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___MASK41___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK41___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population of approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Kabul ( Pashto /) is the capital of ___MASK41___ as well as its largest city , located in the eastern section of the country . According to a 2015 estimate , the population of the city was around 3 , 678 , 033 which includes all the major ethnic groups . Rapid urbanization had made Kabul the world ' s 64th largest city and the fifth fastest - growing city in the world . ___MASK28___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in Central Asia , bordered by ___MASK60___ to the northwest , Uzbekistan to the north and east , ___MASK41___ to the southeast , Iran to the south and southwest , and the Caspian Sea to the west . Pashtun Kot ( Kowt ) district is located in the center of Faryab Province southeast from Maymana . The district center Pashtun Kot is a suburb of Maymana ( 35 . 91167 ° N 64 . 78667 ° E , 907 m altitude ) . The population is 277 , 000 ( 2002 ) with an ethnic composition of 5 % Pashtun , 30 % Tajik and 65 % Uzbek . Between 24 April and 7 May 2014 , flash flooding from heavy rainfall resulted in the destruction of public facilities , roads , and agricultural land . Assessment findings reported 319 families in total were affected , 6 people died , 517 livestock were killed , 350 gardens were damaged / destroyed , and 524 Jeribs of agricultural land was damaged / destroyed in Kata Qala , Nadir Abad , Nawe Khoshk , Chakab . Faryab is one of the thirty - four provinces of ___MASK41___ , which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan . It has a population of about 948 , 000 , which is multi - ethnic and mostly a tribal society . The province encompasses 15 districts and over 1 , 000 villages . The capital of Faryab province is Maymana . Maymana , Meymaneh or Maimana ( Uzbek , Pashto , Persian :  ) is the capital of Faryab province , northern ___MASK41___ , near the Turkmenistan border . It is approximately 400 km northwest of the Afghan capital Kabul .