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Afghanistan is a South Asian country,landlocked between Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

It is an Islamic Republic, Divided administratively into 34 provinces (welayat). The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Other major cities : Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Koundouz, Badakhshan. Total Population: 33.6 million (2009).