<Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> AF </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. af افغانستان . </Td> </Tr> <P> Afghanistan (/ æfˈɡænɪstæn / (listen); Pashto / Dari: افغانستان ‎, Pashto: Afġānistān (avɣɒnisˈtɒn, abɣɒnisˈtɒn), Dari: Afġānestān (avɣɒnesˈtɒn)), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . The country has a population of 35 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast - it also borders Gilgit - Baltistan in this region which is claimed by India . Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi), making it the 41st largest country in the world . </P> <P> Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, and the country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia . The land has historically been home to various peoples and has witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by Alexander the Great, Mauryas, Muslim Arabs, Mongols, British, Soviet, and in the modern era by Western powers . It has been called by some as "unconquerable". The land also served as the source from which the Kushans, Hephthalites, Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Khaljis, Mughals, Hotaks, Durranis, and others have risen to form major empires . </P>

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