alarming health indicators in the world, particularly among women and children. Gov usaidafghanistan country profile 1 afghanistan country profile after decades of war, afghanistan is moving towards a more secure, stable, and prosperous future. Kabul is the capital and largest city of afghanistan, located in the kabul province. View images the cliff gaps are reminders of where buddha statues once stood. Afghanistan economy, politics and gdp growth summary the. Kabul, city, capital of the province of kabul and of afghanistan. A special thanks goes to samuel hall for their excellent field work.
Afghanistan is located in central asia with iran to the west and pakistan to the east. Periodaverage headline inflation increased slightly to 7. Afghanistan experienced a sharp slowdown in economic growth to 3. Country snapshot inflation consumer prices inflation remained below 10 percent throughout the year. Afghanistan gained independence from british control in 1919 and was traditionally a neutral country mirroring its. Food and agriculture organization fao of the united nations using 20 data, the last year with all data available in march 2018 notes. However, resistance to his domestic reform program forced his abdication in 1929. The climate adaptation country profiles are operational tools for adaptation, disaster risk management, and development practitioners to access justintime reference information on adaptation to climate change. Despite its mountainous terrain and fiercely independent inhabitants, the country has been invaded time after time throughout its history. However, afghanistans political future is far from assured.
Public disclosure authorized afghanistan economic update. This country information report has been prepared by the department. The chances of afghanpak to become under one nation is highly 0%, which means this will never happen. Jan 31, 2018 provides an overview of afghanistan, including key events and facts about this wartorn country in south asia. Adult risk factors no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available breast 22. Pashto or pashtu is actually the language of the people called pashtun or pakhtoon. Includes geographic information, historical timeline, source note, comparative area inset, and location map. Reducing ghg emissions by promoting community forestry, removing barriers to sustainable biomass energy, and laying the groundwork for climate change mitigation in afghanistan msp 2016 2020. Why dont pakistan merge with afghanistan or iran in the name. The terrain of afghanistan is dominated by rugged mountain ranges, which generally run from the northeast to the southwest.
A number of extended neighbours geopolitical agendas trump regional economic integration initiatives. Afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antigua and barbuda argentina armenia aruba australia austria azerbaijan bahamas bahrain bangladesh barbados belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia plurinational state of bosnia and herzegovina botswana brazil british virgin islands brunei darussalam bulgaria. It is located along strategic trade routes and served as the first capital of the mughal empire under babur. General country report on afghanistan november 2016.
It is bordered by iran, pakistan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, and uzbekistan, it has a short border in the wakhan corridor panhandle with xinjiang, an autonomous. Trend line uses x1b in the merged variable list 2007 2012. The us and the taliban, a militant group, signed a landmark peace agreement on february 29th. Afghanistan experienced approximately 157 earthquakes in 2016 with the largest one within that period being a 6. This makes afghanistan the worlds eighth most corrupt country. Country profile afghanistan one hundred and fifty kilometres north of the capital kabul, the imposing hindu kush mountains form a barrier between north and south afghanistan. Afghanistan country profile nations online project. In 1933 amanullahs nephew mohammad zahir shah, the last king of afghanistan, began a 40year reign. The world bank groups current engagement with afghanistan is determined by the country partnership framework cpf, which is closely aligned with the governments afghanistan national peace and development framework anpdf the world bank groups support to afghanistan over 20172022 aims to help afghanistan build strong and accountable institutions to deliver services to its. Country data afghanistan is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Indeed, as these numbers indicate, afghanistan is among the most corrupt countries in the world.
The revisions and feedback by mio sato iom afghanistan as well as alessia castelfranco and. Do indians worry about pakistan and afghanistan merging. Afghanistan is a landlocked country of sweeping plains and high mountains with an incredible variety of wildlife and biodiversity. It is bordered by iran, pakistan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, and uzbekistan, it has a short border in the wakhan. Jul 20, 2017 dfid profiles set out how our country programmes contribute to delivering the uk aid strategy for the financial years 201718 to 20182019. It is currently ranked 172 out 180 countries by transparency international, having a score of 15 out of 100 where 0 is most corrupt and 100 least corrupt. The region has a history and culture that dates back over 5,000 years, although it was only in 1747 that ahmad shah durrani united the various tribes and founded what is currently known as afghanistan. In june 2012 two major earthquakes struck in the north of the country, causing a landslide which killed at least 75 people in the town of sayi hazara. We will be following up on the recommendations to ensure that. Answer the questions about afghanistan quiz by geopunk. Let us analyze afghanpak relation the major problem between afghan pak is over the border of durand line which is 2500km almost.
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