Afghanistan

Afghanistan, a land-lacked country in south-western Asia, covers an area of 652,225 km2, and almost 75% of the land is mountainous. The highest peak is Istora Nol at 24,458 feet a.s.l. The climate is best described as generally semi-arid steppe, with very wide regional variations; the climate varies distinctly between lowlands and highlands. In the mountainous north-east there are dry extremely cold winters with temperatures falling to as low as –14.8°F in the Hindu Kush. In the desert in the south-west, there is less than 3 inches of rainfall annually and summer temperatures can exceed 95°F in that area. The major cities and towns in Afghanistan ...  Read the complete review

Stoning to death and public hangings will take place in Afghanistan, under its NEW government. Cherie Blair and Herr Blair take note of that. According to the Sydney Morning Herald 28/12/01, Afghanistan's NEW Justice Minister Abdul Rahim Karimi said on 27/12/01 that Afghanistan's NEW government will impose Sharia Islamic law. Judge Ahamat Ullha Zarif told AFP (news agency) that PUBLIC EXECUTIONS AND AMPUTATIONS would CONTINUE....Adulterers would still be STONED TO DEATH. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Afghanistan was once a fairly reasonable place. 1970's Afghanistan: think of music that could be ...  Read the complete review