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Afghanistan: New UN Troubleshooter Aims to Improve Reconstruction Coordination
BY RICHARD WEITZ
The recent Taliban attack on a military parade in Kabul is prompting foreign experts to rethink the degree of stabilization progress achieved by the Afghan government.

ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 647,500 sq km (250,001 sq mi)
Population: 28,513,677
Capital: Kabul
President: Hamid Karzai
Religion: Muslim
Life Expectancy: 42.46
GDP per capita: $700
 
 
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