Afghanistan joined the United Nations as the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and hosts 20 of the UN Country Team's 24 entities
Background
Afghanistan joined the United Nations on 19 November 1946, when it was still the Kingdom of Afghanistan.
The UN's list of Member States records its date of admission as 19-11-1946.
The United Nations Country Team in Afghanistan comprises 24 agencies, funds and programmes.
Twenty of those 24 entities are located in Afghanistan itself.
Afghanistan's UN membership has run unbroken since 1946, through successive changes of government in Kabul.
Date of admission to the UN:
19 November 1946
Name at the time of joining:
Kingdom of Afghanistan
UN Country Team entities:
24 agencies, funds and programmes
Entities located in Afghanistan:
20
Why it matters for exams: The 1946 admission date and the size of the UN Country Team are the two facts most often asked about Afghanistan's place in the UN system.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
UN Country Team United Nations Country Team — All UN agencies, funds and programmes working in one country, under the Resident Coordinator.