Welcome To Afghanistan, In connection with The Khobi SHow Options

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Hey Cuties,



Planning to present a special Afghan Music Program. This will include information on traditional instruments. biography of legends Meanwhile you'll have chance to listen to some old/new super singers.Just vote whether or not ur interested to listen to this show.

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Ailaa Ok ok you are forgiven Sigh! Will await for xmas vacation then.. wonder if I would be alive and kicking till then

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Naghma in Kabul....the queen of pashtu songs

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The HQ of the Soviet 40th army in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1987. Before the invasion it was the Presidential Place, where President Hafizullah Amin resided. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev.

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Kabul

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kite flyer boys

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kabul

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traditional dress of Afghanistan

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mosque

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mountains

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elderly....the well respected member in society

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lovely grand ma, spinning thread

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The map designed with historical places

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shweet shweet village kids

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coin (historical)



http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http...6lr%3D%26sa%3DN

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lovely

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the rebuilding kabul

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afghan girl

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the award winning National Geographic Photo of an Afghan girl , (see eye colours)

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same girl

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same girl

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another girl

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stev Mccury

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kids with traditional dress

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teens with traditional dress

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teens with traditional dress

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Afghan girls soccer team

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kabul

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Winter Walk in Front of Darulaman Palace

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[color="#ffa500"][/color]Bill Podlich

American International School of Kabul (AISK

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<H3 class=title>Time for Prayers </H3>

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<H3 class=title>Detail on Arch </H3>

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<H3 class=title>Monumental Steps </H3>

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BRIEFLY STATED HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN

Chronological history of the Sitara Group

Afghanistan emerged on the map of the world as an independent country on August 19, 1919 from British control. The landlocked country of Afghanistan (Area 652,000 sq km), located in Southern Asia, divided into 30 administrative divisions with population of nearly 26,813,057 (July 2001) is a land of rich hospitality and cultural traditions.

Historically speaking, Afghanistan has a centuries long history dating back to Stone Age (50,000 to 20,000 BC) as archaeologists have identified evidence of Stone Age technology in few areas of Afghanistan. In addition to it, the plant remains at the foothills of Hindu Kush Mountains indicate that North Afghanistan was one of the earliest places to domestic plants and animals. During the Bronze Age (3000 BC to 2000 BC), ancient Afghanistan was believed to be a crossroad between Mesopotamia and other civilizations. In 522 BC, Darius the Great invaded this land but few years later the constant and ****** tribal revolts from Afghans plagued the Persian Empire. Now in 329 BC, this land went to Alexander the Great but he was also unable to maintain his control on this land. Greeks, Bactrian and Parthian followed Alexander�s empire until it fell to Kushans where King Kanishka ruled it in 50 AD. This was the time when Gandhara culture reached at its heights but 03 centuries later, White Huns (400 AD) destroyed the Buddhist culture and left most of the country in ruins.

In 07th century AD, Arabs introduced Islam in this region and in next 06 centuries it became the center of Islamic power and civilization. This was the era when great Afghan scientist, Ibn-e-Sina was born at Balkh in 980 AD. In 13th century AD, Genghis Khan invaded Afghanistan and had destroyed the irrigation system, which turned fertile soil into permanent deserts. This was the same century when Marco Polo crossed Afghanistan in 1273 AD. A century later Muslims reasserted the control over Afghanistan and in early 16th century AD, Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty took control of Kabul and later he invaded Indian sub-continent to lay foundation of his kingdom. The next 02 centuries were of revolts in Afghanistan as leaders of various tribes keep on killing each other to get the power. These clashes led to the British�s� invasion in Afghanistan in 1836 AD. Few years later, British had to leave Afghanistan and once again the power went to local kings. In 1879, few areas of the Afghanistan came under the control of British Empire and it was in 1893 that Durand line was fixed between Afghanistan and British India, splitting Afghan tribal areas and leaving half of these Afghans in what is now Pakistan. In 1895, Afghanistan�s northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia but in earlier 20th century, Russia and Great Britain signed a convention in St. Petersburg in which Afghanistan was declared outside Russia�s sphere of influence.

In 1919, Afghanistan retains the control from British and once again the power went to local rulers. For another 35 years, Afghanistan was under the influence of United States of America but in 1955 they took a sharp turn to Soviet Union. Now former Soviet Union had an enormous pressure in Afghanistan due which they kept on changing the rulers and lastly in December 1979 they invaded Afghanistan. In result of this invasion, Afghan guerrilla (Mujahideen) movement was born and they bravely forced out Russia from Afghanistan in 1988. Russians went out of Afghanistan but they left the country at civil war and it was finally in 1992 when Islamic State under the leadership of Professor Burhan-ud-din Rabanni was established. In 1994, a new movement under the name of Taliban was born and in just 02 years time they got control of the whole Afghanistan except for the Northern part of the country in 1996.

The Taliban were ruling over Afghanistan when the incidents of Sep 11, 2001 took place in New York and Washington, which made United States of America to take a military action against Taliban Government in October 2001. Finally it was in November 2001 when Taliban moved out and on December 22, United Nations appointed leaders of various ethnic groups to be the part of an interim group that have ruled Afghanistan till June 30, 2002. Now a new Transitional Government is working in Afghanistan under the leadership of Pashtun leader, Mr. Hamid Karzai, which will remain effective till December 2003. The main task for this Government is to lay down a foundation for a new democratic Government in Afghanistan.



http://www.sitara.com/afghanistan/history.html

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[b]DOMESTIC PLANTS FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN[/b]

NUTS & FRUITS

Figs

Bananas

Apricots

Apples

Strawberries

Walnuts

Dates

Mulberries

Quince

Pine Nuts

Plums

Pears

Grapes

Oranges

Tomatoes

Almonds

Peaches

Pomegranates

Cherries

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VEGETABLES

Beets

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Vetch

Lentils

Sesame

Garlic

Fennel

Rape

Opium Poppy

Spinach

Leeks

Zanzibar Pea

Alfalfa

Chick Pea

Flax

Turnips

Garden Pea

Tobacco

Watermelons

Radish

Asparagus

Onions

Mustard

Artichoke

Pumpkin

Brussels Sprout

Cotton

Cucumbers

Broad Bean

Potatoes

Eggplants

Oleaster

Carrots

Melons

Green Salads

Squash

Sugarcane

Clover

Sunflowers

CEREALS

Rice

Spring Rye

Barley

Millet

Wheat

Winter Rye

Maize

Castor Oil Plant

MEDICINAL PLANTS

Plants

Used for

Plants

Used for

Anise Seed

To flavor medicines

Asafoetida

Wounds, cold & digestion

Caraway

Digestion, blood circulation

Jujube

Dysentery & Fever

Olive

Constipation

Wormwood

Malaria

Coriander

Digestion

Tulip

Strength

Cumin

Digestion

Fleawort

Laxative

Garlic

Malaria, Scorpion Stings

Burdock

Venereal Diseases

Henbane

Syphilitic Ulcers

Leopard Banne

Snake Bites & Scorpion Stings

Marihuana

Painkiller

Madwort

Asthma

Opium

Painkiller

Red pepper

Digestion

Rice

Diarrhea & Chest problems

Ripple

Diarrhea & Dysentery

Safflower

Rheumatism

Saffron

Fever

Sage

Menstrual Bleeding

Santolin Yarrow

Headaches & Toothaches

ANIMALS FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN

Gerbil

Wolf

Tamarisk gerbil

Red deer

Large naked-soled gerbil

Gazelle

Pygmy gerbil

Ibex

Rat-like hamster

Leopard

Mouse-like hamster

Tigers

Pest rat

Snow Leopard

Three-toed jerboa

Hyaena

Long eared desert hedgehog

Jackal

Thick-tailed shrew

Wild Pig

Cape hare

Lynx

Flying squirrel

Jungle cat

Long-clawed ground squirrel

Marbled polecat

Gopher

Fox

Groundhog

Brown bear

Indian crested porcupine

Caracal

Free-tailed bat

Mongoose

House bat & Mouse eared Bat

Ferret

Desert hedgehog

Badger

House shrew

Argali

Desert long-eared bat

Weasel

Meadow mouse

Marten

Common rat & Sand rat

Otter

Common mouse

Sheep

Field mouse

Rhesus Monkey

Dormouse

Mole

Five toed jerboa

High mountain mole

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HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF AFGHANISTAN

NrPeakHeight (in meters)Mountain Range01

Noshaq 7485 Hindu Kush

Urgend II, 7060 Hindu Kush

Urgend III,7036,Hindu Kush

Yamit,6940,Hindu Kush

Tirgaran,6843,Hindu Kush

Koh-e-Keshnikhan (M1),6755,Hindu Kush


M2,6755,Hindu Kush.....etc

RIVERS, LAKES, DAMS & MOUNTAIN PASSES IN AFGHANISTAN

RIVERS

Name of RiverAreaAmu Darya

Northern Frontier

Harirud

Central Afghanistan

Helmand

Central Hindu Kush

Ghazni

Eastern Afghanistan

Kabul

Eastern Afghanistan

LAKES

Name of Lake

Area

Zarkol

Vakhan Corridor

Shiveh

Badakhshan

Istadehye Moqor

Southern Ghazni

Bande Amir

Bamian (Koh-e-Baba)

DAMS

Name of Dam

River

Kajaki

Helmand

Arghandab

Helmand

Sardeh

Ghazni

Kelagay

Darya-e-Qondoz

MOUNTAIN PASSES

Mountain PassHeight (in meters)Mountain PassHeight (in meters)Kachin

5,693

Khawak

3,550

Wakhjir

4,923

Unai

3,350

Salang

3,878

Shibar

3,260

Anjuman

3,858

Bazarak

2,713

Baroghil

3,798

Hajigak

2,713

Shotorgardan

3,720

Lataband

2,499