The old rules are introduced first, Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for short. It is a landlocked country located in south-central Asia, in the heart of Asia. The location of Afghanistan has different definitions, and sometimes it is considered to be in Central Asia or South Asia, or even classified as the Middle East (Western Asia). Afghanistan has considerable religious, linguistic, and geographic connections with most neighboring countries.
The northern part of Afghanistan is bordered by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, and the eastern part is bordered by China and parts of Pakistan-controlled Jammu-Kashmir (a disputed area between Pakistan and India), The south is bordered by Pakistan, and the west is bordered by Iran. The name of Afghanistan in Pashto means the place of Pashtuns. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country. The main ethnic groups are Pashtuns and Tajiks, but they are collectively referred to as Afghan ethnicity. This is very similar to China. The Chinese also have many ethnic groups, but they are collectively referred to as the Chinese nation. The main economy is supported by agriculture. It is a backward agriculture and animal husbandry country and one of the poorest countries in the world.
1. The country sitting on the ore
Many people understand that Afghanistan started with the Afghan War , and their understanding is limited. The impression of Afghanistan is war, poverty, weak and so on. But many people don't know that Afghanistan is actually a country rich in minerals. Afghanistan's energy and mineral resources are worth more than 3 trillion U.S. dollars. The focus is 3 trillion US dollars, which is almost equivalent to Russia's total GDP in two years. You must know that even for a big country like Russia, the total GDP in 2018 was only $1.658 trillion.
(Afghan lapis lazuli ore)
By 2014, Afghanistan had discovered more than 1,400 deposits, including iron, iron, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, lithium, beryllium, gold, silver, Platinum, palladium, talc, marble, barite, precious and semi-precious stones, salt, coal, uranium, oil and natural gas, etc.Moreover, most of the mineral resources in Afghanistan are basically undeveloped. Although the United States has opened many energy companies in Afghanistan and is constantly stealing resources, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to Afghanistan's huge resource reserves.
In fact, it is not that the United States does not want to dig it all up, except for the continuous attacks and destruction by the Afghan armed forces. The main reason is that only a small amount of natural gas, coal, salt, and chromium are mined due to transportation difficulties. And if you want to mine and transport a large area, you also need a lot of funds. The United States was unable to make ends meet when it launched the war in Afghanistan and owed a lot of foreign debts. Among the countries that owed the most was China. Under this circumstance, it is impossible to transfer a large amount of funds to exploit these resources.
In fact, if it were not for the domestic political turmoil, plus the United States and other major powers in Afghanistan, the famous war in Afghanistan broke out. Without these wars and turmoil, Afghanistan’s export of minerals, natural gas, oil and other resources would be enough to make Afghanistan a rich man among the small countries in Central Asia. If there is another talented president with iron and blood to actively expand its armaments, Develop technology and economy. Maybe it can become a powerful country among the many small countries in Central Asia. It is a pity that with an important strategic position and abundant resources, it is the only reason that a politically unstable weak country will not be beaten. After all, a weak country has no diplomacy or even sovereignty.
2. The kingdom of drugs
The kingdom of drugs mentioned here does not just refer to the proliferation of drugs in Afghanistan, but because Afghanistan is a major drug-producing country. Since 1992, Afghanistan’s total opium production has surpassed Latin America and the Golden Triangle, and it has been awarded the "honor" of the world's largest opium producer.
Especially in 2007, 92% of the non-medicinal opium on the world market came from Afghanistan. (What is non-medicinal opium? Simply put, you don’t need to produce drugs, but these opium are used to make drugs.)
To make opium and sell opium, the most important thing is the raw material. It's a poppy.And Afghanistan, once the largest opium producer, has naturally become one of the largest opium-growing places in the world. And Afghanistan is also the world's largest producer of cannabis. Compared with Afghanistan, Mexico Meals are just errands, and most of Mexico’s products are chemical drugs, that is, chemical drugs such as methamphetamine and K powder. The production of these drugs requires raw materials, and the best raw material is opium with a purity of more than 95%. (Of course, some people will add some other things to the high purity opium, so that the weight of the opium will increase so that you can sell more money, but the purity of the opium will also decrease. This is why we often see in movies The reason for some people’s inspection, apart from fear of fakes, the most important thing is to look at the purity. If the purity is too low, the buyer will lower the price or lose money or make less.)
There are many people in Afghanistan. They grow opium and marijuana, but they can’t do it. It would be difficult for them to survive without growing opium and marijuana. Many people think why they don’t grow food crops? That way you can at least be self-sufficient. But when we think about it, can we all think of something that the local people can't think of? The reasons why opium and hemp are not grown in many places are nothing more than several reasons. In the first case, if there is little land to grow food, it will not be enough to eat; in the second case, there is a lot of land but it is not suitable for growing food at all (the most typical example is the mountainous land in the Golden Triangle area, where there is basically no food to grow. In addition, if the mountain itself does not have a variety of food, it will not be enough to eat. But if you grow opium, the opium will grow very well, so of course people will choose to grow opium and hemp.) The third situation is that the local people have already In an endless loop, they smoke and grow themselves and basically only grow opium and marijuana. And if you want them to grow food, not only will they not be able to use the food in exchange for enough opium to suck, but more importantly, they may basically not grow other food crops. This leads to an endless loop of sucking and growing.
3. The slowly awakening economy on the ruins
We all know that because of the war and turmoil in Afghanistan, not only the wealthy people have suffered severe disasters, but the Afghan economy has been on the verge of collapse several times.The national economy is basically paralyzed, and more than 70% of cities and infrastructure facilities have been destroyed. If you look at any city in Afghanistan from the air, you can basically see the destroyed buildings. After more than 30 years of war and chaos, economic destruction has been exhausted, transportation, communications, industry, education, and agricultural infrastructure have suffered the most severe damage, production and living materials are in short supply, and more than 6 million people have become refugees.
Although Afghanistan is slowly recovering, the roads are damaged, electricity is scarce, prices are rising, and the necessities of life are scarce. Since the establishment of the Afghan government, with the help of United Nations and international non-governmental organizations, it has vigorously restored basic livelihood facilities, resettled refugees returning to Afghanistan, solved water and electricity for residents, increased medical staff training, and restored school education at all levels.
And in recent years, as the US military continues to leave Afghanistan, the national economy of Afghanistan is slowly recovering. Since 2002, the national economy of Afghanistan has shown "low-level rapid growth", and the economy has gradually resumed development. In the 2013/14 fiscal year, the economy grew by 6.4% year-on-year, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 21.2 billion U.S. dollars, a per capita GDP of 720 U.S. dollars, and a total foreign trade of 5.847 billion U.S. dollars. These values are insignificant in our opinion. Many large Chinese companies have assets that are much higher than their median domestic production. Just tell others about China. But for Afghanistan, whose economy has been severely damaged, this is already a pretty good result. Many Afghan refugees now have homes, and many Afghan people have found new jobs, and their lives are slowly getting better. But no matter what, at least they now have a relatively safe environment. They no longer need to be frightened every night, for fear that their whole family will not see the sun the next day.
Because of the post-war and economic impact, the medical coverage of the Afghan people and the ratio of cities enjoying tap water supply are among the lowest in the world. There is a serious shortage of medical staff, especially female medical staff. Because he is unwilling to accept the examination and treatment of male doctors,A female’s access to basic medical care is very low. The mortality rate of children under 5 in Afghanistan is 165‰, and the average life expectancy is 44.5 years. In modern society, this data on mortality and average life expectancy is incredible. It can be said that a war has forcibly beat an Asian country in the world into an African country, and the situation in Afghanistan will not be much better even if it is put in Africa. It really makes people sigh.
4. Afghan women
The most unfortunate thing in the war is the old, young, women and children. Soldiers can still die on the battlefield. And they can only wait for the arrival of the unknown destiny amidst uneasiness. Among these disadvantaged groups, women are the most miserable.
Afghan women themselves are conservative, and Afghan women are basically wrapped from beginning to end. Generally speaking, you will not show your face, and the influence of war will not show your face. After all, looking good during the war years is dangerous, and showing your beauty is even more likely to invite disaster and death.
But who would have thought that Afghan women, who are now tightly wrapped, could just show their face in the air in the past. When there was no war, they also showed charming smiles.
5. Summary
①. After the war, Afghanistan is extremely short of talents, and the illiteracy rate is as high as 65%.
②Although Afghanistan is affected by the war, the overall structure of the media is still there.
③The staple food of the Afghans is flatbread and pilaf , so I won’t introduce any delicacies here. After all, Afghanistan has only just experienced a war. What they need is a steady recovery of the economy when they are not talking about food.
④ Afghans believe in Islam, men and women have different seats, and male and female guests cannot eat in the same room. Always wash your hands before meals, the guests wash first, and the host washes later. When eating, use the tray with your left hand and grab the food with your right hand. The order of meals is to serve the dishes first, the pilaf in the middle, and then the dishes and fruits.
⑤Pashto and Persian are official languages,Other languages include Uzbek, Baluchi, Turkman, etc.
⑥ Islam is widely believed in Afghanistan, with Muslims accounting for about 99%, of which 80% are Sunnis and 19% are Shiites. All Islamic taboos apply to Afghanistan, such as prohibition of alcohol and pork. Therefore, if there are people working in Afghanistan, they should still pay attention to the local religious beliefs and ethnic habits to avoid conflicts.
⑦Afghan people usually greet them by shaking hands or putting their hands on their chests to show respect, and making face-to-face salutes between friends.
⑧ Everyone must have seen Afghan girls from beginning to end in movies or TV. This is because Afghanistan is an Islamic country with conservative clothes. Men should not wear shorts to go to the streets, and women should not wear narrow and revealing clothing. It is best to wear a headscarf.
But now with the overthrow of the Taliban government, the dress of Afghan girls has also begun to become trendy and boldly break free. But for more important occasions together, most of them are traditionally and solemnly worn.
Finally, I hope that people in the world will stay away from war, and that the world will become more and more peaceful.
Finally, I wish you all good health and peace. [Prayer]
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