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Afghan Cultural Heritage Crisis __ Click on the Buddha head to enter galleries of threatened Afghan art. - illustrated - From UNESCO - http://www.unesco.org/opi2/afghan-crisis/
Afghan Musical Instruments __ gallery of click-to-view traditional Afghan musical instruments. - illustrated - From afghan-network.net - http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/instruments.html
Afghan Tribal Diversity Undermines Attempts at Unity __ While this is a dated article - 2001, there is still much to be said about the problem. "Among the tribal ethnic groups, allies one day can be enemies the next. That remains true not only in Afghanistan but in many parts of the world, where tribalism remains powerful in the 21st century." - from National Geographic - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1126_wireafghantribes.html
Afghanistan Online: Culture __ Several click-to-read articles about Afghan
culture. You will find information about subjects such as cooking, wisdom
stories, clothing and more. - illustrated - From afghan-web.com -
http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/
Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage __ "This melting pot has produced a number of
ethnic groups. Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks and Turkmens form the majority,
whilst Baluch, Turkmen, Aimaq, Nuristani, Pamiri, Pashai, Kirghiz and Kazakh all
call Afghanistan their home." A good overview. - illustrated - From City
University London -
http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~rc391/betty/Afghanpage1i.html
Costumes Of Afghanistan __ A brief summary of Afghan costume with one image of a man in traditional dress. - illustrated - From afghan-network.net - http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/costumes.html
Ethnic Groups of Afghanistan __ Read about the eight major ethnic groups which make up Afghanistan. You will find history, an overview and images. - illustrated - From WebMedia iNteractive - http://www.afghan-network.net/Ethnic-Groups/
Ethnologue report for
Afghanistan __ This web page dedicated to the languages spoken in Afghanistan. -
From SIL International -
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Afghanistan
Languages Of Afghanistan __ A summary of the languages spoken in Afghanistan,
some general information about each, location and the number of speakers. - from
Ethnologue, 13th Edition -
http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/languages.html
National Geographic: Afghanistan - Maps, News, Photos, More __ Not only will you get the news and other updates on Afghanistan, there is excellent photo coverage and a section of lesson plans and other resources for both teacher and student. - illustrated - From National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/
UN helps rebuild Afghan culture __ Read about a few UNESCO plans to try and preserve ancient Afghan culture such as the Buddhas of Bamiyan. - From BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2992760.stm
Warring Afghan tribal leaders agree to unite __ Considering the ease with which tribal groups come to odds, this 'uniting' is not the least of their accomplishments. A dated article from January 2002. - From CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/01/28/gen.afghan.peace.convoy/
Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of Afghanistan __ This website of
the Afghanistan Embassy to Australia contains a lot of information including
culture, travelers guide to Kabul, business and a lot more. - illustrated - From
Embassy of Afghanistan -
http://www.afghanembassy.net/
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