Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that has had a long and interesting history. The countries geography is quite odd and makes it a trouble for invading countries. Religion in Afghanistan has changed vastly over time. Festivals in this country can last for up to a week but not everything is fun and games in
Afghanistan.
History
Afghanistan is a country that has developed over a long period of time. In prehistoric times there were still people living in Afghanistan as hunters. Then, many thousands of years later people learnt how to farm and herd animals and finally between 4000-2000BC some villages grew to become small cities.
Afghanistan put up with many invasions as well like the Central Asians, Persians and the Greeks and
Macedonians which
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The country is split east to west by the Hindu Kush mountain range which in the east rises to 7,315m. Most of Afghanistan is covered in snow capped mountains with the exception in the south east. The country is also traversed by deep valleys and is located in south west Asia. The country is made up of three regions which are the Northern Plains, the
Central Highlands and the South western Lowlands. The Northern Plains consists of mountain plateaus and rolling hills. The Afghans raise sheep and goats in the vast grasslands here. The Central
Highlands takes up about two thirds of Afghanistan and has the Hindu Kush mountain range running through it. Most Afghans that live in the Central Highlands live down in the valleys. The South western
Lowlands are mainly desert but when not they’re semi desert. This region of Afghanistan is crossed by the Helmand River. Down in Helmand Valley barley, corn, fruits and wheat are grown.
Religion
In Afghanistan about 99% of Afghans are Muslim. This religion strongly influences family and community relationships as well as many other aspects in life. Most villages will have a religious leader called a ‘mullah’ who will educate the young people and lead in prayers. A ‘mullah’ can
First of all, one of South America’s greatest geological features is the Andes Mountains. The Andes are a major mountain range in Venezuela. The Andes mountain range is the longest mountain range in the world. To be specific, the mountain range is 4,500 miles long and 500 miles wide (Andes). The Andes stretch along the west coast of South America passing through several countries including Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. The Andes’ average elevation is 13,000 feet. One might not think this but in some places in the Andes Mountains there is snow and even glaciers. Mount Aconcagua, in Argentina, is the highest elevation of the Andes, at 22,841 feet above sea level. The Himalaya Mountains are the only other mountains that are taller than ...
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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
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The area of operations is the Shahikot Valley, which is 80 miles southeast of Kabul, and 18 miles south of Gardez. The Valley is 5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. In the valley are 4 small towns, Marzak, Babulkhel, Serkhankhel and Zerki Kale. The valley is surrounded by High Mountain ridges. On the west side there is a ridge code named Whale which is 9,000 feet high and on the east side is a ridgeline where the highest peak (10,469 feet) is called Takur Ghar. On the southern end of the valley is a ridgeline called the finger. The valley is easy to defend because it has many natural caves and ravines ...
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.
Afghanistan has been in a constant state of chaos for twenty years. The Soviets invaded in 1979 and installed a puppet regime. After they withdrew their troops in 1989, rival mujahideen (tribal) groups began to fight for the capital. By the time the Taliban came into the picture around 1994, the country had been devastated by war. Many Afghanis had fled to neighboring countries like Pakistan. An estimated 1 million lives had been lost. Now, bad conditions still persist. Afghanistan has one of the world's worst literacy rates; only three percent of women and less then twenty percent of men can read and write (Rashid, 107). A quarter of all children die before their fifth birthday. Life expectancy is only 43-44 years (107). Simply, life is hard, especially for women.
Khaled Hosseini from birth onwards was confronted with the living conditions in Afghanistan. And always had a diplomatic view of things due to the job of his father who
The valley is situated in an almost horseshoe shaped manner, with a break in the horseshoe on the North Western side of the valley. The western ridgeline is referred to as the “Whale”; a small out-cropping in the middle of the horseshoe on the Southern side is termed the “Finger”; and the valley between the finger and the whale is called the “Fishhook”. This part of Afghanistan has snow in March, especially at the elevations in this area, as the highest peak around the valley is over 10,000 feet, with the mean altitude being around 9,000
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.
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