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Why is Afghanistan so backward Quora?
Mostly structural reasons: It is land locked — most countries that are landlocked are poor — there are studies that show that countries that don’t have good ports are poor — so if you don’t have access to the sea for trade that’s a major strike.
What are Afghanistan known for?
The Afghani (AFN) is the currency of Afghanistan. The native or inhabitants of this country are called Afghan or Afghanistani. It has six bordering countries that include Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, and China. Afghanistan is famous for its pomegranates in Asia.
Is Hindi spoken in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan doesn’t have any Hindi speaking community, but there are some Hindu and Sikh communities in Afghanistan that speaks language called Hindko. Hindko language is a completely different language from Hindi although it may have some similarties.
Why is Afghanistan going backward?
So to answer your question, they are going backward because everyone else keeps trying to impose their own stupid ideas on them. Meanwhile, the people are just waiting for the war that started 40+ years ago to end. Two generations of Afghans have been born into a war-state. They don’t know what peace really is.
What happened in Afghanistan in the 1990s?
During the 1990s millions of Afghans fled the country, and that included most of those with any education or global or historic understanding of the world. Political power slid more and more from the national government to local warlords. In 1994 the Taliban arrived. In 1996 they established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Is Afghanistan better off with or without Western forces?
Today, most Western military forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan, and the country is really no better off.
What is the history of Afghanistan?
Afghanistan was great when they had a King until the 1973. An uprising replaced him with a President, and then everything began going south with the political uprising in 1978 that brought more Pakistani and Soviet influence to the region. The Soviet assassination of their President in 1979 started a 10 year civil war.