Afghan refugees

Are the Taliban good? Or are they bad? There are several views on this “Islamic fundamentalist political movement,” in Afghanistan. In the western world we have developed an image about how wrong and dangerous the Taliban are which is why we may find it difficult to conceptualise any good of their intentions, myself included. This negative perspective from us outsiders may be due to our knowledge on their abhorrent enforcements of laws. Furthermore, this view could shield us from the intentions…

came to America with the hope that this new place would represent an opportunity to begin again. The experience of immigrants after World War II was similar to those who came in the nineteenth century in terms of racial discrimination, and for the refugees who didn’t chose to come to America, adapting to a new culture became confusing. In the case of the Irish, they fled to the United States in the late 1900s to find employment, both as professionals and illegal aliens who worked in the…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni is a novel based on the last 3 decades of Afghan history. It is a chronicle of the volatile events of Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post- Taliban rebuilding that puts the nation through many adversities. This presentation focuses on the time period when the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is born, in September 1996, and the impacts of the Taliban rule after this. So a tiny recap for how the Taliban reign came to be.…

The topic, mental health needs of a refuges and immigrant helps explain the major problem and needs of a refugees and immigrants. The word refugee refers to an individual who ran away from his motherland in fear of being persecuted, for religious freedom, discrimination, civil war, or abuse of human right. In the year 2000, there was an estimate of 40 million refuges around the world, (Pumariega, Rothe, & Pumariega, 2005). In addition it was estimated by the United Nation Commission that one…

continue to grow and prevail in rural southern areas of Afghanistan and parts of Kabul. The Taliban is unique because they not only adhere by means of strict Islamic fundamentalism, but Pashtun laws and culture. The Taliban’s ability to rally the Afghan population, their radical ideologies, and aggressive tactics continue to make them a terrorist threat to the western world today. The Taliban took over in 1996 and is currently waging war in Afghanistan.…

who desired it every single day. This peace has evaded The poor refugees who have had to leave their homes after their houses were destroyed by war. Some have been enough lucky enough to start a new life, harsh though it may be, in a strange country.(Malkki, 1995) It is a controversial problem for the citizens and governments or not the countries should accept these refugees as citizens. However, all countries should allow refugees to access their country because of the benefits they will bring…

From Hammer and Anvil to Drones. Early in the War the United States wanted Pakistan to act as Anvil while it hammers Taliban and Afghan fighters in Afghanistan. Since the border on the Paksitani side was not guarded, Taliban and Al Qaeda Militants managed to sneak into their hideouts in Waziristan. Many operations like “operation Apollo”, “Operation Anaconda” and “Battle of Tora Bora” hammerd Taliban but the anvil simply wasn’t there (refrence http://s3.amazonaws.com/nytdocs/docs/21/21.pdf…

The Soviet-Afghan War began with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on December 24, 1979, and ended with the withdrawal of Soviet forces on February 15, 1989. It was a war that had a global impact and indirectly led to the fall of the USSR. Afghanistan in the 50s and 60s, was a country that was beginning to modernize and industrialize with the help of both the Soviet Union and the United States. As animosity grew between the two world superpowers, the U.S. quickly created military ties with the…

characters in the film include a coarse Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer named Gust Avrakotos and a wealthy right-winged socialite named Joanne Herring. Together the main characters worked in formation to help covertly supply and arm Afghan rebels and eventually defeat the Soviet Union. The film starts out showing a little bit more of Charlie Wilson’s crass side as he sips champagne in a hot tub with naked women. Charlie seemed preoccupied with the news rather then paying much…

contributions made over the past 70 years. In my opinion, with these actions Canada has made, they are very effective and appropriate. Serval backgrounds leading up to the issue of Afghanistan are the Afghan National Security Forces, police, and army, the Afghan government and the 9/11 attack. The Afghan National Security Forces, Police, and army are not properly trained, do…