The Avesta is believed to have been composed possibly as early as 1800 BC and written in ancient Ariana (Aryana), the earliest name of Afghanistan which indicates an early link with today's Iranian tribes to the west, or adjacent regions in Central Asia or northeastern Iran in the 6th century BC.
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Archaeological exploration of the pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan began in Afghanistan in earnest after World War II and proceeded until the late 1970s when the nation was invaded by the Soviet Union.
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Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria, University of California Press (March, 1999) Kriwaczek, Paul.
Urbanized culture has existed in the land from between 3000 and 2000 BC.
Urban civilization, which includes modern-day Afghanistan, North India, and Pakistan, may have begun as early as 3000 to 2000 BC.
There are several smaller IVC colonies to be found in Afghanistan. ==Aryan expansion into Mesopotamia and the Medean rule (1500 BC–551 BC)== Between 2000–1200 BC, a branch of Indo-European-speaking tribes known as the Aryans began migrating into the region.
They survived until 2001, when they were destroyed by the Taliban.
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Manuscripts and fragments that have survived from this monastery's collection include well-known Buddhist texts such as the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (from the Āgamas), the Diamond Sūtra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā), the Medicine Buddha Sūtra, and the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra. In 2010, reports stated that about 42 Buddhist relics have been discovered in the Logar Province of Afghanistan, which is south of Kabul.
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