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	Afghanistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Afghanistan is a mosaic of ethnic groups and cultures, and a crossroads between east and west.
		Afghanistan faces numerous problems, ranging from its devastated economy, the return of millions of refugees, continued warlordism, drug trafficking, and a new government that is struggling with the political forces trying to define the sort of country Afghanistan will become in the 21st century.
		Afghanistan is a land-locked mountainous country, with plains in the north and southwest.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Afghanistan (4940 words)

	Afghanistan
		Afghanistan (افغانستان in Dari (Persian) and Pashtu (Afghan)) is a country in Central/Southwest Asia.
		The Afghanistan nation-state as it is known today came into existence in 1746 under the Durrani Empire, but control was ceded to the United Kingdom until King Amanullah acceded to throne in 1919.
		Afghanistan is an extremely poor country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/a/af/afghanistan.html (1610 words)

	Afghanistan
		Afghanistan is a mountainous country, although there are plains in the north and southwest.
		Main article: Education in Afghanistan[?] In the spring of 2003, it was estimated that 30% of Afghanistan's 7,000 schools had been seriously damaged during more than two decades of Soviet occupation, civil war and Taliban rule.
		The last period of stability in Afghanistan lay between 1933 and 1973, when the country was under the rule of King Zahir Shah.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/af/Afghan.html (1707 words)

	Demographics of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Demographics of Afghanistan are ethnically and linguistically mixed.
		A related group in Afghanistan known as the Farsiwan are often affiliated with the Tajiks, but are generally of the Shia sect and are basically almost identical to the Persians of Iran.
		The Uzbeks of Afghanistan are usually bilingual, fluent in both Persian and Uzbek.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Afghanistan (1903 words)

	Afghanistan - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Islamic State of Afghanistan (افغانستان in Persian and Pashto) is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
		The ruler of Afghanistan belonged to the Abdali tribal group, whose name was changed to Dorrani on the accession of Ahmad Shah.
		Opposition against the new Communist government was immense, and with the government in danger of collapse, the Soviet Union invaded on December 24, 1979.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Afghanistan (1335 words)

	Press Backgrounder: Afghanistan: Ethnically-Motivated Abuses Against Civilians (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, ...
		Afghanistan's demographics have fluctuated over the years as a result of refugee flows, but ethnic Pashtuns are presently thought to account for about 38 percent of the total population and constitute a large majority in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
		Although the Taliban's rapid military expansion through central and northern Afghanistan between 1996 and 1998 entailed coopting ethnic Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek militia commanders, the Taliban's power is concentrated in the southern, largely Pashtun city of Kandahar and the predominantly Pashtun provinces surrounding it.
		While none of the major armed factions in Afghanistan have a clean record on the treatment of civilians in areas under their control, the Taliban have exhibited a consistent pattern of persecuting ethnic and religious minorities whom they view as contesting their rule.
	www.hrw.org /backgrounder/asia/afghan-bck1006.htm (2028 words)

	Top20Afghanistan.com - Your Top20 Guide to Afghanistan!
		Afghanistan is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest.
		Afghanistan is an extremely poor country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising but most people only farm enough food to feed themselves.
		International efforts to rebuild Afghanistan lead to the formulation of the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA), as a result of the December 2001 Bonn Agreement, and later addressed at the Tokyo Donors Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in January 2002, where $4.5 billion was collected for a trust fund to be administered by the World Bank Group.
	top20afghanistan.com (2761 words)

	Afghanistan Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		Afghanistan, republic (250,775 sq mi/649,507 sq km; 1991 estimated population 15,000,000; 2004 estimated population 28,513,677), S central Asia, bordered by Iran on the W; by Pakistan on the E and S; and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on the N; (cap.) Kabul.
		During his rule the status of Afghanistan became an international problem, as Britain and Russia contested for influence in central Asia, resulting in the First Afghan War (1838–1842) between the British and the Afghans.
		In great-power relations, Afghanistan was neutral until the late 1970s, receiving aid from both the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Afghanistan.html (1650 words)

	Politics of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The politics of Afghanistan are complex and confusing.
		The Taliban declared the legitimate government of Afghanistan; however the continued to recognize the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani.
		United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (http://www.unama-afg.org/) was established in March 2003 "in effort to integrate all UN activities in There are some 16 UN agencies in country working together with their Afghan government and with national and international NGO partners the site indicates.
	www.freeglossary.com /Afghanistan/Government (1869 words)

	Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afghanistan (officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Dari: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia.
		Between 2000 and 1200 BC, waves of Indo-European-speaking Aryans are thought to have flooded into modern-day Afghanistan, setting up a nation that became known as Aryānām Xšaθra, or "Land of the Aryans." Zoroastrianism is speculated to have possibly originated in Afghanistan between 1800 to 800 BC.
		Avicenna, who travelled to Isfahan later in life to establish a medical school there, is known by some scholars as "the father of modern medicine".
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Afghanistan (4818 words)

	No, we can't have nice things \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Leaders of a south-east Afghanistan tribe have told its members they must vote for Hamid Karzai in presidential polls or their houses will be burned.
		Afghanistan's opium poppy crop is at a record level.
		Afghanistan actually does have a parliamentary tradition; the first king of Afghanistan was elected by a council (feudal council of random warlords, but that's what was going on in Poland at the time also).
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/36150 (6417 words)

	Afghanistan news from InsideMIddleEast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		AP - The top U.S. operational commander in Afghanistan on Saturday told hundreds of troops at a Veterans Day memorial that American forces are preserving freedom from terrorism just as World War II veterans preserved freedom in Europe and Asia.
		AP - The nation's citizen soldiers, already strained by long tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be tapped again under new plans being developed by the Pentagon.
		Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by war and civil strife, with intermittent periods of relative calm and stability.
	www.insideafghanistan.com (885 words)

	More Info on afghanistan - - afganistan - - afghnistan
		Afghanistan said it was grateful for the support of former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld but did not believe his departure from the post would herald a change in US policy to this country.
		US policies and commitment to Afghanistan will likely be unchanged after the Democrats' win in US mid-term elections and replacement of Donald Rumsfeld as defence secretary, a top US official said here.
		KABUL, Afghanistan A deadly confrontation with NATO-led troops results in the deaths of 15 suspected insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.
	www.usgovernetics.com /afghanistan.php (5236 words)

	Wired News: Afghanistan, on 50 Websites a Day
		More information on the demographics of the country's ethnic groups can be found on the Afghan Network.
		There are almost 50 languages spoken in Afghanistan, where the life expectancy is a mere 46 years.
		Here's another interesting tidbit: The national sport of Afghanistan, Buzkashi, is a Polo-like game where horsemen vie for control of a dead goat.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,47243,00.html (766 words)

	Foreign Policy In Focus \| No One is Asking Ordinary Afghans What They Want (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The discourse on nation building by the majority of Afghans in the West desires to restore Afghanistan to what it once was by utilizing symbols from the past, as their vision remains embedded within an idea of what Afghanistan was at the time of exile.
		While jergas (councils) are very effective and will continue to work in the local context to solve land or intra-family disputes, one must proceed cautiously in advocating a jerga at the national level, particularly at one of the most politically sensitive and economically underdeveloped moments in Afghan history.
		There are certain demographics in Afghanistan that must be involved in any discussions regarding governance: tribal leadership, religious leadership, intellectuals, and those involved in fighting against Soviets.
	www.fpif.org /fpiftxt/250 (1257 words)

	MPF: What the common Afghans want
		The discourse on nation-building by the majority of expatriate Afghans in the West prefers restoring Afghanistan to what it once was by utilizing symbols from the past, as their vision remains embedded in the idea of what Afghanistan was at the time of their going abroad.
		The current focus on ethnicity is primarily a post-Soviet phenomenon perpetuated by a small number of politicians and warlords in order to promote their interests in the absence of any other justifiable basis for decision-making.
		There are certain demographics in Afghanistan that must be involved in any discussions regarding governance: tribal leadership, religious leadership, intellectuals, and those who were involved in fighting against the Soviets.
	www.mpfweb.org /91101_whatafghanswant.html (1110 words)

	Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		War in Afghanistan and WTC attacks, numerous topical studies at Transnational Institute
		Afghanistan, the CIA, bin Laden, and the Taliban background at Third World Traveler
		The sole field of victory for C.I.A.-backed 'freedom fighters' in the 1980's has become an international center for the training and indoctrination of terrorists....
	globalcircle.net /00afghanistan.htm (285 words)

	Interim Governments: Institutional Bridges to Peace and Democracy?
		Donini emphasized this point by returning to his example of Afghanistan, where he explained, there have been a number of studies that demonstrate the incredible expectations of local populations in terms of justice and accountability in addressing the abuses of the past.
		For example, in Afghanistan, the people expected injustices to be addressed, but warlords have enjoyed impunity with the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan for two years.
		In the discussion, Antonio Donini noted that Afghanistan’s agreement was “among victors.” The warlords had bankrolled the October 2002 agreement, so that justice and accountability were not on the agenda.
	www.ccc.nps.navy.mil /events/recent/InterimGovernmentsReportJan06.asp (10595 words)

	CNN StudentNews
		CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Blowback: Afghanistan on the Brink is scheduled for rebroadcast on Monday, January 5, 2003, between 4am and 5am ET.
		Students should be able to identify Afghanistan on a map and explain its relevance in the U.S.-led war on terror.
		Students should gather information on Afghanistan's demographics, such as birth and death rates, infant mortality rates, life expectancy, and literacy rates.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /fyi/specials/cnnpce/blowback (1951 words)

	DAWN - Opinion; November 16, 2001
		A coalition of the world’s superpowers is closing in on Afghanistan, one of the poorest, most ravaged, war-torn countries in the world, whose ruling Taliban government is sheltering Osama bin Laden, the man being held responsible for the September 11 attacks.
		The only thing in Afghanistan that could possibly count as collateral value is its citizenry.
		In fact, the problem for an invading army is that Afghanistan has no conventional coordinates or signposts to plot on a military map — no big cities, no highways, no industrial complexes, no water treatment plants.
	www.dawn.com /2001/11/16/op.htm (2886 words)

	Scoop: Afghan Women Still Face Repression 2.5 Years On
		Under the Taliban, women were not allowed to work outside their homes, girls were not permitted to attend school and women accused of associating with males other than their husbands or relatives faced severe punishment, including execution.
		Wali returned to Afghanistan for the first time in October 2002, where she ran a skills-training workshop for women-led Afghan non-governmental organizations.
		We need to make sure that the peace dividend transfers to the common Afghan person, particularly the woman, because right now the demographics of Afghanistan are such that more 60 percent of the population are women, and you cannot rebuild a country with less than 40 percent of its population.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/HL0403/S00322.htm (1803 words)

	America Responds refdesk.com
		World Trade Center and Pentagon - Before and After Comparison - Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite captured these startling one-meter resolution color images of the World Trade Center before and after the terrorist attack.
		Afghanistan: Darunta Camp Complex - Overview maps and Ikonos satillite images of the Darunta camp complex.
		According to reports, this camp of Osama bin Laden is focused on development and training with chemicals, poisons and other toxins.
	www.refdesk.com /attack.html (321 words)

	AsiaSource: AsiaPROFILES - A resource of the Asia Society
		Try our Country Comparison which will allow you to compare statistics between up to 5 countries at once.
		We also offer an Asian Government Directory which lists the leader and senior ministers of Afghanistan.
		Search for Afghanistan-related Events happening around the world, specialists on Afghanistan, and related Links and Views for Afghanistan.
	www.asiasource.org /profiles/ap_mp_03.cfm?countryid=32 (266 words)

	November Features @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		MAP Download a printable, high-resolution map of the demographics of Afghanistan's ethnic groups.
		MULTIMEDIA Hear photographer Steve McCurry's perspective on changes in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
		FORUM Armed warlords and other factions beyond Kabul continue to undermine the efforts of Afghanistan's central government.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0311/features.html (593 words)

	AirNinja.com - Country Facts for Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Male Life Expectency for Afghanistan 2000 - 2005
		Female Life Expectency for Afghanistan 2000 - 2005
		Gross Domestic Product Per Capita of Afghanistan 1999 - 2003
	www.airninja.com /worldfacts/countries/Afghanistan.htm (50 words)

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