Afghanistan is a place.
Afghanistan . Its territory covers 652,000 km2 , making it the 41st largest country in the world . The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires .