Afghanistan, officially the islamic emirate of afghanistan since the taliban took control, is a mountainous, landlocked country in south-central asia at an important geopolitical location. This monarchy lasted almost half a century, until zahir shah was overthrown in 1973, following which the republic of afghanistan was established. Since the late 1970s, afghanistan's history has been รขโ‚ฌยฆ

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They have silenced internal dissent, tightened their control over afghan life, secured recognition from russia as the country's official รขโ‚ฌยฆ