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Noun: Afghanistan  af'gani`stăn
  1. A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
    "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
    - Islamic State of Afghanistan

See also: Afghan

Type of: Asian country, Asian nation

Part of: Asia

Encyclopedia: Afghanistan