Books
Ali, Sharifah Enayat. Afghanistan. Ref. ed. Tarrytown, NY: Cavendish, 1998.
DS 351.5 .A44 1998
The history, government, economy, geography and culture of this country before the tragic events of 2001.
Anwar, Raja. The Tragedy of Afghanistan: A First-hand Account.
New York: Verso, 1989.
DS371.2 .A59 1989
A memoir of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, which explains the impact and demise of the Soviet Marxist state and the failure of other nations to assist or to intervene.
Fletcher, Arnold. Afghanistan, Highway of Conquest. Ithaca, N.Y.:

Cornell University Press, 1965.
DS 356 .F57
This is a study of the history and especially the political history of Afghanistan from 1747 to 1960. There are chapters on the Afghan people, their ancient history and external influences such as Russia and India.
Foster, Leila M. Afghanistan. New York: Children's Press, 1996.
DS 351.5 .F67 1996
This book provides a well-illustrated view of the country's history, people, places and afghan life.
Mirepoix, Camille. Afghanistan in Pictures. New York, Sterling
Publisher, 1971.
DS 352 .M56
This pictorial study of Afghanistan dates back to the late 1960s and although dated the pictures give an idea of what the country was like during Tamim Ansary's early years. There are sections on the people, history, government and economy.
Supplememtal material to the CNN report Shah travels in Afghanistan.
Ewans, Martin. Afghanistan: a Short History of its People and Politics.
New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
DS 356 .E95 2002

Websites



Afghans 4 Tomorrow
http://www.afghans4tomorrow.com
This non-profit, non-political organization of Afghanistan professionals is dedicated to the reconstruction and development of their country. The site provides progress updates on agriculture, economics, health and Human Services advancement in Afghanistan since the war.

Blood, Peter R., ed. Afghanistan, a Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1997.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
This in-depth study includes history from ancient times to the 1990s, profiles of all the country's ethnic groups, information on gender roles and family in Afghan society and the political history of the country.

Care USA "Afghanistan at the Crossroads."
http://www.careusa.org/newsroom/specialreports/afghanistan/?source=gafg

CIA World Fact Book 2002
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html

Development Gateway "Afghanistan Reconstruction."
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/134111

National Geographic -" Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis"
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/

Nawroz, Mohammad Yahya and Lester W. Grau. "The Soviet War in Afghanistan: History and Harbinger of Future War?" Military Review September/October 1995.
http://www.smallwars.quantico.usmc.mil/search/LessonsLearned/afghanistan/waraf%5B1%5D.asp

U.S. Department of State. Background Note: Afghanistan June 2002.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15426

United States Institute for Peace. The Taliban and Afghanistan Implications for International Action 1998.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/early/sr_afghan.html

People and Culture

Books
Ali, Sharifah Enayat. Afghanistan. New York: Cavendish, Marshall, 1995
DS 351.5 .A44 1998
This book is part of a "Cultures of the World" series and studies the ethnic groups, lifestyles, food, language and customs of the Afghan peoples.


Moss, Joyce and George Wilson. People of the World: The Middle East
and North Africa. Detroit, Gale: 1992.
This book offers profiles of the people of Afghanistan, including the Baluch, the Pushtun and the Hazara. Profiles include an overview of culture, family life, history and traditions.

Websites

Afghan Network - @Culture: Gateway to Afghanistan
http://afghan-network.net/Culture/

"Afghanistan Online"
http://www.afghan-web.com/
This award winning web site is privately held and developed to foster greater understanding about Afghanistan. The site offers information on the history and culture of the country and all kinds of facts arranged by subject.

"Afghanistan the Culture, History, People, the Land, the Politics." Afghan Chamber of Commerce."


Afghanistan 2002
http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/afghanistan/index.html

Afghanistan's Web Site - Culture
http://www.afghanistans.com/Information/People/Culture.htm

Watan Online Network - Culture
http://watanonline2.8m.com/culture.html

Ethnic Groups of Afghanistan

Websites

Ethnic Groups of Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-network.net/Ethnic-Groups/

Ethnolinguistic Groups in Afghanistan (Map)
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/afghanistan_ethnoling_97.jpg

Women in Afghanistan

Books
Bernard, Cheryl.  Veiled Courage: Inside the Afghan Women's
Resistance  New York:  Broadway Books, 2002
HQ 1236.5 .A3 B45 2002

Websites

Afghan Women's Mission
http://afghanwomensmission.org/index.php

Afghanistan News Sources

Websites

Afghan News Network
http://www.myafghan.com/

Afghan American Chamber of Commerce
http://www.a-acc.org/

Afghanistan Online
http://www.afghan-web.com/

Afghanistan Times
http://www.afghandaily.com/

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