Modern Conflicts: War in Afghanistan

Examines the lives of children living in Kabul, featuring boys and girls ages ten to seventeen discussing their lives in a country at war.

Describes Afghanistan's geography, wildlife, history, government, economy, people, religion, and culture.

Provides an overview of Afghanistan, and examines the history, culture, and people of the central Asian country, discussing landscape and climate, government, economy, education, leisure, and other topics, and looking at the future challenges facing the nation.

Tells the secret history of the CIA's role in Afghanistan, including its covert program against Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989, and examines the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.

Traces the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan; discusses how the leaders of the movement interpret the principles of Islam; and examines the influence of the Taliban in the competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines in Asia.

A graphic novel and photo journal that follows reporter Didier Lefevre on a dangerous journey through Afghanistan with the Doctors Without Borders mission.