the taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the important phenomena in contemporary political history of afghanistan, south western asia, middle east and islamic world. taliban initially demanded the unity of the country and elimination of local authoritarian rulers and rogue groups to provide stability in afghanistan. but after the initial successes, they declared their goals as a shari'a -base...

In the last decades, rice yields in South Asian countries grew tremendously in one hand and a noticeable yield fluctuation on the other. The objective of this study was to examine the rice yield distributions, estimate yield risks at country level, and compare risks between five countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Anderson Darling (AD) test was applied to t...

An annotated checklist of Chilopoda from Afghanistan is provided: 16 species (11 genera, 7 families, and 4 orders). Six are known only, five them the type locality only. The data on habitat records distribution within Afghanistan, remarks for each provided.

Afghanistan is a war-ravaged country surrounded by mountainous terrain. Due to the geography and harsh living conditions, people have intermarried among tribes for centuries. The right familial combinations can cause manifestations of genetic linked diseases. Thalassemia major is one of these genetic diseases that are prevalent throughout southwest Asia and Africa. This condition is so severe t...

Afghanistan is a very mountainous country. It offers a big variety of ecological conditions, this means a big variety of vegetation types is covering land surface. These vegetation types are consisting of a high biodiversity, since the floristic influence from various neighbour regions is a considerable factor in floristic and vegetation pattern. On the other hand, Afghanistan is a very dry cou...