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Afghanistan

Afghanistan:

India has sent Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief materials to Afghanistan, which is currently facing a difficult situation due to recent floods and earthquakes.

  • Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country in Southern Asia.
  • It is bordered by six nations – by Pakistan in the east and south; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north and China in the northeast.
  • Capital City: Kabul
  • It has hot summers and extremely cold winters which are typical in a semiarid steppe climate.
  • It consists of Hindu Kush, Pamir Mountains in the northeast and Safed Koh range in the south.
  • Major rivers: River Amu Darya, Helmand River, Kabul River
  • Highest Point: Nowshak
  • It mainly consists of coal, copper, natural gas, petroleum, gold, lithium, uranium, gold, rare earth elements.