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    As a refugee in Iran for almost 8 years, I also faced discrimination, persecution and oppression. This occurred just because I was an Afghan. The government did not allow me to attend public schools and my parents decided to go back to Afghanistan for this reason. I was happy, but unfortunately I did not have any idea that in my motherland, in the country where I belong, I would not have…

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    life, was my first trip toward my schoolhouse journey. I was born in Pakistan, where I started my education. Though we were Afghan refugees in Pakistan but still we did have chances to go to school and study. I was a top student during my educational period in Pakistan. I had dreams of becoming an engineer when I was ten. But, considering the dark background of an Afghan boy fled from his hometown, I didn’t really know where to start and how to fulfill my goals. Building my future and becoming…

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    Use the newly acquired land in southwestern Afghanistan to support their legal exports including (but not limited to) fruits and nuts, wool, cotton, and hides HAVEN’T WE TRIED THAT? i. ? Mention the beautiful Afghan rugs? SURE BUT HAVE TO TRAIN THEM TO WEAVE c. The State Department even admitted… i. "No commodity is so widely available, so cheap to produce, and as easily renewable as illegal drugs. They offer dazzling profit margins that allow criminals to generate…

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    limit and control the passage of vessels carrying refugees and migrants has to be kept in accordance with customary international law and any other international agreements that the coastal state is a party to. However, it is a tricky question to determine whether refugees/migrants who reach the edges of or cross over into the territorial sea are satisfying the requirements of Articles 31 and 33 of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR), including the principle of…

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    Afghanistan refugees can not wait to flee the country despite the hardships that come with that. Although once they flee, life still doesn't turn out to be as great as they imagined it. In Jeffrey MacDonald's article Stranded in an Unwelcome Land, he states that he and…

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    Overview Islamic radicalization is the primary cause of global terrorism and has been a prominent threat to international security over the past few decades. Islamic jihadists’ aim to wage ‘holy war’ against the West by taking extreme measures to protect their version of Islam, to fight against the Western invasions of the Middle East, North Africa and other parts of the Islamic world. This transnational phenomenon also stems from Muslim immigrants who have migrated to the West and have…

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    ability to roam freely, attend schools, and take prominent roles in the workforce. “Prior to the rise of the Taliban, women in Afghanistan were protected under law and increasingly afforded rights in Afghan society. Women received the right to vote in the 1920s; and as early as the 1960s, the Afghan constitution provided for equality for women.” (U.S. Department of State Taliban 's War Against Women Report) When the Islamic State of Afghanistan came to be, many of these rights were taken away,…

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    once they began seizing more land and gaining more power, it was realized that they were causing unnecessary violence (Refworld). By 1992, conflict in Afghanistan became greater and a war ensued. As a result of this war, the United Nations and most Afghan parties decided to create a national government, succeeding communist rule. After September 11, 2001, troops of the Northern Alliance forced the Taliban out of Kabul. In November and December of that year, the alliance gained control of most of…

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    for refugee status have not yet been determined. Those covered [by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)] refer to claimants whose individual applications are pending, irrespective of when they may have been lodged.” This differs from Australian Parliament’s definition of refugees. Asylum seekers have to be processed, and it must be determined if they are ‘genuine refugees.’ Asylum seekers in Australia, also known as ‘boat people’ or ‘irregular maritime arrivals,’…

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    Due to the self-sufficiency of many Afghan residents and the increase in growth they have depleted their forest and wetlands. A combination of grazing and farming has caused residence to put themselves at risk of flooding due to the lack of forest or waterways to handle rainfall efficiently…

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