Monica Hicks 
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in southwestern Asia, bounded on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; on the east by China and the part of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir controlled by Pakistan; on the south by Pakistan; and on the west by Iran. Afghanistan was a monarchy from 1747 to 1973 … Read more
Most of Afghanistan has a subarctic mountain climate with dry and cold winters, except for the lowlands, which have arid and semiarid climates. In the mountains and a few of the valleys bordering Pakistan, a fringe effect of the Indian monsoon, coming usually from the southeast, brings moist maritime tropical air in summer. Afghanistan has … Read more
Several top leaders of the Taliban group were killed during the ongoing clearance operations in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, the commander of the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army Gen. Amanullah Mubin said. Speaking during a press conference, Gen. Mubin said the operations for the elimination of the militants from Imam Sahib … Read more
July 14, 1999. It is with deep sorrow and regret that we report the loss of Abdul Ahad Karzai who dedicated his life to his beloved country and whose life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on Wednesday, July 14, 1999 in Pakistan. His body will be transported to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he will be buried … Read more