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Links
Afghan/Asian Media
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/afgha.htm - A detailed list of the media in Afghanistan
http://www.afgha.com/ - News stories and comments from Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-network.net/News/ - The latest news stories about Afghanistan from around the world
http://www.afghandaily.com/ - A useful website with links to many Asian newspapers
http://www.afghanistannews.net/ - The latest news headlines from Afghanistan
http://www.afghansite.com/ - Interactive website with chat and information about Afghanistan
http://www.afghanmagazine.com/ - An online magazine about Afghanistan
http://www.afghannews.net/ - The latest updates on headlines in Afghanistan
http://www.afghanobserver.com/ - News from Afghanistan including an interesting resources centre
http://www.aopnews.com/ - News headlines as well as links to Afghan and Asian media websites
http://www.azadiradio.org/en/ - The website of Azadi Radio, a major radio station in Afghanistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/ - The Persian BBC website
http://www.bakhtarnews.com/ - The website of the Afghan Bakhtar News Agency
http://biphost.spray.se/haqiqat.darinews/ - Website of Haqiqat, a newspaper in Pashto and Dari
http://kabulpress.org/indexkabul.htm - The website of the Afghan newspaper, Kabul Press
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage - The homepage of the Middle Eastern Al Jazeera network
http://www.e-ariana.com/ - News, cartoons and opinion from Afghanistan
http://www.mapreport.com/countries/afghanistan.html - Various time-lines relating to Afghanistan
http://www.neginasia.com/ - The website of Ava e No, a local newspaper from Heart
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0311/feature2/index.html - Articles, photographs and video clips from the field and National Geographic journalists
http://www.pajhwak.com/index.asp?lng=dar – Articles from Pajhwak, an Afghan newspaper
http://www.payamemojahed.com/ - Articles and information from Payam e Mojahed, a newspaper from Kabul
http://www.southasianmedia.net/News_today.fm?category=frontend&country=Afghanistan – The Afghanistan homepage of the South Asian Free Media Association
Media from the Rest of the World
http://www.afghan-german.de/ - A German website about Afghanistan and Afghans in Germany
http://www.afghan-network.net/News/ - The latest headlines about Afghanistan from around the world
http://www.afghanistan.ru/ - A Russian website covering events in Afghanistan
http://www.alertnet.org/ - Alertnet, giving information about disasters and humanitarian aid
http://www.bassirat.net/ - French website giving news about Afghanistan
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/cat/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/ - Articles about Afghanistan gathered from around the world
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html - The CIA factbook on Afghanistan
http://www.einnews.com/afghanistan/http://www.einnews.com/afghanistan/ - An informative website giving the latest headlines on Afghanistan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/0,,548335,00.html – A special report by the Guardian newspaper on Afghanistan
http://www.insideafghanistan.com/ - Headlines about Afghanistan and links to stories from other Asian countries
http://www.irinnews.org/AsiaFp.asp?SelectRegion=Asia&SelectCountry=Afghanistan – The Afghanistan homepage of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
http://www.irinnews.org/AsiaFp.asp?SelectRegion=Asia&SelectCountry=Afghanistan – A list of news stories about Afghanistan, updated daily
http://www.iwpr.net/?p=arr&s=p&o=-&apc_state=henfarr322772 – The Afghanistan page of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting website
http://www.myafghan.com/ - A comprehensive website providing links to articles about Afghanistan from around the world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm - A profile of Afghanistan by the BBC
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/afghanistan - A site run by yahoo providing multimedia news stories relating to Afghanistan
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=ACOS-635N96&rc=3 – Updates from humanitarian organisations on the crisis in Afghanistan
http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan - News stories from a number of newspapers relating to Afghanistan
http://www.unfpa.org/profile/afghanistan.cfm? – The United Nations Populations Fund website, giving a range of statistics about Afghanistan
http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/4/ - A list of news articles in a variety of languages relating to human rights in Afghanistan
 - An independent magazine dedicated to humanitarian issues, with engaging stories and beautiful photographic images
History of Afghanistan
http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/history.htm - A website providing a record of the different ages of Afghan history
http://www.afghan-web.com/history/ - A website giving an in-depth history of Afghanistan, both recent and ancient
http://www.afghanistans.com/Information/History/Default.htm - A detailed timeline of Afghanistan’s past
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/~rc391/betty/Afghanpage1i.html - A detailed account of the cultural heritage of Afghanistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan - The Wikipedia guide to the history of Afghanistan
The Afghan Government
http://www.actionaid.org/afghanistan/1758_4_2543.html - Details about the Afghan government’s National Emergency Employment Programme
http://www.adf.gov.af/ - A website about the Afghanistan Development Forum, a yearly meeting between the Afghan government and donors
http://www.af/ - The main website of the government of Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-web.com/politics/current_constitution.html - The 2004 constitution of Afghanistan
http://www.afghangovernment.com/ - A website giving information about the government in Afghanistan including past constitutions
http://www.afghanistan-mfa.net/gov.html - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, which lists the cabinet of ministers
http://www.iarcsc.gov.af/about-csc.php?subM=1&pt=2 – The website of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission, the commission responsible for sustaining the civil service in Afghanistan
http://www.idlo.org/afghanlaws/index.htm - The website of the International Development Law Organisation, detailing the different laws in Afghanistan
http://www.irinnews.org/webspecials/opium/intACND.asp - An interview with Mr Mirwais Yasini, the head of the government’s Counter Narcotics Directorate
http://www.nspafghanistan.org/content/index_eng.html - Details of the Government’s National Solidarity Programme, a programme which aims to empower poor communities in Afghanistan
http://www.president.gov.af/default.mspx - The Office of the President’s website
Maps
http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/political_divisions/political_divisions_32.pdf - A map of Afghanistan Administrative Divisions in English
http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/population/population_density_2002.pdf - A map of the population density of Afghanistan in 2002
http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/routh_maps/road_network/road_network.pdf - A route map of Afghanistan
http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/physical/physical_Map_32.pdf - A physical map of Afghanistan
http://www.unama-afg.org/ - A map of Afghanistan Administrative Divisions in Dari
Afghan Search Engines
http://www.afghana.com/ - A detailed web directory covering all aspects of Afghanistan
http://www.alifafghan.com/ - A detailed Afghan web directory with numerous links
http://www.kabulsearch.com/ - An afghan search engine providing cultural links
Academic Reports
http://www.aihrc.org.af/rep_eng_wom_situation_8_march.htm - A report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission on Women in Afghanistan
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/afghanistan/document.do?id=ar&yr=2006 – Amnesty International USA’s 2006 annual report on Afghanistan
http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2005/20050400_cru_paper_barnett.pdf#search=%22reports%20afghanistan%22 – A 2004 report by the Netherlands Institute of International Relations on Prospects for Improved Stability in Afghanistan
http://hdr.undp.org/docs/reports/national/AFG_Afghanistan/afghanistan_2004_en.pdf - The 2004 Human Development Report on Afghanistan by the United Nations Development Programme
http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia_pub&c=afghan – Reports by Human Rights Watch on the subject of Afghanistan
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/afghanistan/ - Human Rights Watch’s special report, Afghan Election Diary, 2005
http://www.icbl.org/lm/2005/afghanistan - A 2005 report on Afghanistan by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RL30588_03172006.pdf - Report by The Congressional Research Service about post-war governance, security and US Policy in Afghanistan
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/sa/8222.htm - Report by the US Department of State on human rights practices in Afghanistan in 2001
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51615.htm - Report by the US Department of State on religious freedom in Afghanistan in 2005
http://www.undp.org.af/about_us/overview_undp_afg/default.htm - The 2006 Annual Report by the United Nations Development Programme
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/afg/2005AfghanistanDrugUseSurvey.pdf - A United Nations report on drug use in Afghanistan in 2005
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr162.pdf#search=%22reports%20afghanistan%22 – Report by the United States Institute of Peace on Afghanistan and it Neighbours, produced in 2006
http://www.watchlist.org/reports/afghanistan.report.php - A 2001 report on Afghanistan by The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
Organisations working for the betterment of Afghanistan
http://www.acpoweb.org/ - The Afghan-Canadian Professionals of Ontario, Canada , an organisation in Canada with the aim of promoting higher education in the Afghan Community
http://www.acsf.af/English/acsfhistory.htm - The Afghan Civil Society Forum, a programme which aims to encourage Afghans to participate in the running of Afghanistan
http://www.acted.org/ -The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, a French organisation working across Asia
http://www.afghan-ri.org/ - Afghanistan Relief International, a Canadian organisation which offers humanitarian relief to Afghans
http://www.afghanaction.com/ - Afghan Action, an organisation which helps young Afghans to support themselves
http://afghancommunityfoundation.org/ - The Afghan Community Foundation, a Georgia-based organisation promoting Afghan heritage and tradition
http://www.afghanconnection.org/index.htm - Afghan Connection, a small organisation providing educational and healthcare aid
http://www.afghangendercafe.org/ -A website dedicated to create a space for people to meet and talk about their experiences working on gender issues, to come together to share ideas, lessons learned and to support each other in a non-hierarchical communication space in Afghanistan.
http://www.afghanistan-libre.org/ - Afghanistan Libre , a French organisation dedicated to the revitalisation and rehabilitation of the education system in Afghanistan
http://www.afghanmed.org/ - The Afghan Medical Tribune, a California-based medical association concerned and involved with health issues in Afghanistan
http://www.afghans4tomorrow.com/ - Afghans 4 Tomorrow, an organisation of Afghan professionals in America
http://www.afghansolidarity.com/ - Afghan Solidarity, an organisation of Afghan Americans
http://www.afghanwomensnetwork.org/ - The Afghan Women’s Network, a network of NGOs working for the empowerment of women in Afghanistan
http://www.arianainteractive.com/apa/index.shtml - The Afghanistan Peace Association, an organisation fighting for peace in Afghanistan
http://www.aihrc.org.af/indexeng.htm - The Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission, which tries to stop human rights breaches in Afghanistan
http://www.awai.org/ - The Afghan Women’s Association, an organisation aiding women in Afghanistan
http://www.baag.org.uk/index.htm - The British Agencies Afghanistan Group, an organisation which aims to inform the public about Afghanistan
http://www.brd.freeola.com/ - The Bureau for Reconstruction and Development, an organisation trying to rebuild and develop Afghanistan
http://www.care.org/careswork/countryprofiles/1.asp? – Details of CARE’s projects in Afghanistan
http://www.christian-aid.org/afghanistan/index.htm - Christian Aid’s homepage on Afghanistan
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1266&l=1 – International Crisis Group, an organisation working for peace in Afghanistan and across the world
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/asia/afghanistan.asp - The Department for International Development’s Afghanistan homepage
http://www.helptheafghanchildren.org/aboutus.html - Help the Afghan Children, an organisation which aims to improve education opportunities in Afghanistan
http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/ww/afghanistan.htm - Marie Stopes International Worldwide, an organisation which aims to improve the health of women in Afghanistan
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/afghanistan/programme.htm - Details of Oxfam’s work in Afghanistan
http://www.parsa-afghanistan.org/ - PARSA, an organisation aiding women and orphans in Kabul
http://www.rawa.org/ - The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, a radical women’s group fighting for rights in Afghanistan
http://www.sak.se/ - Website of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan
http://www.sapweb.org/ - Society of Afghan Professionals, a San Francisco-based organisation providing services to the Afghan Community
http://www.varaafghanistan.org/ - The Voluntary Association for Rehabilitation of Afghanistan, an organisation providing relief in Afghanistan
http://web.amnesty.org/report2004/afg-summary-eng - Amnesty International's latest reports on Afghanistan
http://www.who.int/countries/afg/en/ - The World Health Organisation’s situation reports from Afghanistan
http://www.ympd.0catch.com/ - The Youth Movement for Peace and Democracy, a London-based organisation focused on Afghan politics and history
Coordinating Bodies
http://www.acbar.org/ - The Agency Coordinating Body For Afghan Relief, an organisation which facilitates coordination between NGOs, the UN and the Afghan government
http://www.ancb.org/default.htm - Afghan NGOs Coordination Bureau, an organisation which aims to coordinate the actions of NGOs in Afghanistan
UN and World Bank Programmes
http://www.unama-afg.org/ - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, a programme designed to enforce the process of rebuilding outlined in the Bonne Agreement of 2001
http://www.un.org/Depts/mine/program/afghanis.htm - The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan, a programme run by the UN to reduce the threat of landmines in Afghanistan
http://www.undp.org.af/ - The website of the United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan
http://www.worldbank.org.af/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/AFGHANISTANEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20152008~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:305985,00.html - The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, an organisation set up by the World Bank which aims to support Afghanistan by giving monetary aid
http://www.worldbank.org.af/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/AFGHANISTANEXTN/0,,menuPK:305990~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:305985,00.html – World Bank’s Afghanistan homepage
International Agreements
http://www.afghangovernment.com/AfghanAgreementBonn.htm - A copy of the Bonne Agreement made in December 2001, which agreed on an interim power sharing arrangement in Afghanistan
http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/20060130%20Afghanistan%20Compact%20Final%20Final,0.doc – A copy of the Afghan Compact, an agreement which set out the reconstruction framework of Afghanistan
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/asia/afghanistan/bonn1yr-bck.htm - Human Rights Watch’s response to the Bonne Agreement
General Afghan Culture
http://www.afghan-web.com/ - A website detailing all aspects of Afghanistan and its culture
http://www.sabawoon.com/ - An varied website including news, facts and artwork relating to Afghanistan
http://www.afghanistans.com/ - A website explaining both Afghan news stories and culture
http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/ - A broad website giving details on all aspects of Afghan culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Afghanistan - A brief outline of Afghan culture from Wikipedia
http://www.kabulguide.net/ - The Survival Guide to Kabul, giving advice about all aspects of the city
Nature in Afghanistan
http://www.sitara.com/afghanistan/nature.html - Website detailing plants and animals found in Afghanistan
http://www.osme.org/osmetrip/afghan1.html - A report on a bird-watching trip to Afghanistan
http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/december01_index.php?l=6 – Information on the environment and climate in Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-web.com/weather.html - Weather links for major cities in Afghanistan
http://www.birdlifemed.org/Contries/afghanistan/afghanistan.html - A website detailing the different climates across Afghanistan and the birds that live there
http://www.southtravels.com/asia/afghanistan/weather.html - Website giving information on the weather and climate in Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-web.com/weather.html - Weather links for major cities in Afghanistan
http://www.birdlifemed.org/Contries/afghanistan/afghanistan.html - A website detailing the different climates across Afghanistan and the birds that live there
http://www.osme.org/osmetrip/afghan1.html - A report on a bird-watching trip to Afghanistan
http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/december01_index.php?l=6 – Information on the environment and climate in Afghanistan
http://www.sitara.com/afghanistan/nature.html - Website detailing plants and animals found in Afghanistan
http://www.southtravels.com/asia/afghanistan/weather.html - Website giving information on the weather and climate in Afghanistan
Afghan Artwork
http://www.afghan-web.com/kabul-museum/intro.html - Information about the Kabul museum, which was bombed in 1993
http://www.cpt.org/afghanistan/afghanart.php - A gallery of Afghan art
http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/early.html - A range of early Islamic illustrations
http://www.lukepowell.com/ - The website of photographer Luke Powell, containing many photographs from Afghanistan
http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/FramerT_MAG.aspx?Stat=Portfolio_DocThumb&V=CDocT&E=29YL53UF018&DT=ALB – Photographs of Afghanistan by the photographer Chris Steele-Perkins
http://www.poyi.org/62/wua/murphy_01.php - A website displaying photographer Seamus Murphy’s award-winning collection, Afghanistan 1994-2004: in Search of Peace
Afghan Food
http://asiarecipe.com/afghanistan.html - A website with a variety of Afghan recipes
http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=Afghan – A range of recipes from Afghanistan
http://www.indianfoodsco.com/Newsletter/Afghanistan/afghanistan.html - A website detailing Afghan groceries, recipes and cookbooks
http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART_II/food_history_and_facts/afganistan_cooking/afghan_cooking.html - A website explaining both the culture and food of Afghanistan
http://www.marga.org/food/int/afghanistan/ - Information on how to prepare a typical Afghan menu
Afghan Music and Poetry
http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/poetry/ - A range of poems as well as a list of Afghan poets
http://www.afghanan.net/music/ - A website with many downloadable Afghan tracks
http://www.afghanhits.com/ - A site detailing all genres of music from Afghanistan
http://afghanistanmusic.com/ - A site providing many links to Afghan music websites
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7261/ - Afghan poems written in Farsi and Dari
http://www.virtualafghans.com/culture/poetry/rahman_baba/ - Site about the Afghan poet Abdul Rahman.
Afghan Cinema
http://www.afghancinema.com/ - A detailed site about the film industry in Afghanistan
http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/afghanistan/Directories/Afghanistan_Cultural_Profile/-659.html – Information about Afghan films in the 1960s and 1970s
http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/afghanistan/Directories/Afghanistan_Cultural_Profile/-661.html – Details of contemporary Afghan filmmaking
http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/afghanistan/Directories/Afghanistan_Cultural_Profile/-817.html – A profile of a carpet-maker in Kabul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3995451.stm - An article by the BBC about the first film to be made in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban
http://www.why-war.com/news/2004/02/01/afghanaf.html - An article about the future of the Afghan film industry
Afghan Textiles
http://www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/afghanistan/Directories/Afghanistan_Cultural_Profile/-941.html – Information on the Afghan tradition of tile-making
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/342.html - An article about the booming carpet business in Afghanistan
http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/afghan.htm - Details on rugs and weaving in Afghanistan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5163282.stm -An article by the BBC on the first catwalk show to take place in Afghanistan after the rule of the Taliban
http://www.zarif-royah.com/ - A website about a clothing line designed and produced in Kabul |
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