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Article: Playgrounds for peace: places to play in Afghanistan mean more than just slides and swings.
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- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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(Editor's note: The following account is based on the author's experience while stationed in Afghanistan in 2003.)
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, located in the heart of Central Asia, has an area of 251,825 square miles (slightly smaller than the state of Texas) and is completely landlocked. Afghanistan has an estimated population of 28 million people. The capital of Afghanistan, and its largest populated city, is Kabul, located in the east-central part of the country at an altitude of about 5,900 feet.
The current boundaries of Afghanistan were established in the late 19th century in the context of rivalry with Britain and Russia. Within the last ...