The name of Afghanistan was given by the British – designed to divide the people of Khorasan and weaken them through promoting the idea that the land is Pashtun land & that its language should be Pashto. Afghanistan means the ‘Land of Afghans, Awghan, Pathans or Pashtoons also spelt as Pashtuns. These names are variants… Continue reading History, cultures and minerals of Afghanistan
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Multi-ethnic people of Afghanistan
The population of Afghans consist of 42 percent of Pashtuns, followed by 27 percent of Tajiks and nine percent Hazara. The total population of Afghanistan is currently around 33 million. Daar word beraam daar is sowat 33 miljoen Afghans in die land is Dit word in verskeie etniese volke verdeel, nes hier in Suid-Afrika… Continue reading Multi-ethnic people of Afghanistan
Panjshir Valley – Afghanistan
The Resistance Forces blew up a mountain in the area of the Danah after thousands of Taliban terrorists entered Panjshir, and they were trapped inside the valley. The Taliban terrorists are surrounded in the Dasht-e-Rivet area and all their vehicles and equipment have been left behind because of the mountain blast. The Taliban is still in… Continue reading Panjshir Valley – Afghanistan
Afghanistan (bombs)
Reported on 26 August 2021 that at least 13 US soldiers were among scores of people killed in two attacks at Kabul’s airport on Thursday, US officials said. More than 70 Afghans, including 28 Taliban members, were counted among the dead after the twin bombings and shootings that were claimed by ISIL, Taliban and hospital… Continue reading Afghanistan (bombs)
Afghanistan – Treasures of the past
Archaeology and the preservation of Afghanistan’s heritage is a subject that is generally absent from popular knowledge in the United States, even after more than a decade of deep U.S. involvement in the country. After years of war and the economic scarcity have left on Afghanistan’s historical landscape, the country is chock full… Continue reading Afghanistan – Treasures of the past
Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures
DISCOVERED AGAINST THE turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, the Tillya Tepe treasure is a glittering assemblage consisting of thousands of golden pieces from all over the ancient world. In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi began digging at the Tillya Tepe site in northern Afghanistan, which archaeologists… Continue reading Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures
Afghanistan war
After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing. From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced there a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of… Continue reading Afghanistan war





