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• - Scholarly article by Julie Sirrs in the Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, analysing past political influences and predicting future trends. Includes illustrated profiles of key figures.
  
• - Economist article on the different political parties and the chances for Afghanistan's future.
  
• - Estimates vary wildly, but it is certain that reconstructing Afghanistan will cost billions and take years.
  
• - A guide to online resources on Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the US compiled by the South/Southeast Asia Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
  
• - Offers information on the political views of the organisation, articles and commentary on the situation in the country and the monthly publication "Peace and Democracy". Includes a chat, guestbook and links.
  
• - UK Immigration office prepared this thorough assessment of the human rights, ethnic and political issues in Afghanistan in Sept. 1999, for asylum purposes.
  
• - Suggestions as to how peace in the country can be promoted.
  
• - Directory of Afghan political parties inside and outside the country with brief descriptions.
  
• - Aid donors gather in Brussels to discuss the programme of rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan.
  
• - The Guardian portrays the Foreign Office specialist on Afghanistan, who reopened the British embassy in Kabul for the first time in more than a decade.
  
• - Speeches and statements, press releases, documents and photos.
  
• - Communist organization. Standpoints, publications, history.
  
• - Analysis by Shiraz Paracha for IWPR of changing Afghan loyalties to Osama bin Laden.