Afghanistan

Afghanistan Paper WHAT I KNOW? Americans have been fighting in Afghanistan for a while. I Believe that the reason we went over there was because of 9/11. I may be absolutely wrong on that though. From what I have heard previously on the news, thousands of Afghanistan citizens were killed in this war. My research is all about the Combat Outpost. I know absolutely nothing about it. I have no idea what it is, or who it is, when it happened or how it occurred. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW? Since I know…

are the similarities and differences between the Taliban of Afghanistan/Pakistan today and the Mahdists of Sudan 130 years ago? The Taliban and the Mahdi purposes are to establish fundamental religious foundations for Sudan or the Islamic state. The Taliban emerged in the early 1990s in northern Pakistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban's promise in Pashtun areas surrounding Pakistan and Afghanistan was to restore peace and security and enforce their own…

My work has taken me around the globe, looking at human right’s violations and countries where the position of women is compromised in some way. However, a personal interest of mine (as a woman of Afghan heritage) is the position of women in Afghanistan, especially pertaining to the rule of the Taliban. In 1989, as a young teenager, I read Marie Claire’s ground breaking article entitled “My Escape from the Taliban”. This followed, in diary form, the story of a young woman who escaped from…

When it comes to the topic of Afghanistan, most of us will readily agree that it was necessary and peace will come along after. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of when to bring our troops back. Whereas some are convinced that we should bring the troops back now, others maintain that we should rebuild and sustain Afghanistan before having the troops come back. In the book, Taking Sides by John T. Rourke, he opens up the argument concerning whether U.S. forces…

Oppressed, Inferior, and Unequal We all know that women’s rights are a big struggle in Afghanistan. It was worse when Afghanistan was under the Taliban rule. These women were treated unfairly, beaten for the slightest wrong move, raped, and thrown out like trash. Some women are putting up a fight and really trying to get their freedom. Unfortunately, the Afghanistan society and the way things were being ran before the Taliban fell are keeping these women from achieving the goal they want, and…

Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Implications on Women’s Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Background Throughout history the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has faced numerous invasions, a series of civil wars and enormous bloodshed. In 1978 the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan seized power in a coup against President Mohamed Daoud in what is known as the Saur Revolution . This revolution is said to be the catalyst for upheaval and armed resistance that would follow for the next 20 years.…

lowest in development most of the country still has no access to clean water and sanitation. The Taliban also still maintain a stronghold in the country bombing and suicide attacks are still common all across Afghanistan. The United States clearly failed to bring stability into Afghanistan the Taliban are still active and Democracy has failed to bring stability in the country. The United States must show its strength in a positive way by supporting people across the globe but also its citizens.…

The covert CIA actions in Afghanistan from 1979-1989 to support Mujahedin rebels fight off the invading Soviet influence, were necessary for not only stopping the spread of communism and preventing a hot war, but central to the beginning of the fall of the Soviet Union. “The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was viewed in the West — and not just in the United States — as the ultimate proof of aggressive intent.” Afghanistan is not as much a regime change instigated by the CIA, as it is an effort…

The Negative Impacts of the War on Afghanistan Many people have different ideas about the war in Afghanistan. Some people oppose the war while others propose it. “September 11 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Queda hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks against the United States targets” (“9/11 Death Statistic”). The war on Afghanistan started after these attacks on 9/11. The Afghanistan war has been going on for 12 years now and is currently…

invasion of Afghanistan could pose the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War.” In 1980, Jimmy Carter was able to recognize the political threat of the Soviet Union colonization and its potentially damaging consequences on global security. Amidst the political clash of the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union engaged in an unsuccessful invasion of Afghanistan in an effort to expand their communist empire. The invasion not only affected…