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Afghanistan is a country often in the headlines for bad news - but it鈥檚 also a nation that refuses to be defined by the security challenges and violence that it faces.

In this 麻豆社 Minute series we鈥檙e exploring five things you might not know about the country - including the sports that have surged in popularity since the end of the Taliban鈥檚 rule in 2001.

Sana Safi, an Afghan journalist and presenter for 麻豆社 Pashto has been talking to 麻豆社 Minute鈥檚 Tom Bayly.

(Photo: Afghan girls play cricket in Herat on September 2, 2013. Credit: Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images)