Here is a list of interesting links on Afghanistan, Afghan war, maps, culture,
pictures, media, Islamic parties, bio terrorism, humanitarian aid organizations, women's right.
Al Jazeera is the most important Arabic news media that broadcasts information from Qatar emirate
via satellite TV and internet 24 hours daily.
Al Jazeera is the unique foreign media, granted by Taliban to open a bureau in Afghanistan.
Official site of US department of Defense (DoD) that gives a daily briefing
by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace on the war operation in Afghanistan.
CDC (Centers for disease control and prevention) is a federal agency of US health ministry that
gives official information of any diseases, especially anthrax threat.
Paris based humanitarian aid organization, "Médecins sans frontières" sends voluntary doctors
to conflict zones where the medical care is cruelly lacking such as Afghanistan.
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Unhcr (United nations high commission for refugee) is an agency of the United Nations charged with an aid for refugees
caused by political persecution or wars such as Afghans.
Unicef (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) is an agency of the United Nations
charged with an aid for children in war or famine zones such as Afghanistan.
Site created by a Russian war veteran of Afghanistan. Though most of the pages are in Russian,
the site contains many interesting picture of combat taken during the soviet occupation.
Founded in 1977 by an Afghan woman, Meena, Rawa is striving since then to defend the right of Afghan women against the gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
Many rare pictures of atrocity committed by Taliban regime.
For more than 20 years, Afghanistan has been at war. Now American bombings on Afghanistan
may provoke a massive refugee exodus and famine. By purchasing
post cards of Afghanistan from a charitable organization,
you can contribute to save those Afghan children and women from famine and persecution.
Afghanistan has been strongly influenced by the Arabic culture like any other Islamic countries such as Pakistan and Iran.
Click here to find more detailed description and screen shots on
the Arabic tutorial program "Free Light Arabic" and possibly download a free demo version.
www.hikyaku.com/afghan/afglinkg.html
Last update: March 20, 2006
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