Afghanistan is located in the heart of every U.S. strategy for Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, thus, America’s long-term goals in Asia are achievable through Afghanistan.

Central Asia is west of China, south of Russia, and north of Afghanistan. I'm content to leave this question alone for now and ever more since hardly any in the western world seem to agree. Afghanistan - Central Asia or South Asia ? Japan, South Korea, the European Union and the United States are in the best position to initiate the change, by recognizing Afghanistan as a full member of their Central Asia consultative processes. A landlocked mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest, Afghanistan is located at the crossroads of South Asia and Central Asia. It's a country that has been marred by religious extremism for two decades. Afghanistan (/ æ f ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ s t æ n, - ɡ ɑː n ɪ s t ɑː n / ( listen); Pashto/Dari: افغانستان ‬, Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, ab-], Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. Afghanistan (/ æ f ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ s t æ n, - ɡ ɑː n ɪ s t ɑː n / ( listen); Pashto/Dari: افغانستان ‬, Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, ab-], Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

Central Asia is a region which stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. I wrote recently on a closely related question. The region consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. But now — Afghanistan plans to renovate Hindu Temples and Sikh Gurudwaras. Central Asia is politically divided into five countries: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. A new electricity transmission system, to connect Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Afghanistan and Pakistan, called CASA-1000, would help make the most efficient use of clean hydropower resources in Central Asia by enabling them to transfer and sell their electricity surplus to the deficient countries in South Asia. South Central Asia Population History / South Central Asia Population Projections World Population Prospects (Region Definitions) World Population Prospects (2017 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.

Many of the countries that make up South and Central Asia are quite young: Pakistan and India became independent countries in 1947, Bangladesh followed in 1971, and Kazakhstan and its neighbors emerged as independent countries after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is becoming clear that Afghanistan is increasingly an integral part of South Asia. However, this part of the world does not lack history. The country's highest point is … In short, there are valid reasons for considering Afghanistan to be part of Central Asia. It may not feature in the “official” categorisation of South Asian states (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), but it impacts the two most important states of the region, Pakistan and India. I repeat the answer below. «Afghanistan is looking forward eagerly to connect both Central and South Asia through energy. It will get benefited from its geostrategic location by reviving the ancient Silk Road in the form of energy», – independent researcher Mohammad Idrees notes in his article written for the analytical platform cabar.asia. Japan, South Korea, the European Union and the United States are in the best position to initiate the change, by recognizing Afghanistan as a full member of their Central Asia consultative processes. As afghan! Crime and Safety Report Report ... Afghanistan Mazar-e Sharif. Discussion in 'Central & South Asia' started by Gandhi G in da house, May 4, 2019. India's most cherished neighbour — Afghanistan is embracing some inclusive changes.