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 has been …

21 hours 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 …

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

19 hours 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 Minister Attaullah …

1 day ago · Pakistan struck Kabul and two other provinces hours after the Taliban launched cross-border attacks, in the latest escalation of violence between the two South Asian neighbors.

1 day 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 “run out ...

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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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