This monarchy lasted almost half a century, until Zahir Shah was overthrown in 1973, following which the Republic of Afghanistan was established. Since the late 1970s, Afghanistan's history …

1 day ago · Afghanistan, landlocked multiethnic country located in the heart of south-central Asia. Lying along important trade routes connecting southern and eastern Asia to Europe and the …

1 day ago · Pakistani forces launched airstrikes against military targets in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as well as other provinces close to the border

1 day ago · Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, and the border province of Paktia in the early hours of Friday, according to Pakistan’s Information …

1 day ago · The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening relations between the neighboring countries.

2 days ago · Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting again, trading deadly shelling and mortar fire across their rugged border, with Pakistan’s defense minister saying his country’s patience had …

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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since the Taliban took control, is a mountainous, landlocked country in South-Central Asia at an important geopolitical location. It …

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