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Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Afghanistan. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion, democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 323.581
Resource type: document
Afghanistan Online: A range of information about Afghanistan's economy, geography, politics, women, weather, culture, language, history, sports, flags, plants, animals, movies, and online communities. Also provides general facts about the country such as name changes and population, news resources, books and publications, photos, and a .wav file of the national anthem.
Author: QAZI
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 915.8
Resource type: documents
Afghanistan's Web Site: News and cultural information on Afghanistan and its people.
Author: Afghan Civil Society
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 915.8
Resource type: documents, news
CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan: Basic reference information about Afghanistan, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 915.81
Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Afghanistan: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Afghanistan, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 409.581
Resource type: document
Maps of Asia: Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in Asia.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, brunei, burma, cambodia, india, indonesia, japan, laos, malaysia, maps of asia, mongolia, myanmar, nepal, north korea, pakistan, philippines, singapore, south korea, taiwan, thailand, vietnam
DeweyClass: 912.5
Resource type: map collection
Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colours: A book about Oriental costumes originally published in 1922. Includes images of costumes from Afghanistan, Persia, India, Syria, Morocco, Egypt, China and Japan.
Author: Tilke, Max
Subjects: afghanistan, asian studies, clothing, egypt, syria
DeweyClass: 391
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Political Resources on the Net: Afghanistan: Listing of political resources relevant to Afghanistan, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 320.9581
Resource type: documents, index
Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis: Provides news and background information on Afghanistan. Includes an interactive map offering a number of different views of the country, with details of cities and attacks, ethnic groupings, drought and vegetation, and Northern Alliance, Taliban, and refugee positions.
Author: National Geographic Society
Subjects: afghanistan, warfare
DeweyClass: 915.81
Resource type: map collection, news
War Report - Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath: Contains articles, research, editorials, papers, and other documents pertaining to the present situation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Individual resources are selected by academics, policy makers and scientists and include special reports delivered by the United Nations and the latest reports relating to the status of weapons inspections in Iraq. Also contains links to news coverage from around the world, including the Guardian, BBC News, Washington Post, The Observer, Eurasian Insight, and The Global Affairs Commentary.
Author: Project on Defence Alternatives
Subjects: afghanistan, iraq, warfare
DeweyClass: 341.2
Resource type: articles, documents, index
World Travel Guide: Afghanistan: Basic reference information about Afghanistan, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: afghanistan
DeweyClass: 915.81
Resource type: documents