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National Geographic online

IT resource for interactive maps in the National Geographic article
'Afghanistan: Land in Crisis'
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/political.html

Be sure to click on the map to zoom into an area.  You can select the view:

bulletCities and Attacks
bulletSatellite view
bulletNorthern Alliance, Taliban, Refugees
bulletEthnic Groups
bulletDrought and Vegetation

On the right side of the page, there are Country Profiles for Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Tajikistan, United States, Uzbekistan.

Teacher resources are found at:
online activities, teachers' guides, lesson plans, and more

Opinions, reactions and thoughts are welcome; intolerance, hatred and abuse are not.  You can read posted opinions and add yours at 
Forum - Your Thoughts on Afghanistan and Beyond

The NG bibliography is located at:
Afghanistan

It includes:

bulletRise of the Taliban
bulletAfghanistan's 'Hidden Caves' a Myth, Experts Say
bulletAfghanistan- Profile and Photo Gallery
bulletAfghanistan Photo Gallery

The main page for the NG maps is
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

CNN Newsroom - Afghanistan

CNN Newsroom main page

Lesson Plans over 15!  Use the calendar to find out what happened on a date

 PBS News Hour

Top story 11/21: A New Government: As the Taliban government loses control, who will run the country?

June 5, 2002: Building a New Afghanistan 

September 12, 2002: Rebuilding Afghanistan

 Extra IT stuff

Afghan Magazine 2001/2001

AMES Asian Educational Media Service

AMES Afghanistan Resources

Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers

The history of Afghanistan Hartford.

 

Created: November 21, 2001/ revised May 30, 2007  

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Central District Ed Tech Mentors
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