However, afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. Country listing the world factbook home afghanistan. The cia in afghanistan, in the aftermath of attack. Since the 1970s, the cia has engaged in multiple operations in afghanistan. Cia chief behind soleimanis assassination killed in downed. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2017 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Afghanistan 2,430 km, china 523 km, india 2,912 km, iran 909 km coastline. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. The cia continues trafficking drugs from afghanistan. Zaman stanizai for their suggestions and constructive criticism of the rough draft of this writing. Coll precisely pointed out that some of our allies, like pakistan and saudi arabia, are definitely less reliable and trustworthy than some claimed. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central.
With better education, even more jobs can be created, and more diseases. Afghanistan has been a wartorn country for decades and has been under the military influence of many powers including soviet, british, mongols, muslim arabs, mauryas, alexandra the great, and in the recent times under western powers. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks against pakistan. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly 100,000 foreign troops that had artificially inflated the countrys economic growth. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the us, saudi arabia, pakistan, and others. For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Central intelligence agency cia, principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
Under cover of civic action, the cia is waging a plausibly deniable dirty war against the taliban using black propaganda, defectors, criminals, selective terror, indefinite detention and a slew of other devious tactics disguised as bringing freedom and democracy, but in fact designed to provide internal security for the puppet karzai regime. Corruption, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the afghan governments difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose. Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10year soviet military occupation which ended 15 february 1989. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. This allinclusive reference guide has been updated for 2008 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. This shows the lack of education availabe for people, which can also be related to the high mortality rate for the people of afghanistan. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2018 information contained here.
After two postponements, the next presidential election has been rescheduled for september 2019. Apr 19, 2018 american air strikes in afghanistan have increased since august 2017 reuters steve colls new book picks up where he left off in ghost wars, published in 2004. The attack has raised questions about security and the. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 20 information contained here. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the soviet union in 1979. Jan, 2020 an operation that went wrong on a remote base in afghanistan, killing seven cia officers, led to major changes in the way the agency conducts highthreat meetings. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in almost every province. Years ago, former parliamentary, writer and activist for human rights malalai joya pointed out that the cia continues trafficking drugs from afghanistan. Afghanistan is a country at a unique nexus point where numerous indoeuropean civilizations have interacted and often fought, and was an important site of early historical activity. After two postponements, the next presidential election was held in september 2019.
The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Through the ages, the region has been home to various people, among them the aryan indoiranian tribes, such as the kambojas, bactrians, persians, etc. In an interview by email censored to the brazilian newspaper o tempo, later sent to me in full also by email, she stated that, the afghan narcotics economy is a designed project of. Its creation in 1947 was intended to address problems of duplication, competition, and lack of coordination that had characterized previous u. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. Pakistan cia world factbook the best country factbook. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence agency, 9781510740273, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20182019 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. It throws a spotlight on what has always been one of cia s murkier corners. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2018 information contained here. Together, the two volumes are more than a 1,500page thick opus on futility, confusion, misplaced hopes and serious errors. The cia world fact book 2008 by central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2015 information contained here. Afghanistan afghanistan in his state of the union address, the president announced that the united states will withdraw 34,000 american troops from afghanistan by this time next year, decreasing the number of u.
The first major operation, code named operation cyclone, began in 1979. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2017 information contained here. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. This book serves a warning to statesmen on foreign policy. Key facts given include the countrys natural resources, ethnic groups, and constitution. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2018 information contained here. For each country, the cia world factbook 2017 includes. Americas official guide to the world from afghanistan and australia to. Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. Cia funds militant textbooks for afghanistan the us, through usaid and the university of nebraska, spends millions of dollars developing and printing textbooks for afghan schoolchildren. Afghanistan from the book the cias greatest hits by mark zepezauer during the reagan years, the cia ran nearly two dozen covert operations against various governments. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistans living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world.
Afghanistan s recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2009 information contained here. Afghanistan has historically been governed by local and tribal leaders with shortlived attempts. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2015 information contained here. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the. Pakistan has proposed and afghanistan protests construction of a fence and laying of mines along portions of their porous border. Early on the book shows that afghanistan was not important to the incumbent administration, and that the directorate of operations, which treats thirdworld countries as hunting grounds for soviets rather than targets in their own right, had eliminated afghanistan as a collection objective in. Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to monitor and. Afghanistan cia world factbook the best country factbook. Afghanistan central intelligence agency as appears on september 15, 2001 central intelligence agency posted on 09152001 12. An army ranger who was killed in afghanistan earlier this month was part of a secret program that helps the cia hunt down militant leaders, according to three former special operations soldiers.
The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. Apr 01, 1993 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2008 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2017 should be addressed to the cia. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the free. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistan s capital. Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising sheep and goats. Very detailed analysis on cia activity in afghanistan during the soviet invasion and washingtons often confusing policy on central asia. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. Afghanistan s living standards are among the lowest in the world. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. A cia world factbook the best country factbook available.
Pakistan has been engaged in a decadeslong armed conflict with militant groups that target government institutions and civilians, including the tehreeketaliban pakistan ttp and other militant networks. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. Seven american cia officers and contractors, an officer of jordans. The cia world factbook 20202021 skyhorse publishing. Afghan persian or dari official 80% dari functions as the lingua. From wikisource afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising sheep and goats. The ussr was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the us, saudi arabia, pakistan, and others. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021. Afghanistan from the book the cias greatest hits by mark. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal albalawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. Afghanistan governed by a federal system with autonomous regions.
Jan 07, 2010 the cia in afghanistan, in the aftermath of attack a suicide bomber killed seven cia officers at an american base in afghanistan on thursday. The communist regime in kabul fought on until collapsing in 1992. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2015 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan energy 2018 information contained here.
It is debatable whether afghanistan meets most accepted definitions of a nationstate. President reagan had seen an expansion of the reagan doctrine, which aided antisoviet resistance movements. It was a program to arm and finance the mujahideen fighters in afghanistan prior to and during the military intervention by the ussr. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong, a. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The dari language spoken in afghanistan is not to be confused with the language of iran called dari or gabri, which is a language of the central iranian subgroup spoken in some zoroastrian communities. Afghanistan governed by a federal system with autonomous. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it remains a capable and confident insurgent force fighting for the withdrawal of foreign military forces from afghanistan, establishment of sharia law. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2015 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2015 information contained here. In an medc, the literacy rate should be close to 99.
The textbooks are filled with violent images and militant islamic teachings, part of covert attempts to spur resistance to the soviet occupation. Jan 28, 2020 unconfirmed reports that the cia head of antiiran operations, michael dandrea aka ayatollah mike, was on board the plane that crashed near ghazni, afghanistan this morning. Unique threevolume largeformat, largeprint edition. For each country, the cia world factbook 20202021 includes. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 20 should be addressed to the cia.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. History of the factbook, definitions and notes, guide to country profiles, 31 pages of regional and world reference maps. Ghana the world factbook central intelligence agency. Tajikistan has also received substantial infrastructure development loans from the chinese government to improve roads and an electricity transmission network. The article offers information on estonia, including its geography, people and society, and government. Sep 06, 2017 the deaths are a reflection of the heavy price the agency has paid in a secret, nearly 16yearold war, where thousands of c. Learn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in.
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