The war in Afghanistan caused extensive damages to the Afghan people, which were not addressed when both world superpowers withdrew the majority of their support. Afghanistan, after nearly 10 years of fighting, was a country devastated. Half of Afghanistan’s agriculture industry was ruined, seventy percent of the roads were destroyed, and a third of the villages were either physically or economically ruined. The war had spared nobody and the country was reeling. During the war, a large segment of the population was forced to leave, becoming refugees, numbering 6.2 million at the conclusion of the war. Even in 1999, there were still 2.6 million Afghans in exile in neighboring countries, causing Afghans to be the largest refugee group for the 19th consecutive year. Refugees fled because of the perpetual conflict that had plagued the nation since the days of Daoud, the human rights abuses of authoritarian regimes, and the villages in the country …show more content…
Afghan people had grown tired of constant abuse both from their own government and from foreign powers. These disgruntled refugees were a large segment of Afghanistan’s population without a country. Such internal issues would be difficult for any country to overcome, but Afghanistan, even after Soviet withdrawal, was not at peace. For when the Soviet troops retreated, instead of uniting, the Afghan warlords began to fight amongst themselves for control of the country. Fighting each other led to even more strife for the Afghan people, and allowed for an extremist organization, the Taliban, to consolidate power.
By leaving Afghanistan, America created a power vacuum where the extremist Taliban were able to thrive, creating an unstable Afghanistan. Many Afghans were hopeful after the withdrawal of the Red Army, but once they saw the infighting among the Mujahideen this all changed. The opinions of most Afghans during this time period are consistent with this quote to DW news by Ahmed, a 61 year
Even after Amir and his father flew to America one afternoon decades ago, still haunts him. Amir’s inaction that day impacts the rest of his life and leads to lies, betrayal, and guilt. He desires to be forgiven for his sin and does everything he can to find redemption. Amir is hopeful that “there is a way to be good again”(Hosseini 2). Social and ethnic tensions: The Kite Runner gives us a look at Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and then after.
I. Introduction The Afghanistan insurgency between 1979 and 1989 ended with the withdrawal of the Soviet Union armed forces. This “successful” rebellion was not merely because the Soviet Union saw the Taliban as a simple Islamist movement and underestimated their resistance, but it was also believed that the special characteristics that the Taliban insurgents possess, such as motivation and strategy, played an important role. This article will assess the special characteristics that identify the Taliban as an insurgent group, specifically on the purpose and motivation of their fight, popular support, and the strategies and tactics that were used by them to expel the Soviet Union from Afghan soil. Overall, this essay argues that these three characteristics comprise some of the several causes that contributed to Soviet Union withdrawal from Afghanistan. To summarize, this essay will sequentially examine the Afghanistan’s movement features, first is the purpose and motivation, second is the popular support to their movement and their strategies and tactics against the Soviet Union.
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 ...
The war of 1812 is a war of trial and error, hardship, and great death. Many men, women, and children lost their lives in a conflict between countries that had fought only 30 years prior, with the same outcome. It all starts around the year 1803 when the British begin doing the unimaginable to American sailors on trading ships.
Some of us might remember how beautiful it was this day, how blue and clear the sky was. September 11, 2001 is not just a regular day anymore it marks the day terrorists attacked, not only New York but also America. Much like Pearl Harbor this is the day we were taken off guard and the day we struck back and went to war. With everything stripped away from us and no sense of what was going on, a country that was just fine on September 10, 2011 was now broken, on such a beautiful day such terror occurred. According to The Best American Magazine Writing in the article “Experts from the Encyclopedia of 9/11” there is a quote that reads, “Many of us remember going to work that week, searching for an appropriate journalistic response to a world that was changing in ways we couldn’t yet see.”(page 107) When our country was expecting failure and loss of control, we pulled together as a nation and started picking up the pieces from this tragedy that tore us apart this day. After reading this article I asked myself, how could anyone do such a horrible thing? Why would anyone want to give the...
9/11 was one of the darkest days in America, but some say the government could have been part of these attacks. For many years people have debated about the 9/11 cover up. This theory cannot explain why the government would do this. Once people understand why the 9/11 cover up is fake, they will begin to see the answer to their problem, could the government have done this? This conspiracy theory is wrong because, terrorists admitted to the attacks, so many people died, and there's no evidence against the government.
Based on the debate of the statement “The Vietnam War was an immoral and unnecessary act of colonial repression and opposition to it by almost any means necessary was justified and patriotic” I would agree with the conservative point of view. In other words, I agree that the United States had a reason to be in Vietnam and the people (mostly college students) at home protesting the war were unpatriotic.
Along with the financial costs, there is human cost with the loss of life of civilians, Canadian soldiers. The invasion of Afghanistan is only a short term solution to a bigger problem. When Canada and other nations leave the country, the Taliban and the warlord tribes will continue to insight fear on the Afghan citizens (Endersby, 2011). Conclusion Canada’s involvement has brought about a continuous debate on whether or not they should be in Afghanistan fighting a war that is half a world away. The events of September 11, 2001 in the United States reinforced the need to fight terrorism on a global scale.
One aspect of the novel that highlights this struggle is its setting, as it takes place during four time periods, each at a different stage in Afghan history. Throughout these unstable decades, the country’s government went through continuous upheavals with each new government advocating different
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 is no static or perfect definition that can encapsulate all that may fall under the theme of humanitarian intervention. Philosophically speaking, humanitarian intervention is the idea that individuals have the duty to prevent human rights violations from occurring. Furthermore, the legal basis of humanitarian intervention is derived from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Lecture 11/15/16). As decided by the UN in 1948, all nations have a responsibility to protect, or to prevent crimes against humanity, and while it was an important milestone for the recognition of human rights, not all those experiencing the crimes of genocide
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.
In the past ten years the Afghan Government has been dealing with a number of issues that have caused problems for the country, problems such as illegal drug trade, terrorism and violence. But nowadays they are fighting a problem that has long existed between people, and quite recently has taken a whole new aspect to it. Ethnic conflict is the destructive factor that has caused problems between people for generations, often leading to fights, outbreak of violence and grudge between different ethnicities.
NATO is a very controversial topic that should not be taken lightly. Many stand for it but there are also many against it. The organization started so that the Western European countries could ally with the U.S. for peace. It was mainly to do big decision making together. At times, NATO has fallen, and at times, it has risen above. Should people rely on NATO, or should they rally against NATO?