Afghanistan and A Guide - Resources and Review

A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Afghanistan, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Annotated index to newsgroups, mailing lists, maps, news sources and other resources relevant to conflict in Afghanistan.
 
Provides news and background information on Afghanistan. Includes an interactive map offering a number of different views of the country, with details of cities and attacks, ethnic groupings, drought and vegetation, and Northern Alliance, Taliban, and refugee positions.
 
Contains articles, research, editorials, papers, and other documents pertaining to the present situation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Individual resources are selected by academics, policy makers and scientists and include special reports delivered by the United Nations and the latest reports relating to the status of weapons inspections in Iraq. Also contains links to news coverage from around the world, including the Guardian, BBC News, Washington Post, The Observer, Eurasian Insight, and The Global Affairs Commentary.
 
Basic reference information about Afghanistan, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Afghanistan. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion, democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Basic reference information about Afghanistan, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in Asia.
 
A book about Oriental costumes originally published in 1922. Includes images of costumes from Afghanistan, Persia, India, Syria, Morocco, Egypt, China and Japan.
 
A range of information about Afghanistan's economy, geography, politics, women, weather, culture, language, history, sports, flags, plants, animals, movies, and online communities. Also provides general facts about the country such as name changes and population, news resources, books and publications, photos, and a .wav file of the national anthem.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Afghanistan, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
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