This is the 5025th most frequent Chinese word.
阿富汗
Afghanistan.
Here, '阿富汗' is used as a proper noun to refer to the nation of Afghanistan.
阿富汗是一个地处亚洲的国家。
Afghanistan is a country located in Asia.
In this context, '阿富汗' is used attributively to describe aspects related to Afghanistan, such as its culture.
我最近读了一篇关于阿富汗文化的文章。
I recently read an article about Afghan culture.
Here, '阿富汗' is again used as a proper noun referring to the geographical attributes of Afghanistan.