Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC)
Official site of MMCC, a traveling educational entertainment group in Afghanistan.
www.afghanmmcc.org
AfghanPix.com
Anecdotal account of the war on terror in Afghanistan and other crises, and how the world's journalists cope with associated distractions. By Alexander Merkushev.
www.afghanpix.com
Ruswar
Photo archive of the war in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. Also includes documentary video and blog.
www.ruswar.com
Warlords of Afghanistan
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Matt Weems, illustrator and armchair statesman, offers profiles and caricatures of the local and foreign leaders who have vied for power in Afghanistan since the 1980s.
www.warlordsofafghanistan.com
Caca Kabul
Independent center for arts and culture.
www.cacakabul.org
Enemies of the Afghan Heritage
Series of articles describing the destruction of ancient statues as well as the pillage of the Kabul Museum. From the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.
www.rawa.org/museum.html
Yousaf, Brigadier Mohammad, S.Bt.
Retired brigadier of the Afghan Bureau of ISI revealing the story of General Akhtar. Site includes online versions of Silent Soldier and the Bear Trap.
www.afghanbooks.com
Afghan Civil War (1978-Present)
Considers the history of the Afghan Civil War, with emphasis on the rise of the Taliban and the involvement of Osama bin Laden.
www.historyguy.com/afghan_civil_war.html
BBC News: Afghan Powerbrokers - Who's Who
Brief profiles of some of the men on all sides of the struggle for power in Afghanistan, from Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar to former king Zahir Shah.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1615000/1615824.stm
Afghanland.com: Poetry
With biographies and selected works of several Afghan poets, including Rumi, Baydel, Jami, Sana'i, Khatak, and Balkhi.
www.afghanland.com/poetry/poetry.html
Rugs of War
Project and blog investigating the history, iconography, production, and distribution of Afghani rugs depicting war.
sts-dev.anu.edu.au/rugsofwar
Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier
Full text of the book by David B. Edwards. Examines three 19th-c figures to reveal the roots of the country's political turmoil since 1978. From the University of California Press.
ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft458006bg
Afghanistan Online: Afghan History
From pre-history to the present. Includes maps, quotes from historical figures, and the texts of past constitutions.
www.afghan-web.com/history