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1. Afghanistan - Human Rights Violations by the Taliban (Amnesty International)
   Provides an assessment of violations of human rights in Afghanistan. 11-99

2. Afghanistan - Conflict with the Taliban (Christian Science Monitor - Zubrzycki)
   Provides an overview of the state of battle in Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. 11-01

3. Afghanistan - Kabul Prefers Taliban (Electronic Telegraph - Spillius)
   Provides an overview of the state of battle in Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. 11-99

4. Afghanistan - U.N. Urged to Get Involved (Human Rights Watch)
   Provides views of Human Rights Watch that atrocities by the Taliban are occuring in Afghanistan. 11-99

5. Afghanistan (Awesome Library)
   Provides information on the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, the culture, and the history of the country. (Persons suspected of involvement in the attack on the USA on September 11th live in Afghanistan.) Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01

6. Editorial - Make Long Term Commitment to Afghanistan (Heritage Foundation - Phillips)
   Recommends that the USA support the development of a stable and safe government for Afghanistan as part of a long term effort to fight terrorism. 9-01

7. Taliban - How Taliban Criminals Gained Control of Afghanistan (MSNBC Newsweek - Bahari)
   Describes how Taliban criminals overthrew the legitimate government of Afghanistan. 10-01

8. Legal Basis for US Military Action in Afghanistan (Radio Netherlands - Kievit)
   Provides international legal statutes that apply to US involvement in Afghanistan. Provides the opinion that the US is entitled to bring terrorist network members, including Ossama bin Laden, to justic for trial. However, Kievit states that the USA may not go further than that legally. For example, he contends that President Bush's statement that bin Ladin is wanted "dead or alive" is not a legally defensible position. 10-01

9. Muslim Misgivings About US Military Action in Afghanistan (Radio Netherlands - Kievit)
   Provides a Muslim perspective on American actions in the context of the past ten years. Many Muslims believe that the USA has become a supporter for "state terrorism" by Israel against Palestinians. They do not support bin Laden's actions, but they do agree that the USA has had very unfair policies. Editor's Note - Islam does not support the practice of separating "church and state." Therefore, an attack by Israelis against Palestinian Muslims is viewed by Muslims worldwide as an attack against Islam. The USA's support of the Israelis after attacks is therefore seen as support of attacks against Islam. 10-01

10. Afghanistan - Bush Asks Children for Help (Awesome Library)
    President Bush is asking children to contribute to prevent a disaster to the children of Afghanistan. 10-01

11. Afghanistan - Getting Food to the Children (Alertnet.org)
    Discusses the great efforts relief agencies are taking to ensure that food and other essential supplies reach those who need it most, especially children. "Mansour [of the World Food Program] said: 'United States is the largest supporter of the WFP Afghan operations. For our last operation they provided nearly 90 percent of the food and support we needed.'" 10-01

12. Afghanistan - America's Fund for Afghan Children (Red Cross)
    President Bush is asking children to contribute to prevent a disaster to the children of Afghanistan. The funds will be used, in coordination with the United Nations and other relief efforts in Afghanistan, through a special program set up for this by the American Red Cross. 10-01
    10-01

13. Afghanistan - Fundraising for the Poor Instead of the Rich (Alertnet.org)
    Discusses where funds are going from the massive efforts by Americans to help those affected by the September 11th disaster. Suggests that raising funds for the starving in Afghanistan should be considered. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 10-01

14. Afghanistan - Bombs and Food (Economist)
    Provides a British view of the American bombing in Afghanistan and discusses the need for food. Includes a map showing how many people are at risk of starvation in each part of the country. 10-01
    10-01

15. Editorial - Forming New Afghanistan Government Will Be Complex (Far Eastern Economic Review - Rashid)
    Describes the different groups involved with trying to form a government after the Taliban have fallen from power. 10-01

16. Hidden War in Afghanistan (Guardian Unlimited - Burke)
    Describes the conflicting interests of different nations trying to influence the war in Afghanistan. Describes the chief intelligence agency of Pakistan, who trained and supported the Taliban, as still very loyal to the Taliban. Accuses the agency, the ISI, of continuing to support the Taliban by letting Taliban supporters through the border to Afghanistan and possibly hurting the efforts of the Northern Alliance to unite against the Taliban. This is the hidden war. 11-01

17. A Muslim View on Bombing Afghanistan (Chicago Tribune - Fesperman)
    Provides the views of Pakistani Muslim graduate students on bombing in Afghanistan and the USA's war on terrrorism. "The overriding emotion of the day was dismay with America's bombing campaign, and with the civilian toll it has taken in Afghanistan." One of the students summarized the meeting between American diplomats and the Pakistani students with saying, 'What has become apparent is this enormous communications gap between ordinary American citizens and ordinary Pakistani citizens.' Pakistan and the USA are allies in fighting terrorism. Editor's Note - Most Muslims in the Middle East get their news from al Jazeera. Al Jazeera has been reporting the Taliban statements on casualties, which, according to American officials, are false. 11-01

18. Afghanistan Battle Grounds Map (BBC News)
    Provides a map of Afghanistan with updated results on which group controls major cities. 11-01. Also spelled battlegrounds.

19. Afghanistan Cvil War and Civil Rights Lesson Plan (PBS)
    Provides resources activities and discussions for high school students to better understand conditions in Afghanistan. 11-01

20. Afghanistan Gains Agreement on New Government (BBC News)
    Describes an agreement for a new government for Afghanistan. The interim leader will be Hamid Karzai. 11-01

21. Karzai Selected as Interim Leader for Afghanistan (BBC News - O'Toole)
    Provides a short profile of the new leader of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai. 11-01

22. Leaders of Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
    Describes interim leaders of Afghanistan until a new government can be formed. Includes Hamid Karzai, Yunu (or Younus) Qanooni, Abdullah Abdullah, and Muhammad Quassim Fahim.12-01

23. Landmines in Afghanistan (BBC News - George)
    Describes the landmine situation in Afghanistan and provides a chart comparing it with other countries with landmines. 12-01

24. Afghanistan - Challenges of New Government (Christian Science Monitor - Prusher)
    Discusses some of the challenges of then new government in Afghanistan, such as a lack of infrastructure to distribute aid to those in greatest need. 12-01

25. U.S. and Afghanistan Priorities Different (Time.com - Karon)
    Describes differences between American priorities and Afghan priorities regarding the Taliban. The Americans want the Taliban leaders captured and the Afghans are willing to have the leaders change sides and go free, an Afghan tradition. 1-02

26. Violence Against Women in Afghanistan (New Jersey Online - Lederer)
    Summarizes recommendations from a UN report related to Afghanistan and the culture of violence against women Annan found. 2-02

27. Brave Children of Afghanistan (BBC News - Miron)
    "There was no furniture, no cupboards, no spare clothes left hanging, not even any glass in the windows - just cardboard. And no fire to keep them warm at night." "Nasim earns about 30,000 Afghanis a day - about $1 - cleaning shoes. With that he buys the basics for his family, mostly just bread and sugar." Like many other children in Afghanistan, Nasim is literally the family breadwinner.
    
    "I asked him how he felt about his situation. 'I am happy and not happy,' he told me. 'Happy because I work, but not happy because I cannot earn enough to bring my family everything they need.' " 7-02

28. Afghanistan Approves New Constitution (Bloomberg.com)
    "Afghanistan's national council approved a constitution paving the way for democratic elections, in a move hailed by U.S. President George W. Bush, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan." 1-04

29. 07-29-04 Afghanistan "Likely to Implode" (CNN News)
    "A British parliamentary committee has warned that Afghanistan is likely to 'implode, with terrible consequences' unless more troops and resources are sent to calm the country." 7-04

30. 07-29-04 Aid Doctors Give Up on Afghanistan (CNN News)
    "The international relief group Médecins Sans Frontières has announced it is pulling out of Afghanistan after 24 years because of security concerns and frustrations with the U.S. military."
    
    "MSF -- or Doctors Without Borders -- blamed the Afghan government for failing to catch and prosecute attackers who killed five MSF workers earlier this year."
    
    "It also blamed the Taliban, who have specifically threatened its aid workers, and the U.S.-backed coalition, which MSF said had 'blurred' the image of aid workers as the coalition attempted to 'win hearts and minds.' " 7-04

31. -05-14-05 Senate Approves $441.6 Billion for Iraq and Afghanistan (USA Today)
    "A Senate committee approved a $441.6 billion defense bill for fiscal 2006 that envisions spending an additional $50 billion next year for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
    
    "Congress had approved on Tuesday an additional $82 billion for war in Iraq and Afghanistan and to combat terror worldwide, boosting the cost of the global effort since 2001 to more than $300 billion."
    
    "The Senate approved the measure unanimously, 100-0. Earlier, the House of Representatives easily approved the measure. It now goes to President Bush for his signature, which is certain." 5-05

32. -03-01-06 Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan (CNN News)
    "U.S. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday, his first to the country where U.S. forces ousted the Taliban following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks." 03-06

33. -03-27-06 Christian Convert Released in Afghanistan (CNN News)
    "An Afghan man who had faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has been released from prison after the case was dropped, the justice minister said Tuesday." 03-06

34. -05-29-06 U.S. Humvee Crash Sparks Riots in Afghanistan (PBS.org)
    "Authorities in Afghanistan imposed a curfew in the city of Kabul Monday after a traffic accident involving a U.S. Humvee triggered a day of rioting that left at least eight people dead and more than 100 injured." 05-06

35. -10-11-06 Afghanistan on Dangerous Backslide (U.S. News)
    "But five years after U.S. troops swept away the Taliban and brought promises of a better life, Afghanistan's future is, at best, touch and go: Suicide bombers are striking in the capital, while once routed Taliban fighters have regrouped to take on NATO troops-mostly British and Canadian soldiers-in the Pashtun 'tribal belt' villages. Throughout the country, corruption is rampant, courts are nonexistent, and infrastructure remains abysmal in a nation where the average life expectancy is just 43 years." 10-06

36. 11-14-06 Afghanistan's "Liberation" a Disaster (TimesOnline.co.uk)
    "Five years after the Taliban were ousted from Kabul, the number of Afghan women setting fire to themselves because they cannot bear their lives has risen dramatically."
    
    "More than half of all girls are married off before the age of 16, some as young as six. Many of these marriages are to settle debts or feuds between tribes. The women are regarded as commodities rather than wives and are often treated like slave workers by their new families."
    
    "Those who try to escape often end up in prison like 13-year-old Shabano, jailed in Kandahar for running away from the 50-year-old man to whom her father had sold her."
    
    "The only area in which the country could really be said to have made remarkable progress is in growing the poppy. Under British supervision, Afghanistan has become the world’s biggest opium producer. Last year it produced 6,100 tons — 92% of world supply." 11-06
    

37. -11-21-06 Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: $1/2 Trillion (Christian Science Monitor)
    "The cost of combat in Iraq has now surpassed $300 billion, according to government estimates. Add in activities in Afghanistan, and the total price of the global war on terror is about $500 billion, making it one of the most monetarily costly conflicts in which the nation has ever engaged."
    
    Also provides the total cost (in today's dollars) and cost per person of past U.S. conflicts and wars. The cost of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflict is estimated to be $1,829 per person in the United States. 11-06

38. -05-13-07 Taliban Military Leader in Afghanistan Killed (MSNBC News)
    "The Taliban’s most prominent military commander, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated an ethnic massacre and a rash of beheadings, was killed in a U.S.-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday." 05-07

39. How the War in Afghanistan "Went Bad" (New York Times)
    "At critical moments in the fight for Afghanistan, the Bush administration diverted scarce intelligence and reconstruction resources to Iraq, including elite C.I.A. teams and Special Forces units involved in the search for terrorists. As sophisticated Predator spy planes rolled off assembly lines in the United States, they were shipped to Iraq, undercutting the search for Taliban and terrorist leaders, according to senior military and intelligence officials."
    
    "As defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld claimed credit for toppling the Taliban with light, fast forces. But in a move that foreshadowed America’s trouble in Iraq, he failed to anticipate the need for more forces after the old government was gone, and blocked an early proposal from Colin L. Powell, then the secretary of state, and Mr. Karzai, the administration’s handpicked president, for a large international force. As the situation deteriorated, Mr. Rumsfeld and other administration officials reversed course and cajoled European allies into sending troops." 08-07

40. Medal of Honor Given for Soldier in Afghanistan (CNN News)
    "Two years after he was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan, Dan and Maureen Murphy and their son John on Monday received Lt. Murphy's Medal of Honor for heroism on the battlefield from President Bush."
    
    "Murphy's honor is the first to be awarded from the war in Afghanistan. Two Medals of Honor have been awarded to soldiers serving in Iraq." 10-07

41. -02-27-08 70% of Afghanistan Not Under State Control (Time.com)
    "National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the resurgent Taliban controls 10 percent to 11 percent of the country and Karzai's government controls 30 percent to 31 percent. But more than six years after the U.S. invasion to oust the Taliban and establish a stable central government, the majority of Afghanistan's population remains under local tribal control, he said." 02-08

42. -06-29-08 Civilian Deaths Soar in Afghanistan (MSNBC News)
    "The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday."
    
    "The figures are a grim reminder of how the nearly seven-year war has failed to stabilize the country and suggest that ordinary civilians are bearing a heavy toll, particularly from stepped-up militant attacks." 06-08

43. -07-14-08 Former Allies in Afghanistan Now Attack Americans (U.S. News)
    "Indeed, along with a smattering of Afghan tribal groups, Pakistani extremists, and drug kingpins, two of the most dangerous players are violent Afghan Islamists named Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Jalaluddin Haqqani, according to U.S. officials. In recent weeks, Hekmatyar has called upon Pakistani militants to attack U.S. targets, while the Haqqani network is blamed for three large vehicle bombings, along with the attempted assassination of Karzai in April." 07-08

44. -07-23-08 Editorial: Obama Reflects on Afghanistan (Time.com)
    "If it's difficult to see much difference between Barack Obama's first trip abroad since capturing the Democratic nomination and a genuine state visit by a sitting President, well, that's sort of the point of the whole exercise. Obama has stopped in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and plans to visit the Palestinian territories, before heading off to Germany, France and England. Not everyone has treated Obama like a Commander in Chief, but some did him one better: after Obama joined King Abdullah II for dinner at the palace in Amman, the Jordanian leader hopped into his Mercedes and drove Obama to the airport himself." 07-08

45. -03-20-09 Karzai: U.S. Is 7 Years Too Late in Afghanistan (PBS.org)
    "In an interview with Margaret Warner, Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed additional U.S. troops, but said they were "seven years too late." He also endorsed reaching out to members of the Taliban who embraced the Afghan constitution." 03-09

46. -04-03-09 Casualties Caused by Roadside Bombs in Afghanistan (USA Today)
    "Roadside bombs cause 75% of casualties to coalition forces in Afghanistan, up from 50% two years ago, prompting urgent pleas from commanders there for more armored vehicles to protect troops, according to data and interviews."
    
    "The rate of casualties from IEDs — those wounded or killed — in Afghanistan for the first two months of 2009 is higher than the rate in Iraq when fighting there was at its worst. It was 60% there in 2006 and 2007, according the Joint IED Defeat Organization. So far this year, IEDs have caused 40% of casualties in Iraq. Casualties from IEDs have dropped as more MRAPs have been sent to Iraq." 04-09

47. -05-11-09 Pentagon Replaces Top General in Afghanistan (Time.com)
    "The Pentagon will replace its top general in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama tries to turn around a stalemated war, defense officials said." 05-09

48. -05-13-09 New U.S. Military Commander in Afghanistan (MSNBC News)
    "Military experts and officers point out that one of McChrystal's most important contributions in Iraq was to reach well beyond military circles to build personal relationships with a wide range of civilian officials -- bringing together expertise in intelligence, forensics, finances and other fields in an interagency task force that strengthened his campaign against the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq." 05-09

49. -09-07-09 Over 70 Civilians Reported Killed by U.S. Airstrike in Afghanistan (CNN News)
    "On Friday, a German ground commander called in a U.S. airstrike on two stolen fuel tankers in northern Afghanistan. Dozens of civilians had gathered around the tankers and Afghan officials say 70 or more were killed by the American bombs." 09-09

50. -10-14-09 U.S. and Chinese Interests in Afghanistan (MSNBC News)
    "In making the case for converging U.S. and Chinese interests in Afghanistan, Robert Kaplan wrote last week in a New York Times opinion piece that, 'The problem is that while America is sacrificing its blood and treasure, the Chinese will reap the benefits. The whole direction of America’s military and diplomatic effort is toward an exit strategy, whereas the Chinese hope to stay and profit.' " 10-09