Northeastern Afghanistan

E701921

geographic region

Northeastern Afghanistan is a mountainous, predominantly Tajik-inhabited region that has been a key center of political and military activity, especially for mujahideen and later anti-Taliban forces.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Northeastern Afghanistan canonical	2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ
borders	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	continental ⓘ
climateFeature	cold winters ⓘ mild to warm summers ⓘ
contains	Badakhshan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Baghlan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Kush mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunduz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuristan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamir Mountains (Afghan section) NERFINISHED ⓘ Panjshir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Takhar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakhan Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
economicActivity	animal husbandry ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ trade via cross-border routes ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Hazaras NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyz (in Wakhan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuristanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajiks NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbeks NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicMajority	Tajiks NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Afghan Civil War (1990s) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	center of mujahideen resistance during Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ stronghold of anti-Taliban Northern Alliance ⓘ
language	Dari Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajik Persian (varieties) ⓘ Uzbek NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ South-Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRiver	Amu Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokcha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Panj River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableForce	Jamiat-e Islami NERFINISHED ⓘ Shura-e Nazar NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeaderAssociated	Ahmad Shah Massoud NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Greater Khorasan (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionMajority	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	access route to China via Wakhan Corridor ⓘ base area for anti-Taliban forces ⓘ corridor linking Afghanistan with Tajikistan ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ⓘ valleys ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jamiat-e Islami → regionOfActivity → Northeastern Afghanistan ⓘ

Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar Province, Afghanistan → locatedIn → Northeastern Afghanistan ⓘ

subject surface form: Khwaja Bahauddin