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6 days ago · Soviet Union. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, invasion of Afghanistan in late December 1979 by troops from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War (1978–92) and remained in Afghanistan until mid-February 1989.
May 17, 2024 · A file photo from March 2024 of a Taliban soldier standing guard in front of the ruins of a 1,500-year-old Buddha statue in Bamiyan Three Spanish tourists have been killed by gunmen in the central ...
2 days ago · Location of the Buddhas of Bamiyan within Afghanistan. The Buddhas of Bamiyan ( Pashto: د باميانو بودايي پژۍ, Dari: تندیسهای بودا در بامیان) were two possibly 6th-century [3] monumental Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan. Located 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the northwest of Kabul, at an ...
6 days ago · A map of Afghanistan (Shutterstock) 4. Afghanistan literally means the “Land of the Afghans”. “Afghan” was originally referred to the Pashtun people and the suffix “-stan” means “place of” or “country”. 5. Alexander the Great conquered most of Afghanistan around 330 BC after which he married Roxanne (also known as Roxana). 6.
4 days ago · Khaama Press was established in 2010. It is one of the leading news outlets reporting from Afghanistan on a 24/7 basis. KP publishes stories and news articles in 3 languages including English, Persian (Farsi) and Pashto.
2 days ago · Kabul [a] is the capital city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into 22 municipal districts. In 2023 its population was estimated to be 4.95 million people. [3]
May 13, 2024 · 13 May 2024. Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing through the outskirts of Pul-e-Khumri, a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. By the time he ...
