Gardez
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Gardez is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktia Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Gardez District and has an estimated population of 105,278 people. Mulawai Hab
The Paktia Bala Hisar (fortress)
Hilltop outposts attributed to Alexander the Great
Forward Operating Base Gardez in 2007
Shuja Shah Durrani and Men in his decorated palace Wellcome V0050531
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w
Gardez
…Gardez is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktia Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Gardez District and has an estimated population of 105,278 people. Mulawai…
Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province. Early peasant farming villages came into existence about 7,000 years ago.
A "Bactrian gold" Scythian belt depicting Dionysus, from Tillya Tepe in the ancient region of Bactria
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Afghan tribesmen in 1841, painted by British officer James Rattray