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Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. Also a municipality, forming part of the greater Kabul Province, and divided into 22 districts. Wikipedia

Iranian ethnic group native to Central and South Asia. Pashto, an Iranian language on the Indo-Iranian branch, itself a branch of the larger Indo-European language family. Wikipedia

Geographic historical region inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan in South-Central Asia, wherein Pashtun culture, language, and national identity have been based. Alternative names historically used for the region include "Pashtūnkhwā" (پښتونخوا) and "Afghānistān" (افغانستان), since at least the 3rd century CE onward. Wikipedia

One of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Kabul city, which is also Afghanistan's capital and largest city. Wikipedia

City in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1010 m. It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. Capital of Kandahar Province and also the center of the larger cultural region called Loy Kandahar. Wikipedia

Mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia and Middle East. Attack on one is an attack on all" following the September 11 attacks in the United States. Wikipedia