Afghanistan Links & General Resources

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
"This central website of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan provides information on Afghanistan's National Budget, the Government's Donor Assistance Database, and on major international conferences on Afghan reconstruction."

• Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan
• Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development
• Afghanistan Development Forum 2005
  "This meeting was an opportunity for the international community and for the Afghan government to sit together and to discuss the main features of the new partnership, that we take the Afghan process into a new phase, a long term phase, of consolidation of peace and of fulfillment of the many expectations." -- United Nations.
• Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)
  Sections include: Documents ; Presentations ; Links ; Reports ; Online Tools.

United States Dept. of State

• Rebuilding Afghanistan
  Sections include: Washington File ; News ; Issues in Depth ; Key Documents ; Related Issues ; Photo Galleries ; Resources
  • Afghan Women
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2003 - Afghanistan (February 2004)

INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict in Afghanistan
Sections include: Prime Sources ; Email Lists and Newsgroups ; News Sources ; Articles and Reports ; Various Sources ; Maps ; NGO's ; Sources Which Cover Every Country in the World.

Hunting bin Laden
"Investigating Osama Bin Laden, His Network, and His Role Terrorist Attacks on America." Includes an interview with Bin Laden.
Website to accompany PBS Frontline Special

University of California, Berkeley Library - Afghanistan and the U.S.: Selected Internet Resources
"Selected Internet Resources."
Sections include: General Information ; Rebuilding Afghanistan ; Political Parties & Groups ; Government Statements ; Voices of Peace ; Research & Analysis ; Effects of the US War ; Human Rights ; al-Qa'ida & Osama bin Laden ; Taliban ; Afghans in Diaspora ; News Sources & Online Journals.
By Vanessa Tait

New York University - Center on International Cooperation

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  "The Afghanistan Reconstruction Project (ARP) carries out research and public education about selected issues related to the rebuilding of Afghanistan's institutions, society, and economy. The project supports efforts by the Afghan government, Afghan civil society, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and donors to carry out a more effective reconstruction mission based on the Bonn Agreement focused on Afghan ownership.
• Afghan Constitution Resource Page
  "See below for commentaries and documents on the drafting of a new construction for Afghanistan. These include options papers commissioned by CIC's Afghanistan Reconstruction Project. In most cases, the original paper is in English. Translations into Dari and Pashto are posted as they become available."

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Afgha.com (English or French)
News.
"...dedicated to providing the public with up-to-date, accurate, and both factual and opinionated information about everything related to Afghanistan."

Afghana!
"...is the first Afghan Search Engine and Web Directory. The Web Portal provides information on issues concerning Afghanistan and it's people to Afghans and non-Afghans. It is a gateway to Afghan culture, business, history, sports, media, news, government, tourism, art, literature, magazines, music, etc."

Afghanistan for kids
Sections include: Colorful Kabul ; Counting Fun ; An Afghan ; Speakeasy ; Mullah Nasrudin ; Stories ; Afghan Food ; Afghan Clothing ; Photo Album ; For Older Readers.
By Profs Alleen and Don Nilsen, Arizona State University

United States Institute of Peace - Library

• Afghanistan Links
  Sections include: General Resources ; Islamic Area Studies ; Maps and Guides ; Media and News Sources ; Political Resources and Organizations.

Artists Network of Refuse & Resist
"Artists dedicated to creating a Culture of Resistance"

• The Storm over "John Walker's Blues" (August 2002)

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
"is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific."
Sections include: News & Events ; Opportunities ; Regions & Countries ; Projects ; Economics & Statistics ; Financial Resources ; Publications.

• Afghanistan
  Includes: Annual Country Report ; Country Strategy and Program ; Economic Trends and Prospects ; News ; Reports and Articles ; Projects ; Poverty Statistics ; Links ; Photo Gallery.

AsiaSource - Afghanistan

• An Expert's View: Barnett Rubin on Afghanistan
• Building Peace and Civil Society in Afghanistan [.pdf]
  A report from the Asia Society and the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs.

BBC News Country Profiles - Afghanistan
Sections include: Timeline ; Overview ; Facts ; Leaders ; Media ; Background ; Links.

Canadian International Development Agency

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CNN.com Specials - Afghanistan: War and Transition
Sections include: Before The 'War On Terror' ; U.S.-Led Military Campaign ; Revolution & Rebuilding ; The Future.

Columbia Encyclopedia - Afghanistan
Sixth ed., 2001-2005.
Published online by Bartleby.com

EurasiaNet
"...provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The web site also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews, book reviews and a discussion forum."

• Afghanistan Resource Page

• Rebuilding Afghanistan's Agriculture
  "Members of a unique, science-based consortium called the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan have come together to harness the best of agricultural research in order to help Afghanistan revive its once-thriving farming sector and move toward food self-sufficiency by 2007."

Institute for Afghan Studies
"...is a non-profit, non-political and independent organization, founded and run by young Afghan scholars from around the globe. The mission of the Institute is to be a center for research and a credible source of information about Afghanistan."

• Afghan-News Listserver
• An Introduction of the Taliban
  By Kawun Kakar, Institute for Afghan Studies, Fall 2000.
• Statement by the Institute in the Aftermath of the September 11 Terror Attacks

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
ICRC Activities - Afghanistan

International Crisis Group - Security in Afghanistan
Sections include: Elections ; What Needs to be Done ; Background ; Analysis ; News & Other Reporting ; Documents ; Maps & Statistics ; What You Can Do ; What Crisis Group Does.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Crisis in the East: Useful Links
Sections include: Red Cross/Red Crescent ; General Sitreps & Inter-agency Coordination ; General Background Resources ; Country and Population Facts & Indicators ; Maps and Images ; News Resources ; International Organizations.

• Afghan Red Crescent Society
• Field Operations in Afghanistan

Jewish Communities of the World - Jews of Afghanistan
Information on the last two Jews in Afghanistan
By Harry Leichter

www.kabulonline.com
General portal to Afghanistan

The Languages of Afghanistan
Brief information on some of the roughly 45 languages currently spoken in Afghanistan.
Ethnologue report for Afghanistan

National Geographic Online

• Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis
  Sections include: Interactive Map ; News ; Background ; Education ; Community ; In Our Store.
• Bibliography: National Geographic Resources on Afghanistan, Terrorist Attacks, More
• Webcast: Experts on Afghanistan and Mideast Post-September 11, 2001

PBS FRONTLINE - Return of the Taliban
Companion website to the October 2006 broadcast.
"FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith returns to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and presents a rare look inside this secret sanctuary..."
Sections include: Watch Full Program ; Pakistan: Jihad's Seedbed ; Inside the Lawless Tribal Areas ; The Region's New Fighters ; Interviews ; Readings & Links ; Transcript ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - P.O.V. - Afghanistan Year 1380
The PBS web site for the Independent film by Fabrizio Lazzaretti & Alberto Vendemmiati.
"In the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon the plight of ordinary Afghans is seen through the prism of the independent medical relief group, Emergency...is an extraordinary record of war and humanitarian activism. It is an apt reminder that modern war is most brutal for the young and helpless."
Sections includes: Emergency ; Legacies of War ; Behind the Lens ; Talking Back ; Get Involved.

PBS The Online NewsHour - Afghanistan and the War on Terror
Sections include: News ; Reports ; Profiles ; Resources ; Interactive ; For Students & Teachers.

Political Resources on the Net - Afghanistan
Sections include: Parties & Organizations ; Government ; Media

rebuild-afghanistan.com
"A virtual place to discuss collaborate and add new ideas in regard to rebuilding of Afghanistan ... main goal is to give all proceedings in regard to rebuilding of Afghanistan an organized face. This way, the impact will be far more effective."

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
"...as an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan."