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Afghanistan

• Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
• Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
• Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
• Population: 25,838,797 (July 2000 est.)
• Ethnic groups: Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others)
• Religions: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
• Diplomatic representation in the US: Embassy operations suspended 21 August 1997
• Diplomatic representation from the US: the US embassy in Kabul has been closed since January 1989 due to security concerns
• GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $800 (1999 est.)

	More information:

• From CBC News Online: The Taliban, Afghanistan's Fundamentalist Leaders
• CIA profile of Pakistan
• CIA profile of Iran

Highlights Osama Bin Laden: • Bin Laden Terrorist Attacks • FBI's Most Wanted • FBI's Evidence Against Bin Laden • MSNBC: Bin Laden • PBS: Who Is Bin Laden And What Does He Want? • PBS Interview: Larry C. Johnson, Former CIA Officer And Deputy Director Of The U.S. State Dept. Office Of Counterterrorism • PBS Interview: Judith Miller, Who Has Covered Bin Laden Since 1993 • Charming And Well Connected, Bin Laden Family Network Spans The Globe

Afghanistan • CIA Profile • MSNBC: A Journey Through Afghanistan • Taliban Rise To Power • Taliban Military • Taliban Opposition

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