afganistan

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, commonly known as Afghanistan is a landlocked and mountainous country in south-central Asia.[9] It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east,[note] Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. The territories now comprising Afghanistan have been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. Archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation from as far back as 50,000 BCE.[10] Urban civilization may have begun in the area as early as 3000 to 2000 BC.
The country sits at an important geostrategic location which connects the Middle East with Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent,[12] which has been home to various peoples through the ages. The land has witnessed military conquests since antiquity, including by Alexander the Great, Mauryan Empire, Genghis Khan, and many others.[10][11] It has also served as a source from which many local dynasties such as the Greco-Bactrians, Kushans, Hephthalites, Shahis, Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Timurids and others have established empires of their own