A landlocked mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest, Afghanistan is located within South Asia and Central Asia. read more
Afghanistan (/ æ f ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ s t æ n, -ɡ ɑː n ɪ s t ɑː n / ( listen); Pashto/Dari: افغانستان , Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, ab-], Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. read more
Afghanistan Fighting between the Taliban and government forces in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, particularly children. Thousands of civilians were killed and injured in 2017 in insurgent suicide and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, while indiscriminate aerial and mortar attacks by government forces added to the civilian toll. read more