Afghanistan ( No WAR ) part 1 of 3

Afġānistān, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامى جمهوريت ), is a landlocked country that is located in the heart of Asia. It is variously designated as located geographically within Central Asia[4], the Middle East[5], or South Asia[6]. It has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbors. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east,[7] Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. The name Afghanistan means the "Land of Afghans."

Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been an ancient focal point of trade and migration. It has an important geostrategical location, connecting South Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia. During its long history, the land has seen various invaders and conquerors, while on the other hand, local entities invaded the surrounding vast regions to form empires to themselves. Ahmad Shah Durrani created a large empire in the middle of the eighteenth century, with its capital at Kandahar.[8] Subsequently, most of its territories were ceded to former neighboring countries. In the 19th century, Afghanistan became a buffer state in "The Great Game" played between the British Indian Empire and Russian Empire. On August 19, 1919, following the third Anglo-Afghan war, the country regained full independence from the United Kingdom over its foreign affairs.

Since the late 1970s, Afghanistan has suffered continuous and brutal civil war, which included foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan, in which the ruling Taliban government was toppled.

In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council authorized the creation of an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). This force, composed of NATO troops, has been involved in assisting the government of President Hamid Karzai in establishing authority across the nation. In 2005, the United States and Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership agreement committing both nations to a long-term relationship. In the meantime, about 40 billion US dollars have also been provided by the international community for the reconstruction of the country. Despite this, as of November 2007, the British Government was still advising against all travel to most of Afghanistan due to "ongoing military activity and lawlessness".

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[AfghanMuyba]

No ur wrong most Afghans about 85% speak the main language which is Pashto

[franky1984]

@AfghanMuyba u think that ppl in kabul, bamian. ghazni, daikonidi, herat, panjsher, badakhshan , mazar e sharif, jawzjan, faryab etc spekas pashtoo? maybe some of them can speak pashto but their own language is Dari/ Farsi.

[aftertherain11]

where are the 60% pushtoon in this video in afghanistan???

[franky1984]

jahad mekonan oo bradar , just joking lol

[HeadNtheClouds]

Those young Afghan women are so smart & full of hope & dreams. I hope they come true for them. I also wish peace in Afghanistan & pray that no cizilians get hurt in fighting the Taliban!!

[suz013]

talibans not bad omg u serious they are the most horrible people ever how can u say that, they have no respect for woman, man, elders or anyone, they call themselves muslims hahahaha muslims are not like that, they show respect to one and another, they dont kill or chop off peoples hands and feet and breasts.

they treat everyone equaly and they have a clean and good heart.

and if u dnt belive me why dont u open up the koran and have a read IDIOTS

[ninjakiller1]

@AfghanMuyba wrong, the main language is farsi and than pashto a little.

[briantravelman]

10:19 Oh yeah, put your e-mail address over the subtitles. That's vrey smart!

[tHeWasTeDYouTh]

@suz013 you retard they are just following the koran to the letter

praise them infidenl lol

[NBAHomiez71]

all i gotta say to u people is that if u really want to know what the real language of afghanistan is pashto and these stupid filthy persian wannabees who claim to be Tajiks they are the ones who adopted persian equality and traditions to be as ornamental as them and they mixed with intermingiling russian and asian ancestry so no Tajiks are not persian.

[Shabanali1000]

Byayid dast ba dast ham dahim ta Afghanistan man ra abad konim

farq namekond ke az chi rah,

ta kashwar khob wa ba ezat dashta bashim

(shaban ali wafadar)

az Otrish

[wahidi]

thank u for the video and all at least there are some people that show that afghanistan is not all about war

[dagoberto23]

I admire women like this, they want to better themselves in good. I wish most women would have this type of mentality of proactivity, pride, and goals.

[takakonobe]

I love different cultures I just hope that peace can come to this country and some day I can go there.