Millions of Americans eager to follow developments in Afghanistan will soon have available an up-to-date map of that country, rushed into print by the National Geographic Society.

Many, if not most ethnic maps of Afghanistan, for example, display the Pashtun belt as sort of “U” shaped, with Pashtuns forming the majority in western Afghanistan interspersed with patches ...

The largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, estimated at around 45% of the population and mostly concentrated in the south and east of the country, are the Sunni Muslim Pashtun.

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — The sunbaked, shell-pocked ruins of west Kabul stand as silent testament to what happened the last time Afghanistan splintered along ethnic lines. The country ...

The land of a thousand cities. Afghanistan is a wonderfully diverse nation. The ancient Bactria – in today’s northern Afghanistan – was known as the “land of a thousand cities “ in 4th ...

The number of ethnic Kyrgyz living in Afghanistan is believed to be just over 1,000. In recent days, hundreds of Afghans, including soldiers and local police, have reportedly fled into neighboring ...

In 2001, fearing ethnic strife, the international community pushed for a strong central government in Kabul. But such fears were based on a false reading of Afghan history and fostered a system of ...