Who is the northwestern  neighbor of the country that boarders Iran on the northeast?
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; Turkmen: Türkmenistan/Түркменистан/توركمنستان , ), formerly known as Turkmenia, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
Afghanistan–Pakistan relations Afghanistan–Pakistan relations refers to the bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both neighboring states are Islamic republics, part of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and designated by the United States as major non-NATO allies. Relations between the two countries have been subject to various complexities over the past few decades, by issues related to the Durand Line, the 1978–present war (i.e. Mujahideen, Afghan refugees, Taliban insurgency and border skirmishes), including water and the growing relations of India and Afghanistan.