Islamic State of Afghanistan

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Islamic State of Afghanistan - a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979" Afghanistan al-Qa'ida, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Qaeda, Base - a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries Loya Jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce" Herat - a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities Jalalabad - a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul) capital of Afghanistan, Kabul - the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan Kandahar, Qandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center Mazar-i-Sharif - a city in northern Afghanistan Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains - a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas Khyber Pass - a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India Pamir Mountains, the Pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China Afghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan