Landscape of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a mountainous country. The chain of the Hindu Kush divides the country into three geographical areas: the mountains of the Centre, the plains of North and South plateau.
The mountains of the Hindu Kush
The mountainous region of the Hindu Kush, where culminate the highest peaks of Afghanistan, more than 7 500 metres above sea level is notched with deep valleys, forming long scars, powered by torrential rivers.
The plains of the Hindu Kush
To the north of the mountain, located on the plains of the Hindu Kush, watered by the Amu River. They are fertile land where farmers raise flocks of sheep and goats.
The plateau at south
The south is a semi-desert plateau. Rivers across the region give few more fertile valleys like at Helmand. It grows corn, barley, wheat, fruit trees but also and especially hashish and opium. Afghanistan has by the way, recently supplanted Burma as the first producer of Opium in the world.
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