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A photo-audio-essay, with excerpts from the Harper's magazine article: "After the Fall, Letters from Afghanistan" (April 2002).
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From Afghanistan 1 [Scott Carrier] Contains photos of the dead Streets of Kabul 1 (stereo ambience 1:30) 1 Getting Oriented, Mazari-I-Sharif Just in town, I decide to go for a walk. I leave the hotel, cross the street to the mosque, and gaze up at...The victory causes little joy for lots of anti-Taliban foot soldiers. Fighting relentlessly since they were old enough to hold a gun, they're illiterate and trained in nothing but guerrilla warfare. A report by Anna Badkhen.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...gi?f=/c/a/2001/12/19/MN37098.DTL
Carl Conetta reviews the 2001-2002 war in Afghanistan and its impact on terrorism, stability, and the humanitarian crisis. Including extensive bibliographies on several issues.
http://www.comw.org/pda/0201strangevic.html
Fighting between rival warlords with American links is threatening to undermine the US and British campaign against al-Qaida guerillas. The Guardian, UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghan...ent/story/0,11447,708508,00.html
Current news, background information including commentary from the Russian standpoint, multimedia and links.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vif2_project/index.htm
Photojournal by Tyler Hicks for the New York Times, showing the country in summer 2002. Includes audio commentary, transcript and map.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/...nternational/20021008_JOURNAL08/