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Afghanistan

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

Current news from the U.S. State Dept. International Information Program; 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/

Information from the government of Afghanistan on their constitution, government and laws. Includes official statements. The website is incomplete as of 11/13/03.
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. updated PDF version May 2006

Afghanistan, key events

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.