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Few sites, if any, will be listed in this category. Please submit your listing to a more specific sub-category.
If you wish to submit your Personal Homepages - then add your site to Regional/Asia/Afghanistan/Society_and_Culture/Personal_Homepages. Only English language sites should be submitted to this part of the directory, including any subcategories. Non English sites should be submitted to the relevant category in World. |
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, covering an area of 647,500 sq.km. It is bounded to the west by Iran, to the south and the east by Pakistan, to the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and to the north east by the Peoples Republic of China.The geography of Afghanistan is dominated by mountains. The Hindu Kush sweeps down from the north east through the central regions of the country and flattens out into the deserts of the southwest plateau. On either side of the mountains, to the north and to the east, the land is more fertile, and it is in these areas that most agricultural activity takes place.
Afghanistan is an Islamic country, with a majority of Sunni Muslims and a minority of Shia Muslims. The ethnic composition of the people is: Pashtu 38%, Tajik 25%, Hazara 19%, Uzbek 6% and various other ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch and others) making up the remaining 12%. The official languages of the country are Dari and Pashtu.
For detailed information on Afghanistan, see the country profile provided by the Afghanistan Information Management Service .
Educational institutions, programs, and opportunities in Afghanistan, and related educational resources.
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Listed in Embassies and Consulates categories are entities such as Embassies, Consulates, High Commissions, Permanent Representatives and de facto equivalents. Information on their formatting, and on the arrangement of related categories, can be found in the FAQ of Society: Government: Embassies and Consulates. |
The Government category includes the regional government - presently the Interim Administration led by Hamid Karzai -, websites of embassies and information on Afghan law.It also contains information on the Loya Jirga - the traditional Afghan Grand Council - taking place June 10-16 to elect a Head of State for Afghanistan's Transitional Administration and to propose its structure and key personnel.
General information on Afghan politics is linked in Regional/Asia/Afghanistan/Society_and_Culture/Politics.
Information on international efforts to rebuild and strengthen the Afghan government can be found in Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Afghanistan_Civil_War/Peace_Process.
Includes directories and comprehensive online guides covering all issues related with Afghanistan.
Includes links to maps, photo collections and any other visual representation of the country.
| Special reports and other regularly updated news sources on the situation in Afghanistan, covering military actions, political conflicts, peacekeeping efforts and reconstruction, should be submitted to News/Current_Events/Global_Politics_and_War/Current_Conflicts/Afghanistan. |
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Includes information about the natural environment as well as scientific activities specific to the region.
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Please submit only sites dealing with Afghan society and culture in this category. General information on Afghanistan should be listed in Regional: Asia: Afghanistan. If your site deals with specific topics, please try to find the appropriate subcategory. |
This category includes sites that reflect the make up of the countries community: its people, their history and their way of life.
Transportation resources for those traveling to and from, and within Afghanistan.
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