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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: U.S. State Dept.: http://usinfo.state.gov/sa/rebuilding_afghanistan.html

Current news from the U.S. State Dept. Official texts and policies; various topical reports about Afghanistan and links to Web resources.
Embassy of Afghanistan to the US: http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/

Official news & views, press releases and information about the government. Includes the full text of the Afghanistan Constitution in the About Afghanistan section.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan: http://www.mfa.gov.af/

News and information from the government of Afghanistan. Includes official statements.
Afghanistan and the US: selected Internet resources: www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/afghan_US.html

From the U.C. Berkeley Library. Includes sections on general information, rebuilding Afghanistan, political parties & groups, research & analysis, effects of the US war, human rights, The Taliban, Afghans in the diaspora, and news sources & online journals.
Afghanistan - A Country Study: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html

Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress profile and study of history, geography, economy, politics, national security issues, etc. PDF version

Afghanistan, key events

Osama Bin Laden, al-Qaeda leader, dead: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676

5/1/2011, BBC: President Obama announced that U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda who claimed responsibilty for the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C.
WikiLeaks' secret U.S. Embassy Cables from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/the-us-embassy-cables

WikiLeaks began on November 28th publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables that shed light on situations around the world, including Afghanistan.
Afghanistan related cables from The Guardian,
Interactive world map from The Guardian
Timeline: Afghanistan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162108.stm

BBC timeline for Afghanistan from 1919 to present.
NATO takes command in Southern Afghanistan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5230138.stm

7/31/06, BBC: Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) formally took control of military operations in southern Afghanistan from the US-led coalition which overthrew the Taleban in 2001. This is the first land deployment outside Europe for the Nato forces, led by the UK and Canada.
Final Afghan election results: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4431090.stm

11/12/05, BBC: Results for the 9/18/05 parliamentary and provincial elections in Afghanistan were announced
Afghanistan held landmark vote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4255816.stm

9/18/05, BBC: Elections were held for the first parliamentary and local elections held in Afghanistan in more than 30 years.
Karzai elected Afghan president: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3977677.stm

11/3/04, BBC: Hamid Karzai was officially declared the winner of Afghanistan's landmark presidential election.
Karzai signs Afghan constitution: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3428935.stm

1/26/04, BBC: The President of Afghanistan's transitional government signed the country's new constitution at a ceremony in Kabul.
Afghans agree on a new constitution: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3366455.stm

1/4/04, BBC: Afghanistan's grand assembly or loya jirga agreed on a new constitution, a key requirement of the Bonn agreement, the peace accord signed in December 2001 after the Taleban were toppled from power.