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Afghanistan ranks 2,499th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Holloway, London, Sidon, and Malibu, California. Memorable people born in Afghanistan include Bairam Khan, Tahir ibn Husayn, and Amr ibn al-Layth. Memorable people who died in Afghanistan include Jalaluddin Haqqani, Pir Muhammad, and Hamza bin Laden. Afghanistan has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many extremists and politicians. Afghanistan is located in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's largest city and serves as its capital. According to the World Population review, as of 2021, Afghanistan's population is 40.2 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 0 and 1988, Afghanistan was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Bairam Khan, Tahir ibn Husayn, and Amr ibn al-Layth. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Afghanistan including Jalaluddin Haqqani, Pir Muhammad, and Hamza bin Laden.

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Most individuals born in present day Afghanistan were politicians (5) and soccer players (1),  while most who died were extremists (2) and politicians (1).