Afghanistan and Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner: Web Resources

Educational and government websites often provide reliable information. To focus your search on these types of websites:

1. Go to Google Advanced Search.
2. Enter your search terms in the appropriate fields.
3. In the field labeled "Search within a site or domain:", type .edu or .gov.

The quality of the information you find on the Web varies tremendously so it is always a good idea to check the information against another source. As with all information resources, whether in print or on the Internet, you evaluate its quality based on the following criteria:

• Accuracy (Is it free from mistakes and errors?)
• Authority (What are the qualifications of the author?)
• Objectivity (Is there any strong bias?)
• Currency (Is the information up to date?)
• Coverage (To what extent is the topic explored?)

That's just the basics.  Learn more!

Tutorials on Evaluation Criteria

Websites

Discover reliable information on Afghanistan using the resources below. For additional websites, use Google Advanced Search and limit your search to .gov, .edu, or .org domains.

• Afghanistan Digital Library
• 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

Maps

Explore detailed maps of Afghanistan and surrounding regions:

• Afghanistan (Kabul, major cities, ethnolinguistic groups) – Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• Middle East – Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Images

Access historical and Creative Commons-licensed images for research and projects:

• Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online
• LIFE Photo Archive Hosted by Google
• Digital Image Collections – University of Delaware Library
• FlickrCC – Search Creative Commons-licensed photos. Remember to credit the photographer when using their images.

A list of select websites related to Khaled Hosseini.

More websites may be located using a Google Advanced search, limiting to .gov, .edu or .org domains.

• Khaled Hosseini
• Khaled Hosseini - New York Times Topics
• Khaled Hosseini - NPR Interview (2003)