What countries border Afghanistan?
Afghanistan borders 6 countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Part of the Southern Asia group in the country borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Afghanistan, the farthest country you can
reach without a sea crossing is Lesotho
— 12 border crossings away.
📏 Closest country by distance: Pakistan — about 580 km (great-circle distance between country centers, coordinates from mledoze/countries).
Countries near Afghanistan
The closest countries to Afghanistan that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Afghanistan's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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