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summons Repr Marcantonio to appear before grand jury; discusses case
USSR in Big 5 conf concedes minor point; agrees to proposal that Big 5 consult with each other in advance on matters that any one of them considers subject to veto in council; USSR repr Gromyko in Assembly pol com session says USSR is categorically opposed to any revisions; attack said to have been concentrated on Australian and Cuban proposals for veto curbs; Big 5 to resume special conf on issue; Brit and Chinese proposals submitted by Sec Bevin and Dr Koo noted; chart on veto record in council; shows USSR use at least 8 times
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1946Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.[†]
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36 and 50 million.