Afghanistan/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Central Asia [r]: A geographic area with many definitions, one common one based on the newly independent, predominantly Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union ^[e]
• British Empire [r]: The worldwide domain controlled by Britain from its origins about 1600 ^[e]
• Soviet Union [r]: A Communist state, which took over the Russian Empire, after the Russian Revolution of 1917 that existed from 1922 to 1991; the major part now extant as the Russian Federation ^[e]
• Cold War [r]: Geostrategic, economic and ideological struggle from about 1947 to 1991 between the Soviet Union and the United States and their allies. ^[e]
• Pakistan [r]: Country in southern Asia, established as a Muslim state split from India in 1947, bordering the Arabian Sea to the south, India to the east, Iran and Afghanistan to the west, and China to the north. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Durand Line [r]: 19th century demarcation of the border between Afghanistan and British India, now defining the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ^[e]
• Hazara [r]: A Mongol-descended people of Afghanistan, speaking a dialect of Persian with Mongol words, and primarily following Shi'a Islam ^[e]
• Kabul [r]: Capital of Afghanistan. ^[e]
• Lodhi [r]: A Pashtun tribe, a sub-group of the larger Gilzais of Afghanistan and Pakistan. ^[e]
• Pashtun [r]: Eastern Iranian ethnic group primarily located in southern Afghanistan and in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces of western Pakistan; their language is Pashto. ^[e]
• Tajik [r]: An ethnic group of Central Asia, culturally Persian and speaking the Dari dialect of Farsi; they are the dominant group of Tajikistan and the second largest ethnic group of Afghanistan ^[e]

Wars

• Afghanistan War (1978-1992) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Afghanistan War (2001-2021) [r]: Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9-11 attack, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces ^[e]
  • Afghanistan War (2001-2021), major combat phase [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • International Security Assistance Force [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Al-Qaeda [r]: International islamist terrorist network. Responsible for the 9/11 attack and other terrorist attacks. ^[e]
• Inter-Services Intelligence [r]: Add brief definition or description

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