Recent Reports

Lessons in Terror: Attacks on Education in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch, July 2006

Unicef Humanitarian Action— Afghanistan Donor Update
Unicef urgently requires US $20.7 Million to respond to the needs of children and women in Afghanistan, April, 2006.

The Situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), March 2006

Afghan Election Diary
Human Rights Watch—This site contains daily posting, photos, and audio clips regarding the 2005 Afghan parliamentary elections.

Afghanistan Reconstruction: Despite Some Progress, Deteriorating Security and Other Obstacles Continue to Threaten Achievement of U.S. Goals
United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), July 2005.

NGO Insecurity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) and CARE in May 2005.

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Links

Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission was established in the Bonn
Agreement of 2001 as the national institution in charge of defining the Human Rights agenda in Afghanistan .

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
UNAMA was established on March 28, 2002 through United Nations Security Council. , UNAMA's mandate includes providing political and strategic advice for the peace process; assisting Afghanistan's government towards implementation of the Afghanistan Compact ; promoting human rights ; and continuing to manage all UN humanitarian relief, recovery, reconstruction and development activities in coordination with the government.

UNICEF
UNICEF's Afghanistan profile provides news and statistics regarding the lives of Afghan children.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID is an independent agency of the federal government that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States .

Afghan Women's Network
The Afghan Women's Network is a non-partisan network of women and women-led NGOs working to empower women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Afghanistan
UNFPA is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. The goal of this program is to contribute to enhancing the quality of life of the people in Afghanistan through improved reproductive health, gender equability and women's empowerment.

CARE-Afghanistan
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. The website provides a country profile and CARE's Afghanistan project information.

CIA World Factbook— Afghanistan
Country profile of Afghanistan .

International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, non-profit, multinational organization, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

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Books

My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
by Latifa

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban
by Rosemarie Skaine

Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan
by Sally Armstrong

Taliban
by Ahmed Rashid

Jihad
by Ahmed Rashid

I is for Infidel
by Kathy Gannon

Unholy Wars
by John K. Cooley

The Storyteller's Daughter
by Saira Shah

The Kite Runner (Fiction)
by Khaled Hosseini

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