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Punjabis In Afghanistan
Punjabis in Afghanistan were residents of Afghanistan who were of Punjabis, Punjabi ancestry. There was historically a small Punjabi community in the country, mainly consisting of Afghan Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus, Hindus. History Punjab (region), Punjab lies to the east of the Pashtunistan, Pashtun region and has shared borders with Afghanistan at various points in history. For several centuries, dynasties centered in modern Afghanistan expanded towards Punjab, such as the Kushan Empire, Kushans, Kidarites, Hephthalite Empire, Hephthalites, Ghaznavids, Ghurid dynasty, Ghurids, Khalji dynasty, Khaljis and Durrani Empire, Durranis. Other kingdoms common to both regions include the Indo-Scythians, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Indo-Parthians and Kabul Shahi (other), Kabul Shahis. In his 1857 review of John William Kaye, J.W. Kaye's ''The Afghan War'', Friedrich Engels describes Afghanistan as "an extensive country of Asia" which "formerly included... a considerable part of the Punja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. According to late 2022 estimates, the population of Kabul was 13.5 million people. In contemporary times, the city has served as Afghanistan's political, cultural, and economical centre, and rapid urbanisation has made Kabul the 75th-largest city in the world and the country's primate city. The modern-day city of Kabul is located high up in a narrow valley between the Hindu Kush, and is bounded by the Kabul River. At an elevation of , it is one of the highest capital cities in the world. Kabul is said to be over 3,500 years old, mentioned since at least the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Located at a crossroads in Asia—roughly halfway between Istanbul, Turkey, in the west and Hanoi, Vietnam, in the east—it is situated in a stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
