Afghanistan i \ / æfˈɡænɨstæn \ / ( Persian\/Pashto : افغانستان , Afġānistān ) , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located in Central Asia , South Asia , and is a part of the Greater Middle East .
Afghanistān ( officially called as Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ) ( Pashto : د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوريت , Dari : جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان ) is a country in South Asia .