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The Hindu history of Afghanistan

Map of provinces of Afghanistan

The provinces of Afghanistan. Many of them STILL retain older Sanskrit names:

Balkh = Bahlika
Nangarhar = Nagarahara
Kapisa = Kapisa
Laghman = Lampaka
Kabul = Kubha
Badakhshan = Dvyakshayana
Ghor = Giri
Bamiyan = Varmayana
Wardak = Vartaka

The names of all these places are found in ancient Sanskrit literature.

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