Geography of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country located on the Iranian Plateau, at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. The country is the 40th largest in the world in size. Kabul is the cap
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Snow-covered Koh-i-Baba mountains in Bamyan Province
Snow-covered Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan
Snow-covered mountains in Paktia Province
Hindu Kush
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The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far sout
Geography of Afghanistan
…the intersection of major trade routes, Afghanistan has attracted a succession of invaders since the sixth century BC. Afghanistan contains most of the Hindu Kush. There are a number of major rivers in the country, including Amu Darya, Arghandab, Farah, Gambila, Hari, Helmand, Kabul, Kokcha, Kunar, Kunduz, and…
The Hindu Kush mountains at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Noshaq is the second highest independent peak of the Hindu Kush Range after Tirich Mir.
Landscape of Afghanistan with a T-62 tank in the foreground
Terraced fields amongst the Hindu Kush in the Swat valley, Pakistan