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阿富汗，官方名称为阿富汗伊斯兰共和国，位于亚洲的中心。喀布尔位于该国的东部，是阿富汗的首都。阿富汗约3000万人口，喀布尔超过一百万阿富汗人，是最大的城市。（世界地图，2012年10月4日）阿富汗的边界没有水，实际上是与六个国家边界相邻，包括位于阿富汗东北边的中国。阿富汗约 249,000平方英里，比德克萨斯的面积小一点。（埃利科特，2010年，第28页）
然后，阿富汗是欧洲大陆和亚洲的中心地带。由于它的中心位置，欧洲和亚洲之间的路线在喀布尔，阿富汗的贸易闻名世界。这可以被看作是相当不寻常的一个内陆国家，由于大多数交易是与接壤的海洋水域的国家进行。由于阿富汗拥有大量的自然资源，它一直被视为阿富汗各地的悠久历史中最有影响力的贸易路线之一。

Afghanistan, officially named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is centrally located in Asia. Located in the eastern part of the country is Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. With a population of approximately 30 million people in Afghanistan, Kabul occupies over one million Afghans, making this also the largest city. (Maps of the World, October 4, 2012) With no borders of water surrounding Afghanistan, the country actually shares a border with six other countries, including China, which is positioned on Afghanistan's North East side. Afghanistan is approx. 249,000 sq. mi. in area, this is a little smaller than the size of Texas. (Ellicott, 2010, p. 28)
Subsequently, Afghanistan is situated centrally between the continents Europe and Asia. Because of its central location, and how the routes between Europe and Asia transect in Kabul, Afghanistan is well known for its trading routes. This can be seen as quite unusual for a landlocked country, since most trading is done with countries bordering ocean waters. Since Afghanistan possesses a large number of natural resources, it has been seen as one of the most influential trade routes throughout Afghanistan's long history.
To say Afghanistan's present history is flooded with instability and uncertainty would be an understatement. The Afghans seemed to stay in constant war, and battling, starting with the 1979 infiltration on Afghanistan by Soviet armed forces. This stem off from the Cold War was a failed attempt of a coup on the Soviet Union's part. Eight Years later and nothing to show for it, in 1989 the Soviet Union disbanded and left Afghanistan. But Afghans and the plight of their nation still faced. a more treacherous, uphill battle from within.
In 1996, shortly after the separation of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan, a local group of Islamic Militia, made up of emigrants from Afghanistan and students from Pakistan, seized the control of the country. Better known as The Taliban, these emigrants held almost all of the control and power over Afghanistan for many years. Initially, the Taliban were made up of militia who had fought the Soviets. Joining forces on their own and under guerrilla leadership, the Taliban would wreak havoc on Afghan citizens, raping, torturing and often killing anyone who went against them and their beliefs. In addition, Osama Bin Laden, along with his al-Qaida terrorist organization, had been given refuge by the Taliban. Bin Laden, who was a known terrorist, was known to have caused the attacks on September 11th, 2012 in the United States. The initial members of the Taliban were Pashtuns, the primary culture that was followed by a majority of Afghans at the time. Formed in 1994, this particular Taliban group studied formal religion at Islamic seminaries. These particular schools were backed by wealthy fundamentalists who demanded obedience and devotion to their religion. (Who Are the Taliban, n.d.)
After 1996, the Taliban had switched regime. As a result, the United Front (the opposed political group fighting for the rights of Afghans) were forced out of Kabul. In short, the ramific