“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
Essential Questions
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Media ResourcesBeautiful Afghanistan from Marek Banyś on Vimeo. The video below is students made and has some rather cliche background music, but the information and images are quite illuminating.
Footage of Interviews with Khaled Hosseini
Click on the logo to the left to see Afghanistan in Transition, a short piece by photojournalist, Tyler Hicks
Click on the logo to the left to listen to Moses Saman narrate a brief slideshow called Displaced in Afghanistan.
Link to Historical Timeline in Afghanistan
Link to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Link to "In Afghanistan: Using Sports to
Fill the Gender Gap"
Link to "Skater Girls of Afghanistan"
Link to "Learning guitar licks and other tricks at Afghanistan’s Rock School Kabul"
Click photo to watch video: "Angelina Jolie in Afghanistan"
Click photo to go to video: "UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie visited refugees from Myanmar and Afghanistan in India."
Click photo to watch video: "UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits Afghanistan and calls for greater focus to be put on the reintegration of former refugees."
Link to "Women in Afghanistan"
Important Documents
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