1. AFGHANISTAN
Abdul Majeed

2. Topics Introduction Land forms Climate Great personalities
National anthem
Sports in Afghanistan
Music in Afghanistan
Women in Afghanistan
Afghan Cuisine
Fruits
Rugs and Carpet
Traditional Dress
Diversity and Life
Economy
Afghani Currency
Alphabet
Calendar in Dari and Pashto
Media in Afghanistan
Telecommunication in Afghanistan
Interesting facts

3. Introduction
Afghanistan is located in Asia and it has total area of 251,825 sq. miles being 41st biggest country in the world (slightly smaller than Texas)
Its border countries are Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan
Afghanistan has 34 provinces and Kabul is the capital city
Afghanistan has population of over 31 million

4. Landforms
Afghanistan is a country located in Central Asia where its civilization started as early as 3000 BCE, back then called Ariana. The Hindu Kush mountain range reaches a height of 7,492 m (24,580 ft.) at Noshaq, Afghanistan’s highest peak.
Afghanistan is mostly consistent of rugged mountains; it located in north and southwest regions. The Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide country into three major regions: Central Highlands, Southwestern highland and Northern Plains

5. Climate
Afghanistan has extreme climate and weather. Winters are cold and snowy, and summers are hot and dry
The climate differs according to the region and elevation
Rainfall generally fluctuates greatly during the course of the year in all parts of the country

6. Great Personalities Amanullah Khan Daud Khan Dr. Najibullah
Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
Abdul Ahad Momand
Dr. Sediq Afghan
Syed Jalaluddin Balkhi
Mahmud Tarzi

8. Sports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is making it’s way up in the Cricket U19 World Cup
Afghanistan won the 2013 FIFA Fair Play Award
Afghanistan won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup in 2013
Rohullah Nikpai, two-time Olympic bronze medalist 58kg and 68kg in Taekwondo in Beijing Olympics 2008 and in London Olympics 2012
Hamid Rahimi is a boxer from Afghanistan won the New World Boxing Union Championship in 2012
Afghanistan national basketball team won a gold medal in 2010 South Asian Games.

9. Music

10. Women in Afghanistan

11. Afghan Cuisine

12. Fruits

13. Rugs and Carpets

14. Traditional Dress

15. Diversity and Life
Birth rate: births/1,000 population (world ranking: 12)
Death rate: deaths/1,000 population (world ranking: 7)
Life expectancy: years (world ranking: 219)

16. Economy GDP per capita: $1,100 Unemployment rate: 35%
Exports: $376 million
Imports: $9.174 billion

17. Afghani Currency

18. Dari Alphabet

19. Calendar (Hijri Shamsi)
Order
Days
Afghan Persian
Afghan Pashto
Romanized
Native Script 1 31
Hamal (Aries)
حمل
Wray (Aries)
وری 2
Sawr (Taurus)
ثور
Ǧwayay (Taurus)
غويی 3
Jawzā (Gemini)
جوزا
Ǧbargolay (Gemini)
غبرګولی 4
Saratān (Cancer)
سرطان
Čungāx̌(Cancer)
چنګاښ 5
Asad (Leo)
اسد
Zmaray (Leo)
زمری 6
Sonbola (Virgo)
سنبله
Waǵay (Virgo)
وږی 7 30
Mizān (Libra)
میزان
Təla (Libra)
تله 8
'Aqrab (Scorpio)
عقرب
Laṛam (Scorpio)
لړم 9
Qaws (Sagittarius)
قوس
Līndəi (Sagittarius)
ليندۍ 10
Jadi (Capricorn)
جدی
Marǧūmay (Capricorn)
مرغومی 11
Dalvæ (Aquarius)
دلو
Salwāǧa (Aquarius)
سلواغه 12
29/30
Hūt (Pisces)
حوت
Kab (Pisces) كب

20. Media in Afghanistan
Television was first introduced in 1964, when a new organization called Radio Television Afghanistan (government-owned) founded two channels: RTA and Afghanistan National Television.
It was reported in 2011 that as many as 76 television channels and 175 radio stations were broadcasting in Afghanistan. The numbers are increasing!

21. Telecommunication in Afghanistan
More than 90% of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services
Over a million people have access to Internet and the numbers are rapidly increasing
Country Code: +93
Internet Country Code: .af

22. Interesting Facts National sport: Buzkashi Lifestyle: Collectivistic
Cultural Traits: Hospitality, Bravery, Honor
Currently most driven cars: Toyota
Currently most watched movies: Bollywood

23. Kabul

24. Kabul

25. Qargha Lake

26. Kabul-Jalalabad Road

27. Kabul-Mazar Road

28. Mazar-E-Sharif

29. Panjsher Valley

30. Bamyan

31. Samangan

32. Kandahar

33. Herat

34. Education in Afghanistan

35. Wildlife
There are more than 120 mammal and 380 bird species recorded in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is home to numerous rare and endangered species, including snow leopard and Marco Polo sheep

36. Environmental Issues Deforestation Wildlife
Smuggling or illegal logging of timber
War-related destructions
Fuel use as a source of energy
Wildlife
Very little government concern towards hunting
Conflict-related habitat disappearance
Drought

37. Environmental Issues Water Management Pollution
Only 12% of Afghans have access to clean drinking water
Shortage of efficient institutions to regulate the water use
Low public awareness
Pollution
Air pollution in urban areas due to increased population relying on burning wood and a large number of vehicles (many old and poorly maintained)
Domestic and industrial waste

38. Afghanistan Through Media & Internet

39. Afghanistan Elections 2014
Abdullah Abdullah Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
Nader Naim Qayoum Karzai Zalmay Rassoul Gul Agha Sherzai

40. Afghan Future