Afghanistan, officially known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in south central Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north, and China to the north-east.
The country is frequently mentioned throughout the Grand Theft Auto series.
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
General[]
- The War on Terror and Taliban are mentioned in both universes.
3D Universe[]
- Kent Paul's website, the Kent Paul's 80's Nostalgia Zone!, mentions the Soviet–Afghan War.
HD Universe[]
- Michael Klebitz, the brother of Johnny Klebitz, served as a captain in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps in both Afghanistan and Iraq during the 2000s.
- FlyBoy sends a spam e-mail to Huang Lee claiming that FlyUS and NOOSE are giving away free tickets to "rogue states" including Afghanistan.
- One of the currencies listed on www.iwillsurviveitall.com is the Afghan afghani.
- The website Manopause Adventure lists "sandsurf in Afghanistan" as one of the travel experiences.
- On Devin Weston's website, it is mentioned that he flash traded "Afghani junk bonds".