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AFGHANISTAN

Capital
Kabul

Area
652,090 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles); bordering the Central Asian republics to the north, Iran to the west and Pakistan to the south and east. The northeast tip touches China.

Language
Pashtu is the national language and Persian is the commercial language. There are also various languages with Persian and Turkish origins spoken: Hazaragi, Turkmen, Uzbek, Aimaq, among others.

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19 Oct 2009 14:14:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Being a refugee

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09 Oct 2009 09:59:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Afghanistan - life in a war ravaged country

12 Jun 2009
HOW TO: Start using maps in your work
In June 2009, AlertNet and MapAction hosted a workshop looking at how aid agencies can make better use of maps in their communications, advocacy and emergency responses. Map experts and ...

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26 May 2009 11:31:37 GMT
AFGHANISTAN Takhar Area Multi Temporal Comparison of River State
Afghanistan - This product presents a multi-temporal comparison of space-maps covering the river at Takhar. Except for minor river bed changes, no differences can be seen in the state of the river ...

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25 May 2009 11:32:07 GMT
AFGHANISTAN Kunduz Area Multi Temporal Comparison of River State
Afghanistan - This product presents a multi-temporal comparison of space-maps covering the river confluence at Kunduz. Except for minor river bed changes, no differences can be seen in the state of ...

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NGO latest

• Child deaths; silent emergency calls for simple, low-cost interventions
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia

• Hungry For Change: An eight-step, costed plan of action to tackle glogal child hunger
Save the Children - International Alliance

• TV news footage: Universal Children's Day , November 20, 2009
ICRC - Switzerland

• ICRC calls for more action to help internally displaced people outside camps
ICRC - Switzerland

• Afghanistan: landmine and accident victims take their message of hope to the sky
ICRC - Switzerland

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Jobs

• Chief of Policy & Strategy for DACAAR
DRC - Denmark

• Security, Health and Safety Advisor
Tearfund - UK

• Interim Program Manager Community Based Psychosocial Work
HealthNet TPO

• Manager - Finance & Administration, ActionAid Afghanistan
ActionAid

• Regional Program Development Officer
IMC - USA

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Afghanistan Information Management Service (including section on Baghlan earthquakes)

afghanmagazine.com

Afghanistan Online (including news and links)

Center for Defense Information - U.S. military research organisation

Eurasianet.org

Global IDP Project

Hesb e Islami - pro-Northern Alliance website

Human Rights Watch reports

Institute for War & Peace Reporting

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Multimap.com