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Center for Afghan Studies - University of Nebraska
Country Studies: Afghanistan - Library of Congress
New York Times Topics - Afghanistan
New York Times Topics - Taliban
Background Note: Afghanistan - U.S. State Department
Online Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas Libraries)
Afghanistan (Kabul, major cities, ethnolinguistic groups)
Images
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online
LIFE Photo Archive Hosted by Google
Digital Image Collections (as compiled by University of Delaware Library)
FlickrCC Site singles out the photos licensed with a Creative Commons license, which means you can use the photo as long as you give credit to photographer.
Khaled Hosseini - New York Times Topics
Khaled Hosseini - NPR Interview (2003)