Afghanistan

The Brief:Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located in the heart of Asia. It is variously designated within Central or South Asia, as well as the Middle East. It has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbours. It is largely bordered by Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, Kashmir in the north-east and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast. The name Afghanistan means the "Land of Afghans". Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been ancient focal point of trade and migratio..