Afghanistan
Afghanistan lies in south-central Asia. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Afghanistan trivia questions
Afghanistan is located on which continent?
Answer: Asia
Bonus fact: Afghanistan lies in south-central Asia.
Afghanistan is landlocked, meaning it has no direct access to what?
Answer: Ocean
Bonus fact: It is surrounded entirely by land.
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began after what event?
Answer: September 11 attacks
Bonus fact: Military operations began in October 2001.
Which militant group had used Afghanistan as a base under Taliban protection?
Answer: al-Qaeda
Bonus fact: Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda leaders operated there.
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Answer: Kabul
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Kabul as the capital of Afghanistan.
Which superpower sent troops into Afghanistan in 1979?
Answer: The Soviet Union
Bonus fact: The intervention became one of the longest and most costly conflicts of the late Cold War.
In what year did the last Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan?
Answer: 1989
Bonus fact: The withdrawal ended the direct Soviet military intervention, but Afghanistan's civil war continued.
Uzbekistan is located in which region of Asia?
Answer: Central Asia
Bonus fact: Uzbekistan lies between Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.