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WHATO TO DO IN AFGHANISTAN
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Afghanistan has several sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including:the Minaret of Jam, North of Heratthe Buddhist sculptures at Bamiyan, largely destroyed by TalibanAlmost every Afghan town has a fine mosque. Those of Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif... |
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EXPLORE IN AFGHANISTAN
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Afghanistan's history as a country spans little more than two centuries. However, before this the region was part of many great empires. It is in Afghanistan that Zoroastrianism began in the 6th century BC and later Buddhism spread from India. The ea... |
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AFGHANISTAN USEFUL INFORMATION
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Identification. The word "Afghan" historically has been used to designate the members of an ethnic group also called the Pashtuns, but Afghanistan is multicultural and multiethnic. The state was formed by the political expansion of Pashtun tribes in ... |
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PLACE TO GO IN AFGHANISTAN
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Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, had preserved only a fraction of its historic past until the fighting in 2001, after which even less was still standing. It is estimated that at least one-third of all public buildings and approximately 40 per cent of th... |
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GETTING AROUND IN AFGHANISTAN
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Hitching:Hitching is never entirely safe in any country in the world, and we certainly don't recommend it in Afghanistan. Travellers who decide to hitch should understand that they are taking a small, but potentially very serious risk. Never try flag... |
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GETTING THERE TO AFGHANISTAN
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There are few direct flights to Afghanistan from outside the immediate region. The most popular route from Europe or North America is to fly to Dubai, from where there are plenty of connections to Kabul. Coming from the east, the most convenient hubs... |
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ACCOMMODATION IN AFGHANISTAN
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Accommodation All larger cities in Afghanistan generally offer comfortable accommodation. Although conventional categories cannot be assigned to most of the hotels outside of Kabul, where accommodation ranges from the luxury-class Hotel Intercontinen... |
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GENERAL INFORMATION AFGHANISTAN
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Formal name: Islamic State of Afghanistan (Dowlat-e-Eslami-ye Afghanestan)Short name: AfghanistanTerm for Citizens: AfghanCapital: KabulDate of Independence: August 19, 1919 (from UK control)Area: 652,000 square kilometersTime: GMT +4.5Topography: Af... |
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