Afghanistan Afghanistan today is a disastrous state, it has a poor economy, people are dying of war and hunger. Afghanistan is not ruled by a government or a group of people. The majority of Afghanistan cities are under Taliban rule. The exact population is not know but it is estimated to be around 21- 26 million people. There are four major ethnic groups in Afghanistan, they are, Pashtoons, Tajiks, Hazarus, and Uzbeks. The languages of Afghanistan …showed first 75 words of 377 total…

…showed last 75 words of 377 total…invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979. The USSR was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti- communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting subsequently continued among the various mujahidin factions, 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.