| JALALABAD | City in Afghanistan, capital of the Nangarhar province (9) |
| KABUL | Afghanistan capital (5) |
| HERAT | City in Afghanistan on the banks of the Hari Rud river (5) |
| KANDAHAR | Large city in Afghanistan (pop 650,000), founded in 330 BC (8) |
| BLUESTONE | --------- 42, sitcom about a bombdisposal unit in Afghanistan (9) |
| EVERYBITA | "We are in Afghanistan because this is ____ necessary war" (David Miliband, writing in 2009) |
| HINDUKUSH | A major mountain system of Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Broadly defined, it is some 500 miles (800 km) long and up to 150 miles (240 km) wide. Its highest point is Tirich Mir. |
| BURKAKING | Where to get clothes to go in Afghanistan? |
| WATSON | Doctor who served in Afghanistan and who met his future wife while solving the case of 'The Sign of Four' |
| DARI | The version of the Persian language, Farsi, spoken in Afghanistan (4) |
| SASHA | Army Labrador Retriever which served in Afghanistan and was awarded the Dickin Medal posthumously in |
| LEE | Brother of Walford's who is currently serving with the Army in Afghanistan (3) |
| PASHTO | Pressure to find proof of a fire around good books - you hear this all the time in Afghanistan (6) |
| NATE | This Ramsay Street resident served with the Aussie army in Afghanistan (4,6) |
| AMNESIA | Complaint of men deployed in Afghanistan etc |
| ISTANBUL | Transcontinental city mentioned in Afghanistan bulletins (8) |
| DEFIANT | Bold of French automotive firm to acquire centre in Afghanistan (7) |
| DINAR | Defeated in Afghanistan, Rodney starts to make money in Iraq (5) |
| FARSI | Official language of Iran, also spoken in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (5) |
| APACHE | What kind of helicopter did Prince Harry fly in Afghanistan? (6) |
