Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal (1921-1973) - Provides information on life and political work of the Prime Minister and founder of the Progressive Democratic Movement (jamiat e democrat e mutaraki). Includes speeches made during his visit to the White House in 1976. - http://www.maiwandwal.com/index2.htm
National Security Archive: The Once and Future King? - Original documents of US government agencies on King Zahir's reign 1970-1973 and on US policy toward the country at the time. - http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB59/
The Siege of Herat - Thesis by John Carl Nelson discussing the political situation in the early 19th century and Mohammed Shah Kajars siege of Herat 1837-1838. Includes old maps and a bibliography. - http://www.jsenterprises.com/john/thesis/
Tremors on the Volcano: Afghanistan in Early 1979 - Report from a journey in the country and neighbouring Iran by Terence Odlin. - http://www.afghanmagazine.com/jan99/articles/1979tremors/index.html
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. - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
Afghanistan and Afghan war - Information about Afghanistan and its history from the regime of King Zahir to the emergence of Taliban. Hosted by Free Light Software. - http://www.hikyaku.com/afghan/
Afghanistan - Frederick Engels' view of the country in 1857. Includes a map and commentary. - http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/afghanistan/index.htm
History of Afghanistan - Historical photo album of Afghanistan from 1747 to 1992. - http://afghan.ifrance.com/
Mir Ghulam Mohammed Gobar - A site dedicated to the Afghan historian M. G. M. Gobar, including a biography and a summary of his writings. - http://www.cpol.net/history/