Crisis in Afghanistan

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The following web sites focus on the present crisis in Afghanistan.  Selected web sites present a variety of resources including U.S. government, U.S. non governmental organization, think tanks and foundations, United Nations, sites maintained by the Afghan Diaspora, reference sites, and more sites.

 US Government

Focus on Afghanistan:  Presents policy materials on Afghanistan.

Islam in America: Presents information about Muslim life in America.

South Asia: Presents policy information on South Asia.

Foreign Press Center: transcripts, policy briefings, reports. 

State.gov: Includes the full range of materials on Building a Global Coalition Against Terrorism, including policy statements, congressional actions, resolutions, and the international response.  State Travel Warnings. 

Defense Link:  Latest information from the Department of Defense.

AUSAID: Afghan Humanitarian Assistance.

U.S. NGO, Think Tanks and Foundations

The Afghanistan-American Foundation:   the Afghanistan - America Foundation serves as a vehicle for partnership between Afghans, Americans and others in the international community who wish to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to Afghanistan. It fosters public and governmental understanding regarding Afghanistan and its people.

Brooking Institution: Project on Terrorism and American Foreign Policy. The project will present an ongoing series of briefings on various aspects of the crisis, analytical publications ranging from short 2,000-word papers to full-length books, and a large and growing website containing background resources, full texts of relevant government documents, and archived video, audio, and printed transcripts of Brookings events.  While not focused exclusively on Afghanistan this site contains a wealth of information on the broad range of issues including Afghanistan. 

 Resources
Documents and Speeches
Background Facts
Maps
Notable Quotes
Links

Center for Strategic and International Studies: Contains extensive full text material on the U.S. and South Asia, Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism, Campaign Against Terrorism, Homeland Defense and much more.

Council on Foreign Relations: Contains extensive materials on America’s response to terrorism, a media guide to policy experts and responses to the attacks from the members of the Council’s International Advisory Board. 

Rand Corporation: RAND has a number of ongoing and recent efforts, as well as resources and materials that address the issue of domestic terrorism.  Includes links to resource materials on the National Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism (also known as the Gilmore Commission), historical materials on Afghanistan, terrorism, and commentary by Rand experts on the issues.  

United Nations

Relief Web: is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  The section on Afghanistan can be found here.

United Nation Resolutions: from U.S. Department of Sate Internal Information Program.

Afghan Websites

Afgha.com: Appears to be the official website of the United Front Northern Alliance.

Afghanistan Online, Today’s News: an opposition comprehensive website. 

Afghanistan News net: a website affiliated with the Hezb Islami party.

Azadi Afghan Radio: Azadi Afghan Radio is currently being broadcast in the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Bay Area, home to about 100,000 Afghans.  Contains a news archives of both audio and printed materials. 

Hezb Alislami Afghanistan:  Hekmatyar official website Contains information about this political party.   

Revolutionary Association of the Women Afghanistan (RAWA): Presents the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a political and social organization struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights, based in Quetta, Pakistan. Includes a photo gallery, RAWA documents, and general information on Afghanistan and women.

Women's Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan (WAPHA): WAPHA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit and independent organization founded by Zieba Shorish Shamley, Ph.D.  Its main goal is to promote awareness of the tragic human rights situation in Afghanistan and to advocate for social, political, economic and civil rights of the Afghan women and girls in that country. Gross violation of basic human rights continues to occur in Afghanistan.

Reference Sites on Afghanistan

CIA  The World Fact book – Afghanistan: Contains a great deal of reference material on Afghanistan. 

Britannica.com: Contains authoritative reference materials. 

Initiative on Confilct Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE):  Presents a directory of Internet resources on the conflict in Afghanistan as part of the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE) program of the University of Ulster. Links to news sources, newsgroups, online publications, maps, and other resources.

Jane’s Online: Presently provides extensive news and analysis on security and military aspects of America’s war on terrorism.   

National Security Archives: Contains full text materials on US terrorism policy entitled the September 11 Source Books.  Includes:

I. Terrorism and Usama bin Ladin

II. Congressional Research Service reports

III. General Accounting Office reports

IV. Department of Defense Directives, Instructions and statements

V. Presidential Directives and Executive Orders

Women in Afghanistan: Features the essay "Women in Afghanistan: A Human Rights Catastrophe," published by Amnesty International. Discusses human rights abuses  suffered against women in Afghanistan.

Additional Sites: Non-Governmental Organizations

Human Rights Watch: Afghanistan

ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) in Afghanistan Mercy Corps

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)

2001 ICBL Landmine Monitor Report on Afghanistan

IRC (International Rescue Committee) - Afghanistan Alert

PARSA (Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Support for Afghanistan) in Kabul

Action Contre la Faim - French

Save the Children: Pakistan and Afghanistan

Shelter Now International/Current Projects: Afghanistan Shuhada Organization Online

ACTED: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Care Programs: Country Profile (Afghanistan)

International Medical Corps: Pakistan