TITLE

AFGHANISTAN FACT FILE

PUB. DATE

March 2001

SOURCE

Geographical (Campion Interactive Publishing);Mar2001, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p43

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents a fact file about Afghanistan as of March 2001. Population; Religion; Topography; History; Civil war and refugee crisis.

ACCESSION #

4224244

Tags: INSURGENCY;  CIVIL war

 

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