Afghanistans 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10year soviet military occupation which ended 15 february 1989. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan transnational issues 2015 information contained here.
We share this information with the people of all nations in the belief t. The cia world factbook 2017 by central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Washington perceived an opportunity to turn the afghan commitment into a running sore for moscow. This truecolor satellite image of karachi shows the southwestern edges of the city. The cia world factbook 2016 central intelligence agency. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, baloch, turkmen, nuristani. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it remains. Each one has a history, people, government, and economy. Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan economy 2018 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2018 information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. List of countries by infant and underfive mortality rates. A country report for turks and caicos islands is presented from the u. The indispensable cia world factbook government book talk. Relations with afghanistan united states department of state. Afghanistan s 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups. The underfive mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per live births. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2015 information contained here.
Download the cia world factbook 2016 pdf search engine. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 20 information contained here. The cia world factbook is the indispensable source for basic intelligence, the sort of world knowledge that can have a significant impact on peoples lives. His successor, former prime minister shavkat mirziyoyev, has improved relations with uzbekistans neighbors and introduced wideranging economic, judicial, and social reforms. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2016 downloaded july 14, 2016. In 2017 afghanistans growth rate was only marginally above that.
Uzbekistans first president, islam karimov, led uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in september 2016. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Pdf the cia world factbook 2016 download full pdf book. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. Pakistan has proposed and afghanistan protests construction of a fence and laying of mines along portions of their porous border.
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For each country, the cia world factbook 2016 includes. The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. The first major operation, code named operation cyclone, began in 1979. Excavation of prehistoric sites by louis dupree, the university of pennsylvania, the smithsonian institution and others suggests that humans were living in what is now afghanistan at least 50,000 years ago, and that farming communities of the area were among the earliest in the world. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Afghan persian or dari official 80% dari functions as the lingua. Please select a country to view world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ashmore and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas, the bahrain baker island bangladesh barbados belarus belgium. However, afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. Even with this help, government of afghanistan still faces number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising sheep and goats. Pakistan the world factbook central intelligence agency. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
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The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. Two rivers, the lyari and malir, pass through karachi en route to the arabian sea. Notes on the cias secret war in afghanistan 467 mitted the soviet union more deeply in afghanistan. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistans living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world. Migration and remittances factbook 2016 world bank.
The cia world factbook 2016 by intelligence agency. Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10year soviet military occupation which ended 15. Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to monitor and. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. Afghanistan remains an important partner of the united states in the fight against terrorism, working. A centuriesold settlement that now ranks among the world s largest, pakistans seaport city of karachi mixes intense urbanization with remnants of a natural environment. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the afghan governments difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. The cia world factbook 2016, book by central intelligence.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. The official print version is available from the government printing office. It was a program to arm and finance the mujahideen fighters in afghanistan prior to and during the military intervention by the ussr. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. President reagan had seen an expansion of the reagan doctrine, which aided antisoviet resistance movements. We also offer a free version, search worldabc blue on the app store to get it and try it out before you buy.