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• - Article on the Pushto (or Pashto) language, its history and role in Afghan society.
  
• - Report on the filming of a documentary on daily life in Afghanistan. Includes a diary with photographs and biographies of the participants of the Danish team.
  
• - Profiles the many faiths found in the country and their history.
  
• - Information on the religion and its teachings. With links for literature and related sites.
  
• - A forum for people searching both for lost friends and relatives in Afghanistan and for Afghans in exile.
  
• - Provides news and information about Afghanistan, including land, people, government, and history. Also online editions of Sabawoon Journal, covering politics, culture and society in Afghanistan.
  
• - On the linguistics and ethnography of Nuristan, a region in the Hindu Kush mountains of northeastern Afghanistan. By Richard Strand.
  
• - Provides extensive coverage on country, people and culture, and information for Afghans living in Sweden. In English, Swedish, Dari and Pashto.
  
• - Offers information on the organisation and its projects.
  
• - Offers general information and entertainment, recipes and music for download. Includes forum and voice chat.
  
• - Extensive information on Afghan culture with main emphasis on the tradition of the Pashtoons, and on Islam. Includes a guide into history, online books in English and Pashto, a list of Afghan email adresses, multimedia, a discussion forum and news links.
  
• - Offers news and events listing, music, pictures, chat and forum, buy and sell. Services include free home pages and email.
  
• - Extensive coverage of the culture, history and art of Afghanistan. Includes gems, stamps and sports. Official transcripts and documents including UN Resolutions.
  
• - The organisation based in France presents itself, offers a bibliography, folk music and a photo gallery.
  
• - Online magazine focusing on the arts, literature, music, history, culture, plight and the life of the Afghan people.
  
• - A non-profit and non-political organization of Afghan professionals in America, providing professional assistance, scientific studies, and research towards the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.
  
• - Offers information about Afghanistan, religious education, a course in Dari (one of the Afghan languages), and online-tutorials on computer and internet. With music, games, image gallery, date converter, discussion board and chat.
  
• - UNESCO Courier articles describe the situation in the country in the aftermath of war in late 2002, including the politics, economics, education, the conditions of art treasures and cultural resources, the status of women, and press freedom.
  
• - Two Americans retrace the steps of the 13th-century Italian merchant through Afghanistan. An article from Smithsonian Magazine with pictures.
  
• - Report on the language support required for Pashto and Dari, Afghanistan's official languages, and a number of other languages spoken in the country.
  
• - The program aims to boost rehabilitation efforts in post-conflict Afghanistan through the progressive transfer of know-how of Afghan expatriate professionals to their home country.
  
• - Ethnologic and bibliographic information on the languages and dialects spoken in Afghanistan, by Ethnologue.com.
  
• - Seeks to foster a democratic alternative that challenges extremism and violence, and promotes the rebirth of civil society. Includes research, list of programs, maps, photos, and volunteer opportunities.
  
• - Provides news and forums, poems, Islamic information, music, photographs, chat, fun zone, and events. Directory of rated Afghani web sites.
  
• - Invites Afghans to express their opinion about issues which affect their lives, as well as to provide a forum for the mutual support of the community.
  
• - Independent non-profit, non-political, non-governmental Afghan youth forum based in St. John's, Canada. Mission statement, magazine, mailing list, memorial, and news links.
  
• - Information about Afghan Hindus, their culture, language and life. Includes news, links and a message board.
  
• - Grassroot organization focusing on the Afghan and Muslim communities in New York. Provides information on activities and upcoming events, a monthly bulletin and magazine.
  
• - Provides latest news, photos, radio, eCards, chat and dating service.