Afghanistan is located in the Middle East, a landlocked nation. It had numerous governments, from communism to totalitarianism. Afghanistan was given independence from United Kingdom on August 19th, 1919. They were, however, conquered by Germany during the Second Great War . When it ended in 1954, it returned as an independent nation, but Soviets wanted it, and began a campaign for it. They influenced Afghanistan to become communist. The Afghan Government has no legislative or judicial branch. The Afghan President makes all the laws.