Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan (Dari: جمهوری افغانستان‎; Jumhūrī-ye Afġānistān; Pashto: د افغانستان جمهوریت‎, Dǝ Afġānistān Jumhūriyat), is a landlocked country located in South Asia and Central Asia. It's bordered by Pakistan to the south and east, Iran to the west, and the Sino-Soviet Union to the north and northeast. Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi), making it the 41st largest country in the world and is the 42nd most populous state in the world with a population of over 33 million people.

Afghanistan's origins date back to the Middle Paleolithic era and the country was a strategic location among the silk road connecting it to the culture of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. The country was victim to many military campaigns throughout the eras until the modern Afghan state was established in 1978 during the Saur Revolution. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was then established and the country began to work hard towards establishing a stable and centralized socialist government. The modern republic however, wouldn't be established until 1989 following the surrender of the Mujahideen to the Sino-Soviet forces during the group's initial insurgency.

In modern times, Afghanistan has become am modern unitary socialist state governed by the socialist party, but also allowing other political parties as well. The country is still developing, but receives support and aid from the Sino-Soviet Union and is in the top twenties in the largest economies in the world due to the support from communist states. Since 2004, the country has been the center of an armed insurgency between the Afghan communist government and the insurgent Afghan Islamic Party.