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Afghanistan: A Critical Battle in the Country’s Culture War Looms
BY DEIRDRE TYNAN
On the battlefields of southern and eastern Afghanistan, Islamic insurgents are struggling to persevere in the face of the formidable firepower of NATO and American forces. In the country’s culture war, however, religious radicals are poised to achieve a spectacular victory, according to two self-styled free speech advocates.

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Area: 647,500 sq km (250,001 sq mi)
Population: 28,513,677
Capital: Kabul
President: Hamid Karzai
Religion: Muslim
Life Expectancy: 42.46
GDP per capita: $700
 
 
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