1. All about Afghanistan
By Jason Kurth

2. Afghanistan statistics
Literacy Rate: 28.1%
Male: 43.1%
Female: 12.6%
Population: 30,419,928
Type of government: Islamic republic
Yearly income per capita: $1,000

3. Religion in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, 80% of the people believe in Sunni Islam and 19% in Shia Islam. The 1% left believe in other religions.
This an example of Shia Islam people praying.
This is an example of Sunni Islam people praying.

4. Interesting Articles about Afghanistan
This is an article about how children live in Afghanistan and what their wishes are. I chose this article because it helps us understand what they want and feel.
This is an article about an 11 year old girl and her daily life in Kabul, Afghanistan. I chose this article because it is so different from our lives here.

5. Interesting video about Afghanistan
This is a video about how an archeologist found lots of gold in Afghanistan and other things that happened to him. I chose this video because it shows that the place has lots of treasures and should be taken care of. I also chose it because it has to do with our last unit, archeology.

6. Afghanistan’s economy
The Afghan economy relies a lot on it’s opium production so they can produce cocaine. This is not very good because it encourages people to become drug dealers an sell drugs.
Most of the other people rely on farming crops.
Only 12 % of the land is suitable for farming
and 6% of it is cultivated. But where there is
space there is also a lot of good soil.

7. Afghanistan schools
Afghanistan has had a lot of trouble with girls going to school because the Taliban said they weren’t allowed to attend. But now since the Taliban have left, there are always more girls going to school.
Women’s rights were very limited under the Taliban. Things they could not do:
They could not drive
They had to have something covering their whole body, apart from their hands
They could not go out of the house without a male relative
They also did not get to choose who they marry
Since the Taliban are gone, women have more rights.

8. Afghanistan cultural festivals
Nau Roz is a new year’s festival. It is also the best known festival in Afghanistan, specially in a place called Mazar e Sharif, where it is called Gul e Sorkh. Sport matches called buzkashi are held. People play music and dance.
Eid e Fitr is a festival held sometime between
October and December and happens after a
long month of fasting called Ramadan. In Eid e
Fitr people wear new clothes and eat sweet food. They also go and pray at a mosque for a long time.

9. Text Citations
Afghanistan. In (2013). CIA-The World Factbook. Retrieved from
Kids in Afghanistan. In (2013). Scholastic Inc. Retrieved from
Bjorklund, R. (2012). Afghanistan. New York: Scholastic, Children’s Press.
"A Kid's Life In... Afghanistan." n. page. Web. 27 Feb <
"Economy." Economy <
Braide, Martha. Personal Interview. 27 Febuary 2013.

10. Text Citations
"Eid e Fitr." Popular Fesivals <
"Nau Roz." Popular Fesivals <

11. Picture and Video Citations
Sunni Islam Religions n.p. Web. 26 Feb <
Salustro, Marco. N.d. n.p. Web. 27 Feb <
Afghanistan Film. 27 Feb <
2004. n.p. Web. 27 Feb <
Karzai victory plants seeds of hope in fight to kick Afghan opium habit Afghanistan timesWeb. 27 Feb 2013. 

12. Picture and Video Citations
Bjorklund, R. (2012). Afghanistan. New York: Scholastic, Children’s Press.
Eid Mubarak HindustantimesWeb. 27 Feb <
2006. Lewis & Clark CollegeWeb. 27 Feb <
NovRuz Mubarak: Prayers, promises and hope spring forth for a better new year – The Express Tribune Paderborner 'SJ' BlogWeb. 27 Feb <