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[[Image:Af-map.gif|thumbnail|right|250px|Map of Afghanistan]]
[[Image:Af-map.gif|thumbnail|right|250px|Map of Afghanistan]]
'''Afghanistan''' is a landlocked country in southern [[Asia]], bordering [[Pakistan]] to the south and east and [[Iran]] to the west. Afghanistan is known in the modern world for the decade-long rule of the [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Taliban]] government, and the current NATO-led [[War on Terror]] in the country. Most Afghans are [[Sunni]] [[Muslims]]. The current President of Afghanistan is Hamid Karzai. Afghanistan has two Vice Presidents, Ahmad Zia Masood and Abdul Karim Khalili.
'''Afghanistan''' is a landlocked country in southern [[Asia]], bordering [[Pakistan]] to the south and east and [[Iran]] to the west. Afghanistan is known in the modern world for the decade-long rule of the [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Taliban]] government, and the current NATO-led [[War on Terror]] in the country. Most Afghans are [[Sunni]] [[Muslims]]. The current President of Afghanistan is Hamid Karzai. Afghanistan has two Vice Presidents, Ahmad Zia Masood and Abdul Karim Khalili. Afghanistan is the world's leading producer of opium. <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html CIA World Factbook]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html CIA World Factbook]</ref>
The fact that the opium trade is sometimes a funding source for terrorist organizations has led to attempts to curtal the Afghan opium trade, but this has been difficult due to the lack of profitability of growing other crops. About a third of Afghanistan's economy is dependent upon the drug trade. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5308180.stm]
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[[Category:Asian Countries]]
[[Category:Asian Countries]]