Afghanistan Web Resources  

From The Afghanistan Analyst website Analyst. Last updated 2012.

Reference book on Afghanistan from the U.S. Army.

from the Library of Congress.

From the Institute for Development Studies in the U.K. Information on agriculture, aid and debt, governance, finance, trade, environment, poverty, migration, gender issues and health.

Excellent overview resources. Maps, plus information on crime, the economy, education, politics, human rights, culture, environment and more. From Indiana University at Bloomington.

See chapters on Afghanistan in current and back issues of this resource from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Established in 2008, the Commission is required to study, assess and make recommendations concerning wartime contracting for the reconstruction, logistical support, and the performance of security functions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Commission's major objectives include a thorough assessment of the systemic problems identified with interagency wartime contracting..."

CRS Reports full-text back to 2004 are searchable in Lexis/Nexis Congressional. Use Advanced Search to limit your search to CRS Reports on Afghanistan.

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Go to the main GAO web site and search on "Afghanistan"

From National Defense University Library.

Created by Congress, the Office of the SIGAR is charged with overseeing the accounting for monies expended for the effective reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Search on "Afghanistan", "Pakistan", "Iran", etc.

From the the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). See also other CSIS reports on Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan Conflict Monitor was an initiative of the Human Security Report Project at the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University.

From the Brookings Institution. A statistical compilation of economic, public opinion and security data. This resource will provide updated and historical information on various data, including crime, infrastructure, casualties, unemployment, Afghan security forces and coalition troop strength.

AREU was established in 2002 by the assistance community working in Afghanistan and has a board of directors with representation from donors, the United Nations and other multilateral agencies, and non-governmental organisations.

The CSBA is an independent, non-partisan policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking and debate about national security strategy and investment options. Enter "Afghanistan" in the keyword search box and use the drop down menu options to refine your search.

"The International Crisis Group is now generally recognised as the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict". See also other reports on Afghanistan

Links to archive (2009 and back) of key reports, articles, documents and websites relating to the war and its aftermath in Afghanistan and the conflict in Iraq. From the Project on Defense Alternatives.