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Introduction to Afghanistan
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ARIC Box Library Extension (ABLE)
Asia Foundation, Kabul
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
National Archives
National Film Archives
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Public Libraries Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Radio Archives
Television Archives
Williams Afghan Media Project (WAMP)
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Arts and disability:
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Arts and health:
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Community Arts:
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Competitions, awards and titles:
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Jowazy Honari Wa Adabi
Order of Mohammad Tarzi
Order of the Star
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Creative and cultural industries:
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Ethnic culture:
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Festivals:
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Film and video:
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Afghan Cinema 'Bod na Bod'
Afghan Film
Afghan Film Balkh
Afghan Film Cinema
Afghanistan Vocational School of Arts and Music
Afghan Media and Resource Centre (AMRC)
Afghan Movies
Afghan Visual Communication Institute
AÏNA Afghanistan
Ariana Film
Artists' Union of Afghanistan
Aryob Cinema
Asia Foundation, Kabul
Bakhtar Cinema
BBC Media Resource Centre, Kabul
Biraristan Cinema
Cinema in Afghanistan
Film Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Film Union
Gahnama e Hunar Art Magazine
Ghazni Cinema
Hindu Kush Film
Honar e Haftum Cinematic Monthly Magazine
Jowazy Honari Wa Adabi
Kabul Film
Khairkhona Cinema
Kunduz Cinema
Mazar e Sharif Cinema
National Film Archives
Pamir Cinema
Park Cinema
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Pul e Khomri Cinema
Qais Film
Rahimi Film
Rausa Film
Sharouq Film
Sheberghan Cinema
Showfaq Film
Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage (SPACH)
Taloqan Cinema
Temurshahi Cinema
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Funding:
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Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Asia Foundation
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Government cultural agencies:
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Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services (ARDS)
Afghanistan Tourist Organisation
Badakhshan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Badakhshan Provincial Government
Badghis Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Badghis Provincial Government
Baghlan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Baghlan Provincial Government
Bakhtar News Agency
Balkh Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Balkh Provincial Government
Bamyan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Bamyan Provincial Government
Farah Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Farah Provincial Government
Faryab Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Faryab Provincial Government
Ghazni Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Ghazni Provincial Government
Ghor Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Ghor Provincial Government
Helmand Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Helmand Provincial Government
Herat Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Herat Provincial Government
High Commission for Culture
Jowzjan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Jowzjan Provincial Government
Kabul City Government
Kabul Provincial Government
Kandahar Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Kandahar Provincial Government
Kapisa Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Kapisa Provincial Government
Khost Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Khost Provincial Government
Kunar Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Kunar Provincial Government
Kunduz Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Kunduz Provincial Government
Laghman Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Laghman Provincial Government
Logar Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Logar Provincial Government
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Higher Education
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Nangarhar Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Nangarhar Provincial Government
National Archives
National Art Gallery
National Museum
Nimruz Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Nimruz Provincial Government
Nuristan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Nuristan Provincial Government
Office of the President
Paktia Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Paktia Provincial Government
Paktika Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Paktika Provincial Government
Parwan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Parwan Provincial Government
Samangan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Samangan Provincial Government
Sar e Pol Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Sar e Pol Provincial Government
Takhar Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Takhar Provincial Government
Uruzgan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Uruzgan Provincial Government
Wardak Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Wardak Provincial Government
Zabul Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Zabul Provincial Government
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Heritage:
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Afghan Institute of Archaeology
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Kabul
Agence pour cooperation technique et development (ACTED), Kabul
Ai Khanoum
Ancient Bost (Lashkhari Bazaar)
Ancient Ghazni
Aq Kupruk Archaeological Site
Architecture Union
Artists' Union of Afghanistan
Babur’s Garden
Bagram Archaeological Site
Bala Hissar
Balkh Provincial Museum
Balkh Religious Museum
Bamyan Valley
Baraki Barak
Bibliotheca Afghanica-Afghanistan Museum in Bubendorf, Switzerland
British Council Afghanistan
Délégation archéologique Française en Afghanistan (DAFA) Library
Enemies of the Afghan Heritage
Faculty of Archaeology, Kabul University
Faculty of Construction, Kabul Polytechnic University
Gar e Khamrah Kamar
Gawharshad Mausoleum
Gazer-gah Shrine
Ghazni Provincial Museum
Guldara
Hadda
Hazar Sum
Hazrat e Yahia
Herat Provincial Military Museum
Herat Provincial Museum
Institute for Afghan Studies
International Committee for the Salvation of the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan (ICSCHA)
International Project for Preservation of Historical Monuments
Jurm Prehistoric Petroglyphs
Kandahar Provincial Museum
Kapisa Provincial Museum and Archeological Site
Kara Kamar and Kug Jar
Kefir Kot Khawar
Kefir Qala
Kie Tehe
Kirqa Sharif Mosque
Masjid e Jami (Friday Mosque)
Masjid e Momin
Masjid e Noh Gumbad
Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Mausoleum of Emir Abdur Rahman
Metar Lamech Shrine
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet - Jame Mui Mobarak
Mundigak
Musallah Complex
Museums Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Nangarhar Provincial Museum
National Art Gallery
National Museum
People's Living Culture Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Restoration and Preservation of Historic Monuments Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Robatak
Shah Maqsud Shrine
Shah Zadehah Mausoleum Complex
Sharh e Gholgola (City of Sighs)
Sharh e Zohak (The Red City)
Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage (SPACH)
Sultan Abdul Razaq Mausoleum
Surkh Kotal
Takht e Jamsheid Palace
Takht e Rustam
Tapa Sardar
UNESCO Kabul
Zor Shar
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International Exchange:
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Afghanistan NGO Co-ordinating Bureau (ANCB)
Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services (ARDS)
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Kabul
Agence pour cooperation technique et development (ACTED)
Agence pour cooperation technique et development (ACTED), Kabul
Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR)
AÏNA
AÏNA Afghanistan
Amitié Franco-Afghane (AFRANE)
Amitié Franco-Afghane (AFRANE), Kabul
Article 19
Article 19, Kabul
Aschiana
Asia Foundation
Asia Foundation, Kabul
Atlas-logistique
Atlas-logistique, Kabul
BBC Media Resource Centre, Kabul
BBC World Service Trust
British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG)
British Council
British Council Afghanistan
British Embassy in Afghanistan
Centre d’études et de recherches documentaires sur l’Afghanistan (CEREDAF)
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Bonn
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Dubai
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Jeddah
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Karachi
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Kharogh
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Los Angeles
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Mashad
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Mumbai
Consulate General of Afghanistan in New York
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Peshawar
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Quetta
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Switzerland and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Geneva
Consulate General of Afghanistan in the Netherlands
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Toronto
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Zehdan
Consulate General of Libya in Afghanistan
Consulate of Afghanistan in Istanbul
Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA)
ECHO Humanitarian Aid Office, Kabul
Embassy of Afghanistan in Australia
Embassy of Afghanistan in Austria
Embassy of Afghanistan in Bangladesh
Embassy of Afghanistan in Belgium and General Delegation to the European Union
Embassy of Afghanistan in Bulgaria
Embassy of Afghanistan in Canada
Embassy of Afghanistan in China
Embassy of Afghanistan in Egypt
Embassy of Afghanistan in France
Embassy of Afghanistan in Germany
Embassy of Afghanistan in India
Embassy of Afghanistan in Indonesia
Embassy of Afghanistan in Iran
Embassy of Afghanistan in Iraq
Embassy of Afghanistan in Italy
Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Kazakhstan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Korea
Embassy of Afghanistan in Kuwait
Embassy of Afghanistan in Kyrgyzstan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Libya
Embassy of Afghanistan in Malaysia
Embassy of Afghanistan in Norway
Embassy of Afghanistan in Oman
Embassy of Afghanistan in Pakistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Poland
Embassy of Afghanistan in Qatar
Embassy of Afghanistan in Russia
Embassy of Afghanistan in Saudi Arabia
Embassy of Afghanistan in Spain
Embassy of Afghanistan in Sudan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Syria
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tajikistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in the Czech Republic
Embassy of Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates
Embassy of Afghanistan in the United Kingdom
Embassy of Afghanistan in the United States of America
Embassy of Afghanistan in Turkey
Embassy of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Ukraine
Embassy of Afghanistan in Uzbekistan
Embassy of Australia in Afghanistan
Embassy of Belgium in Afghanistan
Embassy of Bulgaria in Afghanistan
Embassy of Canada in Afghanistan
Embassy of China in Afghanistan
Embassy of Denmark in Afghanistan
Embassy of Egypt in Afghanistan
Embassy of Finland in Afghanistan
Embassy of France in Afghanistan
Embassy of Germany in Afghanistan
Embassy of Hungary in Afghanistan
Embassy of India in Afghanistan
Embassy of Indonesia in Afghanistan
Embassy of Iran in Afghanistan
Embassy of Italy in Afghanistan
Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan
Embassy of Korea in Afghanistan
Embassy of Norway in Afghanistan
Embassy of Pakistan in Afghanistan
Embassy of Poland in Afghanistan
Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan
Embassy of Spain in Afghanistan
Embassy of Sweden in Afghanistan
Embassy of Switzerland in Afghanistan
Embassy of Tajikistan in Afghanistan
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Afghanistan
Embassy of the Netherlands in Afghanistan
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Afghanistan
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Afghanistan
Embassy of the United States in Afghanistan
Embassy of Turkey in Afghanistan
Embassy of Turkmenistan in Afghanistan
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European Commission
Goethe-Institut
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS)
Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS), Kabul
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR)
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Kabul
International Committee for the Salvation of the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan (ICSCHA)
Internews Network
Internews Network, Kabul
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Kabul
Media Action International
Media Support
Media Support Partnership Afghanistan (MSPA)
Mediothek für Afghanistan
Mediothek für Afghanistan, Kabul
MMCC Mini Mobile Children’s Circus
Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC)
Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Kabul
Office of the European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in Geneva and Consulate General in Switzerland
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to UNESCO
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PHO)
Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PHO), Kabul
Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace, Kabul
Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage (SPACH)
Special Mission of Estonia in Afghanistan
Special Mission of Lithuania in Afghanistan
UNESCO Kabul
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
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Williams Afghan Media Project (WAMP)
Women in Media Network
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Libraries:
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Afghan Centre at Kabul University (ACKU)
Afghan Libraries and Publishers Association
Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)
Asia Foundation, Kabul
Balkh Provincial Public Library
Balkh Provincial Religious Library
Bibliotheca Afghanica-Afghanistan Museum in Bubendorf, Switzerland
British Library
Centre d’études et de recherches documentaires sur l’Afghanistan (CEREDAF)
Délégation archéologique Française en Afghanistan (DAFA) Library
Edwards College Library, Peshawar
Gai Family Library
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
Kabul Central Library
Kabul University Library
Khairkhona Library
Peshawar Record Office Library
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Public Libraries Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
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Literature:
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Afghanistan Digital Library
Afghanistan Online
Afghanland
Association de la Culture Afghane
Association of Poets and Writers of Afghanistan
Gahnama e Hunar Art Magazine
History of Afghan Literature
Jowazy Honari Wa Adabi
Pen Magazine
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Poetry and Literature Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
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Mass culture:
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Media - broadcasting, press, publishing, internet:
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Advertising Monitoring Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Afgha.com
Afghanan.net
Afghan Cinema 'Bod na Bod'
Afghan Daily
Afghanistan Digital Library
Afghanistan history
Afghanistan Network Information Centre (AFGNIC)
Afghanistan News
Afghanistan News Centre
Afghanistan Online
Afghanistan's website
Afghanland
Afghan Libraries and Publishers Association
Afghan Media and Resource Centre (AMRC)
Afghan Movies
Afghan Network
Afghan News Channel
Afghan Visual Communication Institute
Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC)
AÏNA Afghanistan
Aina e Zan – Women’s Mirror
AÏNA Newsclipping
Allama Abdul Hay Habibi Book Store
Amanat
Anis Daily
Ariana Press
Arman FM 98.1
Arman Weekly
Article 19, Kabul
Asia Foundation, Kabul
Association de la Culture Afghane
Atlas-logistique, Kabul
Azady (Freedom) Press
Bakhtar News Agency
BBC Media Resource Centre, Kabul
Behzad Book Store
Beihagi Publishers
Beihagi Publishers Book Kiosks
Centre d’études et de recherches documentaires sur l’Afghanistan (CEREDAF)
CeReTechs
CHA Internet
Cinema in Afghanistan
Crosslines Afghanistan Monitor
Culture Magazine
Das Deutsches Afghanistan-Archiv
Deutsches Orient-Institut
Distribution Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Eldis Information on Afghanistan
Enemies of the Afghan Heritage
Erada (Intention) Daily
EurasiaNet
Faculty of Journalism, Kabul University
Faculty of Literature, Herat University
Gahnama e Hunar Art Magazine
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
Government Presses Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Hewad Daily
High Commission for Culture
Hindukosh News Agency (HNA)
Hindukosh News Agency (HNA), Herat
Hindukosh News Agency (HNA), Kandahar
Hindukosh News Agency (HNA), Mazar e Sharif
History of Afghan Literature
Honar e Haftum Cinematic Monthly Magazine
Institute for Afghan Studies
Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS), Kabul
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Kabul
Internews Network, Kabul
Jamea e Madani
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Kabul
Journalists’ Union of Afghanistan
Kabul Caravan
Kabul Central Library Internet
Kabul Radio
Kabul Times
Kabul Weekly
Lemar Aftab
Les Nouvelles du Kaboul
Malalai
Media Support Partnership Afghanistan (MSPA)
Mediothek für Afghanistan, Kabul
Ministry of Communications
Mustafa Hotel Internet Cafe
Nancy Hatch Dupree - An Historical Guide to Afghanistan
NEDA Telecommunications
Office of the Deputy Minister, Media, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Park Net
Parvaz
Pen Magazine
Press Centre Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Publications Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Qaleen
Radio Afghanistan
Radio Afghanistan Mazar e Sharif
Radio Archives
Radio Rabi’a Balkhi
Radio-Television Afghanistan
Roshan
Sabawoon
Sabawoon Online
Sadaf
Seerat Weekly
Shah M Book Store
Television Afghanistan
Television Afghanistan Mazar e Sharif
Television Archives
The Survival Guide to Kabul
Travel Afghanistan
UNESCO Kabul
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan
University of Nebraska Center for Afghanistan Studies
Women in Media Network
Zanbel e Gham
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Mixed media arts:
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Non government cultural agencies:
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Performing arts:
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Afghan Conservatory of Music
Afghanistan Online
Afghanistan Vocational School of Arts and Music
Artists' Union of Afghanistan
Aryob Cinema
Asmaee Theatre
Bakhtar Cinema
Biraristan Cinema
Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul University
Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS)
Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS) Cultural Centre
Gahnama e Hunar Art Magazine
Ghazni Cinema
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
Istiqlal High School
Jowazy Honari Wa Adabi
Kabul Nandari
Khairkhona Cinema
Kunduz Cinema
Malalai High School
Mazar e Sharif Cinema
Mazar e Sharif Stadium
MMCC Mini Mobile Children’s Circus
Music Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Music Union
National Theatre Company
Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), Kabul
Pamir Cinema
Park Cinema
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PHO), Kabul
Pul e Khomri Cinema
Radio Afghanistan Theatre
Radio-Television Afghanistan Musicians
Sheberghan Cinema
Takamul Theatre
Taloqan Cinema
Temurshahi Cinema
Theatre Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Theatre Union
Ustaad Mohammad Farouq Theatre
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Research:
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Afghan Institute of Archaeology
Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)
Centre d’études et de recherches documentaires sur l’Afghanistan (CEREDAF)
Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS)
Visiting Arts
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Tourism:
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Kabul Caravan
Nancy Hatch Dupree - An Historical Guide to Afghanistan
The Survival Guide to Kabul
Travel Afghanistan
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Training:
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Afghan Conservatory of Music
Afghanistan Vocational School of Arts and Music
Afghan Traditional Arts Training School - Ghulam Mohammad Maimanagi
Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS)
Herat University
Kabul Polytechnic University
Kabul University
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Higher Education
Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PHO), Kabul
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Visual arts:
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Afghan Handicrafts Emporium
Afghanistan Vocational School of Arts and Music
Afghan Traditional Arts Training School - Ghulam Mohammad Maimanagi
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Kabul
Art Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Artists' Union of Afghanistan
Aschiana
Balkh Tile Workshop
Carpet Producers and Exporters Union
CHA Gallery of Fine Arts and Traditional Afghan Crafts
Faculty of Art, Herat University
Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul University
Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (FCCS) Cultural Centre
Gahnama e Hunar Art Magazine
Goethe-Institut, Kabul
Handicraft Promotion Centre Joint Venture
Herat Glass Factory
Jowazy Honari Wa Adabi
Mustafa Hotel
National Art Gallery
Painting Union
Planning and Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs
Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PHO), Kabul
Qaleen
Sculpture Union
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Voluntary arts:
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Youth arts:
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