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Are you a student doing research on Afghanistan? Are you a teacher looking for resources for your students? Look no further!

Find out more about the Government of Canada's role in Afghanistan, including information about development projects and humanitarian aid, by exploring the following:

If you want to host the photo exhibit, Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes 2010, or if you want to have a development project officer/manager come to your school and talk about their experiences in Afghanistan, please contact us at info.afghanistan@international.gc.ca.

Declaring land in Afghanistan free of mines

As a follow-up to the June 2009 podcast entitled Landmines in Afghanistan this new podcast presents the work of a deminer. It explains the demining process and the importance of mine risk education. Learn about progress achieved and how Canada and the international community have helped release land back to Afghans as free of mines.

Download the video or the transcript.

Quick Facts about Afghanistan

34 provinces in Afghanistan are an area about the size of Alberta.
Pashto and Dari are the official languages of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan won its first Olympic medal - a bronze - in tae-kwon-do at the 2008 Summer Games.
Afghanistan is the first country in the world to use a new bivalent polio vaccine, which provides protection against two strains of the disease in a single dose.