FLAG
The design of the Afghanistan flag is three vertical equal sized stripes, in order from left to right the colors are, black, red and green. Then, directly on the color red, which is in the middle of the colors black, and green comes the Afghanistan National Emblem. The color black on the flag is the first color. The color black stands for the past. The second color red, “represents the blood shed to free Afghanistan from rulers and from the British-Afghan war that happened in the 19 Century.” Green is the color for Islam, but it also stands for new hope for the future. The Afghanistan National Emblem that is directly in the middle of the flag contains a mosque, beneath the mosque says the word "Afghanistan." There is also a date on the emblem, the date is the year 1298 (on the Islamic solar calendar) and 1919 when Afghanistan won Independence. The Emblem also contains the Shahada. Underneath the Shahada are the words "Allah Akbar"(God is great).
MAP
On a map you can find Afghanistan in the Asia continent. Afghanistan has a total of 6 neighboring countries. The six countries are, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and last but not least Uzbekistan. Afghanistan is surrounded by land and is a mountainous country. It is entitled to be located in Central Asia. Afghanistan connects South and East Asia with Central and Western Asia. “It is the 41st largest in the world in size.”
The History of Afghanistan.
In the years of 1838 until 1842, the British armies attacked. King Shah Sharjah slayed in 1842. The British and Indian troops slaughtered during withdrawal from Kabul. In 1878-1880 the second Anglo-Afghan War happened. A settlement then gives Britain control of Afghan foreign affairs. In 1919 A...
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Interestingly enough, many different ethnic groups can be found in Afghanistan. Some are from other countries and others have only Afghan routes. Discoveries show that Hazaras are one of the lowest and Pashtuns one of the highest powers in Afghan society. People would automatically assume that there were only one or two different ethnic groups, which live in Afghanistan. However, there appears to be a great variety of different peoples living in Afghan society. All together, fourteen different ethnicities can be discovered in Afghanistan. I have found the following: Arab, Hindu-Sikh, Farsiwans, Wakhis, Sunni Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaqs, Baluchs, Nuristanis, Turkmens, Uzbeks, Hazaras, Tajik, and Pashtun people.
The Taliban, a forceful political association against women’s rights, ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 (Hayes, Brunner, and Rowen). Predominantly, they believe in the religion of Islam, as do most Afghans, and that males are the dominant gender (Hayes, Brunner, and Rowen). They controlled Afghanistan under their “version” of the Islamic laws which many others did not agree with (Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls). The Taliban is composed of Afghan men of various ages who did not grow up in Afghanistan, therefore know little about their country’s culture (Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls). The leader of the Taliban from 1994 to 2001 was Mohammed Omar, a religious leader that, over time, gained more and more followers (Bellamy). Eventually he ousted the Afghanistan government and gained control of the country (Bellamy). The Taliban only ruled for five years, but what they did has left a scarring mark on the country of Afghanistan.
Certain revolutions in Afghanistan occurred between 1978 and 2001 which caused the US War with Afghanistan. The United States helped Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel by giving them military weapons and, as a result, the Soviet Union viewed this as if the United States was trying to have power over the Middle East. After the collapse of the Soviet regime in Afghanistan, Afghan socialists fought over power, which led to the creation of Taliban by Mullah Omar, a religious preacher who taught in Pakistan. During Mullah Omar’s time, Osama Bin-Laden came to Afghanistan and he ...
Before the civil war in Afghanistan, the people who lived in the country were in some real trouble. Human rights were not seen as a priority at all, so many citizens were unhappy with their quality of life. Other countries, throughout history, have tried to help resolve problems by putting troops in the country to help strengthen it. For example, the British government had tried to back-up Afghanistan troops, and their leader: King Shah Shuja, however this didn't work, and almost all of the troops were slaughtered by the Soviet Union army. After Shah was assassinated suddenly, Emir Amanullah Khan was put in charge of the country. Being the sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, he was supposed to
Afghanistan since its beginning has been a place of conflict, despair, and at times lost hope. It has been taken advantage of and lost its sense of identity, which has had a direct effect on its people, and there own sense of what justice truly is.
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Dari and Pashto are the official language of Afghanistan. Pashto was known as the the national language in the country. It was during the Zahir Shah rein however, Dari was always used for businesses and government transtraction. Both Pashto and Dari are Indo- European languages. Also according to US government at least an estimate of approximately 50 percent of the population of Afghanistan speaks Dari. About 35 percent speak Pashto and 11 percent speaks Turkic language. Although there are other numerous languages spoken in Afghanistan in small numbers like Baluchi,Pashai,Nuristani and others. Also,BIlingualism is very common. Both Pashto and Dari are written Primarily in the Arabic Alphabet although there has been some modifications.Pashto
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When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 1979, the goal was to help Afghan communist forces set up a communist government. The Soviet Union felt Afghanistan had key resources and a foothold in the Middle East to spread communist ideas. The result would be a war that the Soviet Union wishes it never got involved in and likened to their “Vietnam War”, meaning winning a number of battles but not the war like what happened to the U.S. in Vietnam. The background of the war, outcome of the war, and impact on the United States are key to understanding the Soviet-Afghan War.
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Afghanistan is like a time capsule. Many people farm for subsistence, and few are able to read or write. Afghans have been compared to Spartans in that they are a martial people who have been at war for thousands of years. The rough terrain in which they live lends itself to long periods of resistance. Time and time again they have been able to push away would be conquerors. The current war in Afghanistan stands in contrast to previous wars because its purpose is not one of conquest for land or for the exploitation of resources. The purpose of the current war in Afghanistan is to win over the Afghan people and to help them grow ideologically to assimilate into an ever more technologically advanced global environment.
There are other protracted conflicts which have also gone through different stages and seen several regimes changes. However, hardly any conflict has such a complicated history as the Afghan one. Beginning of this conflict traced back to the late 1970s when Kabul witnessed a fierce power struggle between four ideological schools such as conservative members of the royalist elite...