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Geography and Environment: Afghanistan

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CNN.com International–Weather (http://edition.cnn.com/WEATHER/) Selected geographic location, country, then city for weather–current conditions and five-day forecast.

Luke Powell. (http://www.lukepowell.com/)
Compilation of photographs from Afghanistan.

National Geographic. Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/)
National Geographic archive on Afghanistan related materials.

U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Information Administration. Country Analysis Briefs: Afghanistan (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/afghan.html)
Afghanistan fact sheet provides general background data, energy overview, energy infrastructure, and information on Afghanistan as an energy transit route as well as links to other sources.

U.S. Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Search on Afghanistan. Links to “A Selection of Historical Maps of Afghanistan.”

University of Texas at Austin. Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection: Afghanistan (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/afghanistan.html)
Current and historical country and city maps for Afghanistan as well as thematic, refugee, and war (2001-02) maps.

World Climate (http://www.worldclimate.com/)
Search by city or town name for information such as average sea-level pressure, average maximum and minimum temperatures, and average rainfall. The climate data are historical averages–per month–over a range of years.

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