Afghanistan

2. Major Afghan language
4. What does the ending word –stan mean in English
5. Sits behind two of the creators of this crossword, though she is from 11b.
6. Countries from this alliance invaded Afghanistan
7. Most of Afghanistan is a _____ desert
8. This country lost 2402 soldiers fighting in Afghanistan
10. Afghanistan has the nickname “graveyard of ________________”
12. What country invaded Afghanistan in 1978.
13. Afghanistan has a competitive team in this sport and participates in world events.
18. President of Afghanistan
20. The US spent two of these to fight a war in Afghanistan since 9/11
22. This great conquered Afghanistan, and died undefeated
23. Brags about having the highest mark in math.
26. Most recent conquerors of Afghanistan
28. 159 of this country’s soldiers died fighting in Afghanistan.
29. Are there more of less than 75000 Afghanis in Canada?
32. They are discriminated against in Afghanistan
33. This Afghan is the currency of Afghanistan
35. The number of million people displaced by war.
36. Number of churches in Afghanistan

1. Only religion allowed in Afghanistan
3. The number of times Afghanistan’s flag has changed.
5. In 1978 Afghanistan become _______________.
9. Hangs out with “she helped create this crossword”
11. What does the word Taliban mean in English?
14. 53 soldiers from this country died in Afghanistan.
15. Holds the record for being told to “hit the road”
16. She helped create this crossword
17. 302 __________ soldiers lost limbs in Afghanistan.
19. Country to the west of Afghanistan
21. Important export from Afghanistan, though illegal in many countries
23. The song said this about NYC
24. City in Texas is spelled not like this.
25. Capital city.
27. The _____ Mosque is an iconic site in Afghanistan.
30. His name rhymes with that of a recent US president, but he hid out in Afghanistan
31. Uzbekistan lies to the ____________?
34. Dimaras is a ______ name.