- Conflict in Afghanistan
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- Conflict in Afghanistan
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The Basics
Life in Afghanistan
BBC
The BBC offers a page of straightforward facts and figures on Afghanistan, using charts and tables to break down the country's ethnicity, health, and education. While a debate intensifies about the US role in the country, these statistics leave no doubt that Afghanistan needs help.
Beset by War, Beleaguered by Poverty
CBC
The numbers are bleak on Afghanistan. Life expectancy is a mere 42.5 years, more than half of the population scrapes by on $2 a day, and the nation ranks near the very bottom of the Human Development Index, an overall measure of a country's quality of life. CBC gives a clear insight into the steep challenges facing Afghanistan.
Quick Guide: Afghanistan
BBC
Another great BBC introduction to Afghanistan, one that provides twenty-five years of history in a few quick paragraphs. All the major events that have shaped the current conflict are reported, starting with the overthrow of Afghani King Zahir Shah in 1973, and ending with the election of Afghani President Hamid Karzai in 2004.