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Country Profile: Afghanistan - Library of Congress

Library of Congress Federal Research Division Country profile : Afghanistan , August 2008 Country profile : Afghanistan August 2008 Country Formal Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Dowlat-e Eslami-ye-Afghanestan). Short Form: Afghanistan . Term for Citizen(s): Afghan(s). Capital: Kabul. Major Cities: Herat (Hirat), Jalalabad, Kandahar (Qandahar), Kondoz (Kunduz), and Mazar-e Sharif. Independence: Afghanistan recognizes its independence day as August 19, the date in 1919 when the Country became fully independent of British rule. Public Holidays: The date of celebration of Afghanistan s Muslim holidays varies because the Islamic calendar is 354 days rather than 365. The holidays in this category are the beginning of Ramadan, Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice, the end of Ramadan), Ashura (the martyrdom of Imam Hussein), and the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Taliban granted the Arab terrorist organization al Qaeda the right to use Afghanistan as a base. As al Qaeda committed a series of international terrorist acts culminating in attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the Taliban rejected international pressure to surrender al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

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