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The 37 pages that link to Afghanistan, each with the reason it gives.

• IranRelated: Shared borders, migration, water, and historical ties make it a consequential neighbor.

• Afghan mujahideenNarrower topic: Its geography and social diversity shaped the resistance’s local bases and factional divisions.

• UzbekistanRelated: Uzbekistan's short southern border links it to Afghan trade and security developments.

• Indian subcontinentRelated: Its inclusion at the subcontinent’s northwestern edge varies by geographic and historical convention.

• KhorasanRelated: Parts of historical Khorasan lay within present-day Afghanistan.

• TajikistanCompared with: The Panj River separates much of the border, while cross-border ties distinguish this frontier from Tajikistan’s northern borders.

• Great GameBroader topic: Its position between Russian and British spheres made it the rivalry’s most prominent buffer state.

• Hindu KushRelated: Much of the Hindu Kush lies within Afghanistan, shaping its terrain and regional connections.

• Durrani EmpireNarrower topic: Durrani rule is often treated as a formative stage in Afghanistan’s political history.

• Afghan Civil WarNarrower topic: The country's regional position drew neighboring states into the factional struggle.

• Ahmad Shah DurraniNarrower topic: Durrani’s realm became a principal historical foundation for the Afghan state.

• Nur Muhammad TarakiNarrower topic: Taraki’s political career unfolded amid the country’s unstable monarchy, republic, and revolutionary government.

• Babrak KarmalNarrower topic: Karmal’s presidency was one episode in Afghanistan’s modern political history.

• Jamal al-Din al-AfghaniRelated: Al-Afghani claimed Afghan origins, though biographical evidence points to birth in Iran.

• Mohammad NajibullahNarrower topic: Najibullah’s rule unfolded amid the country’s prolonged conflict and political upheaval.

• PashtunsRelated: Pashtun communities have long been central to Afghanistan's population and political history.

• ParchamNarrower topic: Parcham’s factional struggle unfolded within Afghanistan’s political history.

• SovietizationRelated: Its contested communist transformation shows the limits of imposing Soviet-aligned institutions through intervention.

• Afghan monarchyNarrower topic: Afghan kingship was the country’s governing institution across successive political eras.

• Pashtun tribesRelated: Pashtun tribal affiliations have figured in the country’s social and political history.

• Democratic Republic of AfghanistanNarrower topic: The Democratic Republic was a historical Afghan government, not a separate country.

• First Anglo-Afghan WarNarrower topic: The war's contested succession and foreign intervention shaped the country's nineteenth-century political history.

• South Khorasan ProvinceRelated: South Khorasan shares its eastern border with Afghanistan.

• Wakhan CorridorNarrower topic: The corridor is Afghan territory, though its geography points toward Central Asia.

• Failed stateBroader topic: Its history shows how war and external intervention can reshape state capacity and legitimacy.

• Hibatullah AkhundzadaNarrower topic: Akhundzada’s leadership has shaped the country’s government and social policies since the Taliban takeover.

• Mohammad Daoud KhanNarrower topic: Daoud Khan’s political career unfolded amid Afghanistan’s monarchy, republic, and revolutionary upheavals.

• Islamic State of AfghanistanNarrower topic: The Islamic State was one official name in Afghanistan’s changing constitutional history.

• BurqaRelated: The full-body garment commonly called a burqa is strongly associated with Afghanistan.

• Greater IranRelated: Its languages and historical ties place it within many cultural definitions of Greater Iran.

• Khaled HosseiniNarrower topic: Its history and society provide the setting and historical background for much of Hosseini’s fiction.

• Anglo-Persian WarNarrower topic: Herat remained within the Afghan political sphere after Persia’s withdrawal.

• Band-e Amir National ParkNarrower topic: The park’s establishment and conservation are shaped by Afghanistan’s political history.

• BuzkashiRelated: Afghan buzkashi is the sport’s best-known national form.

• Mazar-i-SharifNarrower topic: Mazar-i-Sharif is one of Afghanistan’s major northern cities.

• Puli KhumriNarrower topic: Puli Khumri is one of the country’s northern provincial capitals.

• TaloqanNarrower topic: Taloqan is one of Afghanistan’s northeastern provincial capitals.