>Does Afghanistan really *exist*? I mean, as an actual thing, rather than as
>a blank space on the map?
Yes. It was created by King Durrani during the turmoil that beset Iran
after the
assassination of Nadir Shah (1747 AD). Prior to the civil war that began in
1973, Afghanistan was well developed compared to its neighbours (although
with a neighbour like Pakistan, that admittedly isn't too hard).
--Peter Metcalfe
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