Country Studies > Afghanistan > Links

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - (dead link)
"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."

  • Afghan Constitution - (dead link) (Link not working February 2006)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs - (dead link)
  • 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.
  • Donor Assistance Database (DAD) - (dead link)
    "DAD provides a tool for tracking reconstruction and humanitarian projects operating in Afghanistan, where the projects are operating, who finances them, and which organization implements them."
United States Dept. of State

INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict in Afghanistan - (dead link)
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

  • Conflict Prevention, Recovery and Peacebuilding - (dead link)
    • Afghanistan Reconstruction Project - (dead link)
      "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.
      • Geothermal Energy in Afghanistan- Prospects and Potential - (dead link) [.doc]
        By Saba, D. S., Najaf, M. E., Musazai, A. M., and Taraki, S. A.
        "This paper is the first product of the Afghanistan Center for Policy and Development Studies, a policy research institute founded by Afghans in Kabul with the support of the Center on International Cooperation."
    • Afghan Constitution Resource Page - (dead link)
      "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."

Afghan War 1979-1989 - (dead link) (English or Russian)
Sections include: Art of War ; Sounds of War ; Songs of War ; Stories told by Veterans ; Links.
By Vladimir Grigoriev, Veterans of Modern Wars

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"

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

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

Canadian International Development Agency

  • Afghanistan - (dead link)
    Canada's Response to the Humanitarian Crises
    Sections include: Related Links ; Overview ; Stories From the Field ; Photo Gallery.


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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

Educational Resources Focusing on Afghanistan and the Islamic World - (dead link)
Sections include: Lesson Plans ; Geography/Culture ; Maps ; Photo Galleries ; History ; Human Rights ; News ; Afghan Portals ; Explanations of Islam ; Video Links.
Asian Educational Media Service - Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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."

Future Harvest - (dead link)
Science for Food, the Environment and the World's Poor
"...promote awareness and educate the general public and decision makers about the importance of food production and the role of agricultural science in meeting the human and environmental challenges of today and tomorrow."

  • Rebuilding Afghanistan's Agriculture - (dead link)
    "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."

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 - (dead link)
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.

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

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.

Physicians for Human Rights: Afghanistan Resources - (dead link)

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."

University of Texas - Center for Middle Eastern Studies - Afghanistan - (dead link)
Sections include: Arts and Culture ; Business and Economy ; General Information ; Government and Politics ; History and Archaeology ; News ; Relief Organizations.


 



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