AfghanistanAfghanistan

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Feb 8, 2010Feb 8, 2010

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AfghanistanAfghanistan

• within central Asia or the Middle East

• The Islamic republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia

• Farsi

• 12 million people

GovernmentGovernment

• President Hamid Karzai

• First Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim – but he is no longer in office

• Second Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili

HistoryHistory

• 700's - Islamic conquerors

• 1919 Afghanistan became independent

• 1992 Islamic rebellion - in-fighting between rebel groups

FamousFamous

• Kabul

• Heart

• Kandahar

FoodFood

• Qabli pulao,

• Kababs

• ,Qorma,

• mantu,

• shorma

ArtArt

• Rahbanni Ronghean

Famous people and heroesFamous people and heroes

• Mohammed Zahirshah

• , Sardar Mohammed Daoud

Current EventsCurrent Events

• Barack Obama said he would set a goal of having all U.S combat brigades out of lraq summer 2010 and shift more resources fighting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan