Following the initial invasion of the country by US and British troops, a second operation was launched, now by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which was established by the United Nations Security Council in late June. December 2001 to secure Kabul…
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Daud’s regime The 17 of July of 1973 was overthrown the monarchy 40 years of Mohamed Zahid Shah. The then Prime Minister, Mohamed Daud, proclaimed the Republic and became President. Socialist revolution and Soviet aid In 1978, a Revolution, led by the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA),…
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First residents The first settlers of present-day Afghanistan date from the Middle Palaeolithic. The first cities would appear with the Sortugai culture in the 4th century BC. n. and. From the second century on, various Iranian and Aryan tribes settled on Afghan soil and later, Cyrus the…
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in central Asia. It borders Pakistan to the south and east, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north, and the People’s Republic of China to the northeast through the Wakhan corridor. It has been ravaged by wars…
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Turkey has numerous, although not always huge, mineral deposits. It was precisely the exploitation of underground resources that gave rise to the industrialization of the country in the 1930s. As for energy minerals, coal is extracted in the Ereğli-Zonguldak area,…
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GETTING THERE Arriving by plane Oman’s national airline is Oman Air (WY) (Internet: www.oman-air.com), with which there are direct flights from Frankfurt (daily), Munich (daily) and Zurich to Muscat. Swiss International Airlines (LX) connects Zurich with Muscat via Dubai. According…
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GENERAL Official name of the state Sultanate of Oman. Capital Nutmeg. Geography According to a2zgov, Oman borders the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen to the west. The Musandam Peninsula is a coastal enclave in the…
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ECONOMY Business etiquette Suit or costume are appropriate. Almost all business people speak French or English. Appointments are required. Business cards are welcome, if possible with an Arabic translation on the back. Business discussions in Arab countries are often held…
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GENERAL Official name of the state Syrian Arab Republic. Capital Damascus. Geography According to areacodesexplorer, Syria borders the Mediterranean Sea and Lebanon to the west, Israel and Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east and Turkey to the north….
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No internet and no television! Imagine you didn’t have internet? No chats, no information for the presentation and no online games. And no cell phone. It was like that in Bhutan for a long time. Up until 50 years ago,…
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