AFGHANISTANAFGHANISTAN

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Flight distanceFlight distance

The flight time from India to The flight time from India to Afghanistan is:Afghanistan is:

2 hours, 49 minutes2 hours, 49 minutes

1,869 kilometers1,869 kilometers..

Airlines flyingAirlines flying

Direct from Direct from IndiaIndia Air India Air India 

Spice Jet Spice Jet 

Safi Airways Safi Airways 

Other FlightsOther Flights

Emirates flightsEmirates flights

Flydubai flightsFlydubai flights

UniversityUniversity

PresidentPresident

Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai

Its total area is Its total area is 647,500 square 647,500 square kilometers kilometers 

ClimateClimate The climate of Afghanistan is very The climate of Afghanistan is very

dry and seasonal.dry and seasonal.

Kabul's average January Kabul's average January temperature is 0 degrees Celsius temperature is 0 degrees Celsius while noon temperatures in July while noon temperatures in July often reach 38 Celsius. Jalalabad often reach 38 Celsius. Jalalabad can hit 46 Celsius (115 can hit 46 Celsius (115 Fahrenheit) in the summer.Fahrenheit) in the summer.

LanguageLanguageAfghanistan's Afghanistan's Official LanguagesOfficial Languages

Dari Dari

PashtoPashto

Other Other

Afghan languages Afghan languages 

UzbekUzbek

TurkmenTurkmen

PopulationPopulation29.82 Million 29.82 Million 

CurrencyCurrency

Holy bookHoly book

Economy:Economy: Agriculture employs 80% of the labor force, industry and Agriculture employs 80% of the labor force, industry and

services 10% each. services 10% each.

The unemployment rate is 40%.The unemployment rate is 40%.

ExportExport FFruits and Nutsruits and Nuts

Hand-woven Hand-woven carpetscarpets

CottonCotton

Gems.Gems.

ImportImport

Machinery Machinery

TextilesTextiles

Petroleum Petroleum products.products.

Import PartnersImport Partners

Export PartnersExport Partners

GDP by Sector GDP by Sector Agriculture: 20% Agriculture: 20% 

Industry: 25.6%Industry: 25.6%

Services: 54.4% Services: 54.4% 

ReligionReligion

Sport/PastimeSport/Pastime

Bazkashi, Bazkashi, the the national sport of national sport of Afghanistan, is a team Afghanistan, is a team game played on game played on horseback.horseback.

Kite-fightingKite-fighting is also a is also a popular pastime among popular pastime among Afghan youth.Afghan youth.

Afghanistan TodayAfghanistan Today

Afghanistan now faces a number of Afghanistan now faces a number of challenges as it tries to rebuild after challenges as it tries to rebuild after years of war. Some of these years of war. Some of these challenges include:challenges include:

PovertyPovertyEducationEducationHealthHealthGender equityGender equityGovernance Governance

PovertyPoverty Only 23% of Only 23% of

Afghans have Afghans have access to safe wateraccess to safe water

Only 12% of Only 12% of Afghans have Afghans have access to sanitationaccess to sanitation

Only 6% of Afghans Only 6% of Afghans have access to have access to electricityelectricity

EducationEducation 67% of boys go to 67% of boys go to

school, while only school, while only 37% of girls 37% of girls

Constraints to Constraints to school attendance:school attendance: Lack of teachersLack of teachers Distance Distance

between home between home and schooland school

Cultural Cultural constraints for constraints for girlsgirls