Afghanistan: Top 10 Quick Facts

Salaam Alaikum, welcome to Afghanistan!

• Afghanistan is located in southern Asia near Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Afghanistan (By: TUBS, commons.wikimedia.org)

• Afghanistan's flag has three vertical bands, first band is black, followed by red and green. The national emblem in white is presented in the middle of the flag.
  

• Afghanistan capital city is Kabul with a population over 3,000,000 people.

Kabul ( By: Danial, commons.wikimedia.org)

• Another city of Afghanistan is Kandahar with a population over 300,000 people.

Kandahar (By: Afgbeast, commons.wikimedia.org)

• Pashto and Afghan Persian (Dari) are the official languages of Afghanistan.

• National animal: Snow Leopard

• National flower: Tulip

• Afghanistan native clothing

• Buzkashi or 'Goat grabbing' is the national sport of Afghanistan. 

• And anybody's favorite: Food.

Mantu/ Manti

Mantu (By: Ji-Elle, commons.wikimedia.org)

Qabili Palau 

(By: Jost Wagner, en.m.wikipedia.org)