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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
Country Study: Afghanistan
Preliminary drafts of a country study for the Federal Research Division, offering an overview on Afghan history from the beginnings to 1997. Edited by Peter R. Blood.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
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/
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal (1921-1973)
Provides information on life and political work of the Prime Minister and founder of the Progressive Democratic Movement (jamiat e democrat e mutaraki). Includes speeches made during his visit to the White House in 1976.
http://www.maiwandwal.com/index2.htm
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
 
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