Afghanistan Dbq

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Afghanistan is currently in a very rough situation. The Taliban ruled over Afghanistan amongst other countries in the Middle East, but recently the US kicked them out of power and they hid. Afghanistan is now being ruled by a president, but the government is very corrupt. The GDP per capita of Afghanistan is the highest out of all countries and remains a third world country. The people living in Afghanistan live in extreme poverty and are in fear of being bombed, shot, or murdered on a daily basis. They have little money and no basic needs such as shelter, food, clean water, clothes, and healthcare. Afghanistan is made up of many different tribes who live in various parts of Afghanistan. The security of Afghanistan is also very poor, as the …show more content…
Not only is it a powerful country, it is also a communist country, so being invaded by them provides a large threat to the surrounding countries. Seth Jones, a political scientist and writer, pointed out how threatening the Soviet Union was on other countries, “Akhtar argued that the Soviet Invasion threatened Pakistani security: if the Soviet army conquered Afghanistan, it would only be a short step to Pakistan. Akhtar recommended backing the Afghan resistance and turning Afghanistan into the Soviet Union’s Vietnam,” (Document #11). Because …show more content…
If Afghanistan had better resistance, the Soviets would be forced to leave Afghanistan. Another reason why the Soviet invasion is the main cause is because they were expanding their already large empire, worrying other countries. As CJ Dick has pointed out, “Worried by Soviet expansionism, Pakistan, Iran and then the USA (especially), China and some European and Arab states began to supply money and arms to the Mujahideen… which distributed it to seven major Islamist factions… The religious leaders of the factions thus gained unprecedented political power, undermining the authority of tribal and village leaders,” (Document #10). The Mujahideen was a group of rebel fighters who fought communists and other non-Muslims. Mujahideen is the plural of Mujahid which means “one who engages in jihad”. Jihad means to strive, to struggle, to strain, and to endeavor. Although the Mujahideen were fighting against communism, they were supplying the money to Islamist factions when it was supposed to be used to help get rid of the Soviets in Afghanistan. The argument that the Soviet invasion had to part

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