Afghanistan Resources
National
Anthem
BPL Resources
Selected resources held at the Birmingham Public Library:
Afghanistan
Afghanistan -- Description and travel
Afghanistan -- History
Magazine and Journal Articles Online* From EBSCOhost (Alabama Virtual
Library database) find full text articles of magazines, journals, and trade
publications.
Internet Resources
Web link
policy
Comprehensive
Afghanistan: CIA Factbook
Information and resources for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Online News, economy, culture, geography, politics, sports, photo gallery, recipes, plants, animals, and
flags
Afghanpedia.
A resource service of Sabawoon Online which provides information for research papers, articles, general references, and more.
Kabul History
From the Afghan Info Center this site gives historical background on the
development of Kabul.
Business
and Economy
Afghanistan Online: Economy
Geography / Maps
Global Gazetteer - Afghanistan
Map of Afghanistan (overview)
by Jörg Bleimann
News
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Afghanistan
News coverage of Afghanistan's Taliban.
ABYZ
News Links A gateway to newspapers, news media and news sources from
Afghanistan
Radio Afghanistan is a non-profit organization focused on broadcasting and
streaming Afghan music and news.
Politics
Afghanistan Online: Afghan
Politics
Religion
About.com Islam An Internet guide to
Islam, with feature articles, Website guides, and discussion forums. Topics
covered include Islam basics, art, history, law, Muhammad, The Quran, and
more.
The Qur'an The holy book of Islam is the Qur'an (Koran). Learn about it, read it in
various languages, listen to it being recited, download, or search it.
Jihad in Islam
Explore the true meaning of Jihad in Islam, not a "holy war against the
infidel," but rather a constant struggle against evil and oppression.
Travel
Lonely
Planet Guide
Kabul Museum
Women
Plight of the Afghan Woman
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