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Society and Culture:

Afghan Baha'i

Information on the religion and its teachings. With links for literature and related sites.

http://www.geocities.com/afghan_bahais/

Afghan Communicator

Grassroot organization focusing on the Afghan and Muslim communities in New York. Provides information on activities and upcoming events, a monthly bulletin and magazine.

http://afghancommunicator.com/

Afghan Culture Association

The organisation based in France presents itself, offers a bibliography, folk music and a photo gallery.

http://cultureafghane.free.fr/english/sommaire.htm

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Afghan Hindu Site

Information about Afghan Hindus, their culture, language and life. Includes news, links and a message board.

http://www.afghanhindu.info/

Afghan Network: Culture

Includes coverage of the culture, history and art of Afghanistan. Includes gems, stamps and sports. Official transcripts and documents including UN Resolutions.

http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/

Afghan Religions

Profiles the many faiths found in the country and their history.

http://www.geocities.com/afghan_religions/

Afghan Site Network

Offers news and events listing, music, pictures, chat and forum, buy and sell. Services include free home pages and email.

http://www.afghansite.com/

Afghan Sweden Online

Provides coverage on country, people and culture, and information for Afghans living in Sweden. In English, Swedish, Dari and Pashto.

http://medlem.spray.se/afghan/

Afghan Teens Network

Offers information about Afghanistan, religious education, a course in Dari (one of the Afghan languages), and online-tutorials on computer and internet. With music, games, image gallery, date converter, discussion board and chat.

http://www.afghanteens.net/

Afghan Youth Organization Against Terrorism

Independent non-profit, non-political, non-governmental Afghan youth forum based in St. John's, Canada. Mission statement, magazine, mailing list, memorial, and news links.

http://www.geocities.com/afghanm/

Afghanistan: A Nation at the Crossroads

UNESCO Courier articles describe the situation in the country in the aftermath of war in late 2002, including the politics, economics, education, the conditions of art treasures and cultural resources, the status of women, and press freedom.

http://portal.unesco.org/ev.php?URL_ID=6592&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201

Afghanistan's Web Site

Invites Afghans to express their opinion about issues which affect their lives, as well as to provide a forum for the mutual support of the community.

http://www.afghanistans.com/

AfghanMania

Provides latest news, photos, radio, eCards, chat and dating service.

http://www.afghanmania.com

Afghans for Civil Society

Seeks to foster a democratic alternative that challenges extremism and violence, and promotes the rebirth of civil society. Includes research, list of programs, maps, photos, and volunteer opportunities.

http://www.afghansforcivilsociety.org/

Afghans4Tomorrow

A non-profit and non-political organization of Afghan professionals in America, providing professional assistance, scientific studies, and research towards the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.

http://www.afghans4tomorrow.com

AfghanZone

General information and entertainment. Including recipes, music for download, a forum, photograph gallery, and voice chat.

http://www.afghanzone.com/

Computer Locale Requirements for Afghanistan

Report on the language support required for Pashto and Dari, Afghanistan's official languages, and a number of other languages spoken in the country.

http://www.evertype.com/standards/af/

Ethnologue - Languages of Afghanistan

Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=AF

Laghman

Offers information on the province, its districts and on minerals found in the area. With photo gallery and forum.

http://laghman.com

Lemar-Aftaab - Afghanmagazine.com

Online magazine focusing on the arts, literature, music, history, culture, plight and the life of the Afghan people.

http://www.afghanmagazine.com

Nuristan, Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush

On the linguistics and ethnography of Nuristan, a region in the Hindu Kush mountains of northeastern Afghanistan. By Richard Strand.

http://users.sedona.net/~strand/index.html#TOP

Preserving the History and Culture of Afghanistan

The project at the University of Nebraska at Omaha converts selected materials from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection to digital formats. An overview on the variety of documents is given and extracts of documents are available for download. With information on the digitization process.

http://library.unomaha.edu/collections/digitization/apac-dp/

U.S.-Afghanistan Reconstruction Council

Offers information on the organisation and its projects.

http://www.us-arc.org/

Watan Afghanistan

Includes information on Afghan culture with main emphasis on the tradition of the Pashtoons, and on Islam. Includes a guide into history, online books in English and Pashto, a list of Afghan email adresses, multimedia, a discussion forum and news links.

http://www.afghanan.net/

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