Asia- Afghanistan- Society and Culture- History

10 pages found in History:

Afghanistan

Frederick Engels' view of the country in 1857. Includes a map and commentary.
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/afghanistan/index.htm

Afghanistan and Afghan war

Information about Afghanistan and its history from the regime of King Zahir to the emergence of Taliban. Hosted by Free Light Software.
http://www.hikyaku.com/afghan/

Heroes of the Age - Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier

Online book by David B. Edwards including biographies of King Abdur Rahman, Sultan Mohammed Khan and Hadda Sahib.
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft458006bg/

History of Afghanistan

Historical photo album of Afghanistan from 1747 to 1992.
http://afghan.ifrance.com/

Mir Ghulam Mohammed Gobar

A site dedicated to the Afghan historian M. G. M. Gobar, including a biography and a summary of his writings.
http://www.cpol.net/history/

National Security Archive: The Once and Future King?

Original documents of US government agencies on King Zahir's reign 1970-1973 and on US policy toward the country at the time.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB59/

The Siege of Herat

Thesis by John Carl Nelson discussing the political situation in the early 19th century and Mohammed Shah Kajars siege of Herat 1837-1838. Includes old maps and a bibliography.
http://www.jsenterprises.com/john/thesis/

Tremors on the Volcano: Afghanistan in Early 1979

Report from a journey in the country and neighbouring Iran by Terence Odlin.
http://www.afghanmagazine.com/jan99/articles/1979tremors/index.html

World History Archives: The History of Afghanistan

Documents and articles.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/index-n.html

WWW-VL - History: Afghanistan

Categorized directory of links.
http://vlib.iue.it/history/asia/Afghanistan/