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region, Afghanistan
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The northern plains of Afghanistan are a region of extremely rich, fertile, loesslike soils. This area, north of the central highlands, stretches from the Iranian border to the foothills of the Pamirs near Tajikistan. It is part of the larger Central Asian Steppe and is intensively cultivated and densely populated. The region is also rich in mineral resources, including natural gas. The Hindu Kush mountain range divides Afghanistan into northern and southern regions.123

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  1. Afghanistan - Soils
  2. Afghanistan - Physiographic regions
  3. Afghanistan - Ethnic groups
  4. Afghanistan - Languages of Afghanistan
  5. Afghanistan - Prehistory
  6. Afghanistan - Economic collapse
  7. Afghanistan - The Kushāns
  8. Afghanistan - Labour and taxation

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