Afghanistan Research Group - Offers articles on the country, reports and other publications for download, external links and information on the Afghanistan Research Group (ARG / ARA).
CIA - The World Factbook: Afghanistan - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
CIC Cultural Profile Project: Afghanistan - Overview of Afghan life includes landscape and climate, family life, work, recreation, arts and literature, history and education. Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Geographic.org - Afghanistan - Information from the current version of the CIA Factbook and the US Library of Congress Country Studies, along with national rankings and photos.
Institute for Afghan Studies - Offering coverage of the countries situation, including selected news and documents, a weekly commentary, resources on social, economic, political and other issues of critical importance, an Afghan bibliography, book reviews, mailing list and chat.
NationMaster - Afghanistan - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
Safis Web - Offers news clippings, articles, information on the country and its people and discussion forum. The entertainment section contains audio and video material, a photo gallery, e-cards and biographies of poets.
US Department of State - Afghanistan - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, USAID page, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
US Library of Congress - Country Study: Afghanistan - 1997 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
Wikipedia - Afghanistan - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.