In the hot and dry country of Afghanistan its people struggle to survive under the turmoil its government has created. Afghanistan's current government is left divided and struggling to put a solid form of government to support its people (Dupree). Afghanistan's borders is one that has been shaped by past invaders who have seeked to gain control of land to fulfill their own expansion needs. Nancy Dupree states that “Afghanistan has long been a prize sought by empire builders”(Dupree). The country's modern boundaries were set after a long lasting dispute over land between imperial Britain and tsar Russia. Afghanistan’s history is one that has been shaped and molded by the wars and battles that have scared it’s political and social views by divided …show more content…
Many Islamic Militia groups such as the taliban start to rise and form packs with other freedom fighters to seize control of Afghanistan. In Witte’s article Afghanistan War, Griffe states that “In 1996 the Taliban seized Kabul and instituted a severe interpretation of Islamic law that, for example, forbade female education and prescribed the severing of hands, or even execution, as punishment for petty crimes” (Witte). With the Taliban's presences and al- Qaeda's enforcement of the new law the Taliban gained control of almost nearly 90 percent of Afghan territory by the summer of 2001. With many of Afghanistan's people not agreeing with the newly enforced laws nearly one million people begin to flee to neighboring countries. With many people finally seeing and disagreeing with the the taliban's laws, freedom fighters from the past wars start to rise and form opposing rebellions against the taliban and al-Qaeda. Outrage by other rebellion groups, al-Qaeda start to carry out executions and other terrorist attacks. Ethnic groups in the north, under Massoud's Northern Alliance, and the south, aided in part by Hamid Karzai, continue to battle the Taliban for control of the country. (ADMIN 27) In September 9th al-Qaeda hit men carried out the assassination of famed mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who at the time was leading the Northern Alliance.(Witte 5) Outraged by the Northern Alliance's support of U.S. the Taliban and al- Qaeda start to target American embassies. (Admin
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States was incredibly eager to strike back at the nations thought to be responsible for this horrific tragedy. These attacks were quickly attributed to the terrorist group al-Qa’ida, led by Osama bin Laden, and to the Taliban-run government of Afghanistan, which had provided sanctuary to al-Qa’ida. In response, Washington approved a covert plan led by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to directly attack those responsible in their Middle East safe haven. Initiated on 26 September 2001 with the approval of the warlords of the Afghan Northern Alliance, with whom the CIA had formed an intelligence liaison relationship, Operation Jawbreaker resulted in the fall of the Taliban regime, the killing and capture of a significant amount of al-Qa’ida leadership, and elimination of a terrorist safe haven by early December 2001. Moreover, the Taliban’s collapse denied al-Qa’ida a pseudo-nation-state partner, serving to reduce the organization’s sanctuary to areas residing along the Pakistani border.
The novel Prince of Afghanistan by Louis Nowra (2015) explores two Australian soldiers, Casey and Mark who are involved in a mission to rescue hostages captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, due to the unfortunate death of Casey, being killed by a Taliban rocket, his dog, Prince is left behind with no carer, other than Mark. With the brutality of war, and the race against hunger, danger and time, they both must rely on each other for survival. As the story reflects upon Australians engagement with Asia, it conveys themes of friendship, trust and the nature of courage and heroism through the character, character development and the relationship among each other.
On December 24th 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On that day began a war which wreaked incredible havoc and destruction on Afghanistan for 10 long years. The Soviets stormed in with thousands of troops at the request of the troubled Afghan Communist regime. The Russians believed this be a neat surgical military operation. They were wrong.(Boggs) The only resistance to the Soviet invasion were men known as the "mujahideen" known to many as freedom fighters. They are multinational; some even from America, doing everything in their power to repeal the Soviet horde. The Soviet invasion frightened neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, so they unofficially allied with the United States. The U.S. provided the weaponry, training, etc., Saudi Arabia recruited the fighters (mujahideen) which were sometimes based in Pakistan. They all agreed on the need for armed resistance against the Soviets. The U.S. decided to tap the religious vein of the rebels, creating a zealous religiously driven guerrilla organization; well armed and trained by CIA officers with the goal of returning Afghanistan to Islamic purity.
Such a statement again leads back to the criticism that the war in Afghanistan war lept into without enough preparation. However, the U.S. and the nations allied with it were not the only ones that the Afghan war had taken its toll on. The people of Afghanistan and neighboring regions have been hit severely. Economically speaking, Afghanistan has been left crippled as have many communities in this part of the Middle East. From these weak nation, terrorist groups could rise up and take control, leading back to the root of the problem and the terror of September 11,
Children of Conflict: Afghanistan In the crowded city of Kabul, there is a growing population of about six million children who drop out of school to work and support their families. These children over work themselves every day to earn 10 cents per plastic bag, running between cars after pedestrians. Girls disguise themselves as boys so they would be able to go and sell plastic bags and earn a few Afghanis to get some bread to feed the family. The United Nations estimates that there are about fifty-thousand street children in Kabul alone.
Canada has played a vital role in international relations for the majority of its 144 year history since the signing of Confederation in 1867. Canada first participated in World War I, then World War II in 1939-1945. Following World War II, Canada was also involved in the Korean War. Canada has been primarily a peacekeeping nation. There are many questions people ask when a high income country goes to help a lower income nation such as Afghanistan. What are Canada’s motives for helping out Afghanistan? Who will benefit from Canada going to war in Afghanistan? These are some of the questions many people have. While Canada has many domestic problems of its own such as homelessness, poverty and increasing national debt, why should Canada get involved with a problem that is across the globe? Are the costs of going to war out weight the political benefits? Modernity, modernization theory and gender stratification are some key concepts that are related to Canada going to war in Afghanistan.
I. The political instability in Afghanistan originating from the 1970s has caused changes in its zeitgeist, as seen through the change in the culture and lifestyle available to the Afghan people. Over the next three decades, there is a significant transition of civil liberties, and a change from a path to liberalism to a traditional conservative nature in the eyes of outsiders. The novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini demonstrates the change by telling a realistic story based on the true events that took place in Afghanistan. II.
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.
There are several countries that make up the world. Yemen intrigues several people with its rich history, interesting local activities, and unique culture. Yemen is a Middle Eastern country with a very interesting culture. They do things that are very rare to see here in the United States.
During their search operations in Mazar, the Taliban ordered some residents to prove that they were not Shi'a by reciting Sunni prayers. Over a period of several weeks, Governor Niazi made inflammatory speeches against Hazaras in which he ordered them to become Sunnis, leave Afghanistan, or risk being killed. ”(“The Massacre in Mazar-i-Sharif”) This shows how the soldiers were directly looking for Shi’a and how if they couldn’t say Sunni prayers they would instantly be
Education in Afghanistan did not start as a formal system. Originally children were educated privately. Their learning took place in religious locations, in homes and regal courts (Zoy, 2009, p. 18). In 1923, the first Afghan Constitution was created. At this time, education was recognized as the right of all Afghan nationals. However, the growth and development of the education system by the Afghan government really started in 1950s-60s. The government was attempting to build a national identity through education. Political ideology was promoted throughout the education system and textbooks.
I am used to being alone as my family has passed I have learned to cope with the losses that I will never pass
Afghanistan’s importance with respect to the cultural impact of globalization is increasing as the war in Afghanistan draws down. Afghanistan sits on the edge of the unknown. Once the United States leaves it will be left to create its own destiny. The eyes of the world will be on Afghanistan to see who it allies with, who it trades with and how it conducts itself.
Afghanistan; Taliban controlled, discrimination and love everywhere yet nowhere at the same time. It’s a nation where culture and tradition are of immense importance, especially to the older generation. Over 53% of Afghan population is below the poverty line, making the country one of the Earth’s poorest. Life would be lived on a day to day basis, not knowing if it’s safe to be outside, when...
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