Islamic State of Afghanistan

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Islamic State of Afghanistan - a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"Afghanistanal-Qaeda, al-Qaida, al-Qa'ida, Qaeda, Base - a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countriesLoya Jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"Herat - a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient citiesJalalabad - a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)capital of Afghanistan, Kabul - the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern AfghanistanKandahar, Qandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading centerMazar-i-Sharif - a city in northern AfghanistanAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsHindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains - a mountain range extending to the west of the HimalayasKhyber Pass - a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered IndiaPamir Mountains, the Pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western ChinaAfghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan