位於南亞的內陸國家，地理位置位於東西方交界處，擁有多樣文化，具戰略重要性。1997年塔利班正式掌權，建立阿富汗伊斯蘭酋長國。2001年，911事件後美國以塔利班包庇蓋達組織賓拉登為由，發起阿富汗戰爭，成功推翻塔利班，並建立新的民主政權。自此阿富汗一直保持在美國的軍事管理之下。經過長年戰事，國內民不聊生，人均GDP為全球倒數10名，亦被聯合國列為全球最不和平國家。2021年美國宣布從阿富汗撤兵，塔利班隨即攻佔許多城市，阿富汗的未來仍不明朗。

Year Founded: 1919

A landlocked country in South Asia, Afghanistan sits at the crossroads of the Eastern and Western world, boasting of diverse cultures, and is thus strategically important. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established when the Taliban officially came into control in 1997. In 2001, after the 911 event, the U.S. initiated a war in Afghanistan on the account that the Taliban harbored Osama bin Laden and AL-Qaeda, and removed the Taliban from power, establishing a democratic government in its place. Afghanistan remained under the control of the U.S. forces until 2021. Due to the many years of war, the people were unable to make a proper living. The GDP per capita in Afghanistan thus ranks in the bottom ten in the world, and it was listed as the world’s least peaceful country by the United Nations. In 2021, when the U.S. removed its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban once again quickly took over many cities, announcing the return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in August the same year. The world is still watching.