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AFGHANISTAN — AFGHANISTAN, Muslim state in central Asia (Khorasan or Khurasan in medieval Muslim and Hebrew sources). History Early Karaite and Rabbanite biblical commentators regarded Khorasan as a location of the lost ten tribes . Afghanistan annals also… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… … Universalium
Afghanistan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Afghanistan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the… … The World Factbook
Afghanistan–India relations — Bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have been traditionally strong and friendly. While India was the only South Asian country to recognise the Soviet backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Afghanistan (June 2003) — NOTOC This is a timeline of the history of Afghanistan in June 2003. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it. Sunday, June 1, 2003 In Kandahar, Afghanistan, attackers hurled a hand grenade at the office of the German Technical… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Afghanistan (January 2003) — NOTOC This is a timeline of the history of Afghanistan in January 2003. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it. Wednesday, January 1, 2003 On his way to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Kuchi elder Haji Naim Kuchai (also… … Wikipedia
Culture of Afghanistan — The 2011 Afghan Youth Voices Festival at the Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan. The culture of Afghanistan has been around for over two millenniums, tracing record to at least the time of the Achaemenid Empire in 500 BCE … Wikipedia
History of the Jews in Afghanistan — Jews have lived in Afghanistan for at least 2,000 years, but the community has been reduced greatly because of emmigration. Afghan Jewish communities now exist mostly in Israel and the United States.NEW YORK, June 19, 2007 (RFE/RL),… … Wikipedia
1937 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 1936 in Afghanistan, other events of 1937, and 1938 in Afghanistan. The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up. The trade with India… … Wikipedia
Culture of Azerbaijan — Part of a series on Azerbaijani people Culture Architecture … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
