Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979. The soviet union was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-communist forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting continued among the various countries, but the fundamentalist Islamic Taliban movement has been able to seize most of the country. In addition to the continuing civil strife, the country suffers from enormous poverty, a crumbling infrastructure, and widespread land mines.
Religion
Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
Afghanistan is mostly muslim (99%) so our holidays are all muslim holidays. We have one national holiday, Independence Day, 19 August . It celebrates us gaining our independence from the UK in 1919.
Health
Aids doesn't really effect Afghanistan, only.3% of people in afghanistan are infected with HIV-AIDS.
Afghanistan has currently been infected with an epidemic of leishmaniasis. which is a disfiguring skin disease. An estimate says that 250,000 are infected with the disease nationwide, with 100,000 in the capital, Kabul, alone. Some scientists say that if this epidemic is not stopped soon it will spread and put surrounding countries at risk. Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of the infected female sandfly
Government
Afghanistan currently has no functioning central government, it is administered by factions
Afghanistan is against Terrorism and would like to help the US fight it after they helped chase out the Taliban.
Culture
A popular game in Afghanistan is zehgin, zehgin is a game where two teams of people on horses ride around, and try to carry a headless goat across a goal.
here is a pictures that you will also see in my powerpoint presintation
Economy
Afghanistan is not a very wealthy country. 1 AFA (afghanistan dollar) is only worth 0.000284759 US dollars. 1 US dollar is worth $123.42 AFA's
GDP : agriculture: 53% industry: 28.5% and services: 18.5%
Industries
Industries: small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, and cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, oil, coal, copper
