Weather, Climate, and Society of Afghanistan
Source:
CIA World Factbook
The diverse nature of Afghanistan’s weather has impacted the country’s
culture and society in many ways. After the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, US troops were faced with
not only the challenge of overcoming the Taliban, but Afghanistan’s weather as well. The climate has also significantly impacted
the production of wheat, a legal crop, and opium, an illegal crop, both of
which have an enormous effect on Afghanistan’s economy and the prosperity of
Afghanis. Additionally, the harsh
weather has made if difficult to develop or even maintain the nation’s
political infrastructure. Even Afghanistan’s diverse population is caused by
and reflective of its unique weather patterns.
Understanding the weather in Afghanistan is important, for without its harsh
and diverse weather, Afghanistan would not encounter the cultural and
societal challenges it faces today.
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Climate
Effect on Infrastructure
Wheat or Opium? Choosing a Legal or Illegal Crop under a
Harsh Climate
The
Diverse Demographic and Weather of Afghanistan
Military
in Afghanistan
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