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CIA - The World Factbook: Afghanistan - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. |
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Wikipedia - Afghanistan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture. |
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BBC News - Country Profile: Afghanistan - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news. |
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Institute for Afghan Studies - http://institute-for-afghan-studies.org/
Offering coverage of the countries situation, including selected news and documents, a weekly commentary, resources on social, economic, political and other issues of critical importance, an Afghan bibliography, book reviews, mailing list and chat. |
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EurasiaNet's Afghanistan Resource Page - http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/afghanistan/
Links to political, economic, environmental and social web-sites related to Afghanistan. |
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National Geographic: Afghanistan - http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_afghanistan.html
Fast facts along with videos, music clips, photo galleries and navigable, zoomable maps. |
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US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Afghanistan - http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/afghanistan/afghanistan.html
Annotated directory of selected online resources. |
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US Department of State - Afghanistan - http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/af/
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, USAID page, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports. |
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UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Afghanistan - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/asia-oceania/afghanistan
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs. |
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US Library of Congress - Country Study: Afghanistan - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
1997 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security. |
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Afghan Network - http://www.afghan-network.net/
Includes information about Afghanistan. News, music, history, culture, flags, maps, biographies, recipes, photography, poetry, and student discussion board. |
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Afghanistan Research Group - http://bglatzer.de/arg/
Offers articles on the country, reports and other publications for download, external links and information on the Afghanistan Research Group (ARG / ARA). |
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http://afghana.com - http://afghana.com
Directory with sites and information about Afghanistan. Includes chat, forum and a journal. |
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NationMaster - Afghanistan - http://www.nationmaster.com/country/af-afghanistan
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings. |
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Afghanistan Online - http://www.afghan-web.com
News, economy, culture, geography, politics, sports, photo gallery, recipes, plants, animals, and flags. |
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University of Colorado - GovPubs: Afghanistan - http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/afghanistan.htm
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources. |
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Geographic.org - Afghanistan - http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/afghanistan/
Information from 1989-2008 CIA Factbooks, along with national rankings and photos. |
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Safis Web - http://www.zmong-afghanistan.com/afghan.asp
Offers news clippings, articles, information on the country and its people and discussion forum. The entertainment section contains audio and video material, a photo gallery, e-cards and biographies of poets. |
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CIC Cultural Profile Project: Afghanistan - http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/afghanistan/
Overview of Afghan life includes landscape and climate, family life, work, recreation, arts and literature, history and education. Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. |
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SouthAsia.net - Afghanistan - http://www.southasia.net/Afghanistan/
Deals with the Afghani culture, people, politics, net links, and history. |