2. Distant view of Kabul
Afghanistan was created in the early18th century by
Ahmad Shah Durrani, an Afghan general of Persian
Emperor Nadir Shah Afshar.
3. Alexander The Great’s Fort
in Herat
Buddha’s statue in Bamyian
There is a high level of bilingualism among the
population
4. Mountain Ranges in outskirts of Kabul
The terrain is mostly rugged mountains, but
there are plains in the north and southwest
portions of the country.
The climate is arid-semiarid. The winters are
cold and the summers are hot.
8. War-stricken village
During the many years of
fighting, millions of land
mines
were buried in Afghanistan’s
countryside. International
agencies
are trying to help the Afghans
de-mine the land.