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Afghanistan

Kabul Population: 29,928,987 Land Area: 251,770 sq miles

Land About the size of the U.S. Hindu Kush Mts. State of Texas, most of Afghanistan is a rugged, inhospitable mountainous landscape. Hindu Kush Mts. Land

Interesting Facts Burka- a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) Worn by Muslim women. the Taliban forced women to wear

A popular sport is Kite fighting. Only about 40 out of every 100 Afghani people can read. Families live in a group of homes Or farms called a kala. The word “stan” means a place where One stays, homeland or country.

= Osama Bin Laden September 11, 2001 Leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda U.S. trained and supported during the Soviet Unions war in Afghanistan

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