ISU ASSIGNMENT - Part 2: 10 Substancial Books/Articles on Afghan Culture/Media

1.  Title: My Khyber Marriage: Experiences of a Scotswoman as the Wife of a Pathan Chieftain's Son
Author:  Morag Murray Abdullah

Publisher: The Octagon Press, England 

2. Title: Afghanistan (Cultures of the World)
Author: Sharifah Enayat Ali
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp
 

3. Title: The Cultural Basis of Afghan Nationalism
Editors: Ewan W. Anderson and Nancy Hatch Dupree
Publisher:  Printer Publishers, 1990, UK.

4. Title: Afghanistan: Fighting for Freedom (Discovering Our Heritage)
Author: Mir T. Ansary
Publisher: Dillon Press

 5. Title: Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Author: Thomas Barfield
Publisher: N/A

6. Title: Politics of Women and Development in Afghanistan
Author: Hafizullah Emadi
Publisher: Paragon House

7. Title: State, Revolution, and Superpowers in Afghanistan
Author: Hafizullah Emadi
Publisher: Praeger Pub

8. Title: Afghanistan : Politics, Economics and Society

Author: Bhavani Sen Gupta
Publisher: Pinter Pub Ltd

9. Title: Afghan Resistance: The Politics of Survival
Editors: Grant M. Farr and John G. Merriam
Publisher: Westview Press

10. Title: Tales of Afghanistan
Author: Amina Shah
Publisher: Ishk Book Service

The media of Afghanistan includes printing, broadcasting and digital, it is mainly broadcasted in Pashto and Dari (Persian) languages. It was tightly controlled under the Taliban government from 1996 to 2001. The state media  relaxed press restrictions and private medias started to grow within the last decade. 

 Journalists in Afghanistan work in one of the world's most complex information environments. Sometimes, the lines between propaganda, intelligence and journalism blur. Also,  journalists who cover up Taliban activities have been accused of treachery or  have been arrested, while others have been kidnapped, beaten or tortured by members of the Taliban.