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 Afghanistan
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General Country Information:
Afghanistan Maps
University of Texas Libraries
CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan
US State Department Country Information: Afghanistan
Bibliographies
Afghanistan: Current Issues (Air University Feb 2009 Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center Maxwell AFB AL)
Comprehensive coverage including Internet resources, books, documents and periodical articles. Check the Pentagon catalog by author/title for books and documents. Pentagon Library uses the LC classification scheme.
Afghanistan: US Army Pre-Deployment Reading Lists
Tactical
Level (E1-E3); Small Unit Leaders(E4-E6, O1-O3); Operational/Strategic Planners (E7-E9, O4-O6)
Pentagon Library: Afghanistan Bibliography
These titles are available at the Library and can be searched from the Library Catalog.
Country Studies
Afghanistan: A Country Study (Library of Congress)
Area handbook presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of Afghanistan. An updated profile is included.
Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People (.pdf)
Asia Foundation survey to provide a comprehensive assessment of national perception in key policy areas: security, economy, governance, democratic values, and women and society.
Academic Info: Afghanistan Studies
Directory of Online Resources for the Study of Afghanistan, including a digital library and Special Topics: Women in Afghanistan,
Taliban / bin Laden / Al-Qaeda,
War on Terrorism
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Reports and Country Profiles
Available via Library Intranet
US Government Sources:
Afghanistan Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Information and counseling for companies interested in pursuing business opportunities in Afghanistan.
House Committe on Government and Oversight
November 19, 2009: Hearing on Afghan Elections
Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
December 2, 2009: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Admiral Michael Mullen
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
President Barack Obama, December 1, 2009, West Point, NY
Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar
Carl Forsberg, Institute for the Study of War, December 2009
Transnational Insurgencies and the Escalation of Regional Conflict: Lessons for Iraq and Afghanistan
Dr. Idean Salehyan, Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College, March 4, 2010.
Embassy of the United States Kabul, Afghanistan (U.S. Department of State)
Legal
Afghanistan (Law Library of Congress)
Annotated links to government documents and related information, including Afghan constitutions, executive branch, courts, laws, legal guides, and country studies and general resources.
News & Analysis
Afghanistan (Yahoo! News)
Up-to-date news and information about the conflict in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan War (CNN)
Continuously updated information regarding the conflict in Afghanistan.
BBC News:
Country Profile: Afghanistan
Afghanistan Timeline
The Center for a New American Security: "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan." (.pdf)
by Major General Michael T. Flynn, USA;
Captain Matt Pottinger, USMC;
Paul D. Batchelor, DIA
Portal
The Afghanistan Analyst: An Online Resource for Researching Afghanistan
An online research portal for scholars, students, journalists, policy-makers, NGO/humanitarian workers, and others who want to better understand Afghanistan.
The Asia Foundation: Country Studies: Afghanistan
MiPAL: Afghanistan
Compiled by the National Defense University Library
United Nations
United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs, Country Office, Afghanistan: Reports and Surveys (UNODC)
Included are reports on topics such as opium poppy production (annual back to 2000), a farmers' intentions survey, and an assessment of drug use in Kabul. Also includes links to a fact sheet about drugs and crime in Afghanistan and to related information.
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