Afghanistan
The capital is Kabul of this country of 29,928,987 people. Languages in use Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism. It's climate is arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers. The currency is the afghani and the country has an area of 647,500 km2. It's phone prefix is +93 and the electricity has 220 volts.
Afghanistan Online
Afghanistan Online provides updated news and information on Afghan culture, history,..
www.afghan-web.com
CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan
Features a map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people.
cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html
Wikipedia - Afghanistan
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics,..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Web Site
Afghanistan's Web Site provides updated news and information on Afghanistan including..
www.afghanistans.com
University of Texas Libraries - Afghanistan Maps
Country, city and thematic maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, along..
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/afghanistan.html
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, approximately the size of Texas, is bordered on the north .
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107264.html
Afghanistan (05/06)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,..
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm
Afghanistan - A Country Study
Afghanistan: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
BBC News - Country Profile: Afghanistan
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with..
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm
TheStar.com - Special/Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Clashes with the Taliban forced Canadian troops to .
www.thestar.com/afghanistan
United Nations: Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
"The Afghanistan Compact" development plan is unveiled at London .
www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/afghan2.htm
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Official government portal provides links to ministries, departments, agencies, Consultative..
www.af
Guardian Unlimited Special Report: War in Afghanistan
Breaking news and analysis.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/0,1284,548335,00.html
Afgha.com
An Afghan human rights official says at least 600 of the 1100 violent deaths in southern..
www.afgha.com
Afghanistan in the Yahoo! Directory
Yahoo!
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Human Rights Watch - Afghanistan
Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human..
www.hrw.org/asia/afghanistan.php
Afghanistan News - Breaking World Afghanistan News - The New York ...
World news about Afghanistan.
topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/afghanistan/index.html?inline=nyt-geo
Operation Enduring Freedom: Coalition Fatalities
Nineteen suspected Taliban have been killed in an air strike by US-led troops in Afghanistan,..
www.icasualties.org/oef
USAID - Afghanistan
Years of civil war, compounded by Taliban rule and the worst drought in memory, have..
www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/afghanistan
Afghanistan Peace Organization
News, Music and other resources about and from Afghanistan.
www.afghanistan.org
Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis
Maps and news on crisis in Afghanistan-with maps of attacks, Northern Alliance and..
www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis
Afghanistan Country Analysis Brief
The Country Analysis Briefs (CABs) provide an overview of the energy situation for..
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/afghan.html
Afghanistan current local time from WorldTimeServer.com
Afghanistan - before placing a telephone call or making travel plans for a flight..
www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_AF.aspx
Protecting Canadians | Rebuilding Afghanistan
This Government of Canada site represents Canadians full commitment to rebuild Afghanistan..
www.canada-afghanistan.gc.ca/menu-en.asp
UNDP Afghanistan - UN Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme Afghanistan website provides latest development..
www.undp.org.af
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
RAWA is an independent political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for..
www.rawa.org
The World Bank Group - Afghanistan
Provides country profile, government's national development strategy, Millennium Development..
www.worldbank.org/af
GlobalSecurity.org - Afghanistan Maps
GlobalSecurity.
www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/maps.htm
Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Afghanistan
Independent news from the Balkans, Caucasus and former Soviet Union, in several languages.
www.iwpr.net/afghan_index1.html
CNN.com Specials
AFGHANISTAN Since the late 1970s, the Afghan people have suffered as their country..
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/afghan.section.html