Afghanistan

reasons for the War in Afghanistan cannot be blamed on one specific event but rather multiple. For the first decade of the 21st century, the United States has been sending thousands of troops into the middle east to fight against the Al-Qaeda who were seen as terrorists. The US knew that the al-Qaeda were allowed to hide in Afghanistan by the Taliban but the US did not act. They did not want to wage another war against a foreign country at the time, yet the War in Afghanistan lasted over 103…

The movie Osama was very powerful because it illustrated how horrible life was for women in Afghanistan. I was extremely outraged to how the Taliban sprayed down all of the widows who were protesting. It portrays the time when the Taliban had control of Afghanistan. During this period women were considered lower quality to men. In Afghanistan the laws of the country are dictated by traditional customary practices and religious influences. Religion and cultural practices can have a major impact…

“bombing Afghanistan back to the stone age” for revenge was a good idea. The argument that is made says bombing Afghanistan would not solve anything, and it would only put innocent lives, who had nothing to do with 9-11, in danger. It’s made clear that the “new bombs would only stir up the rubble of earlier bombs” and the Taliban would only slip away and hide. Because of this, more innocent lives would be taken rather than those of the Taliban which makes us wonder why the people of Afghanistan…

useful for Rasheed anymore because in Afghanistan a man’s reason for marrying a younger girl is so they will have more children and pass on the family lineage. Mariam cannot do this so she is despised greatly by Rasheed. This sense of female inferiority is a product of Afghanistan’s society…

destroy al-Qaida and Taliban forces. The operation took place in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. This operation was the first large-scale battle in the United States War in Afghanistan since the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. This was the first operation in the Afghanistan Theater to involve a large number of U.S. conventional forces participating in direct combat activities. Between March 2 and March 16, 2002 roughly 2,000 U.S. troops were…

to Afghanistan. However, the hope for peace and stability was shuttered when various ethnically based factions of Mujahedeens entered Kabul by force and took control of certain parts of the capital in 1992. Transition of power from communist regime to an Islamic regime came through war as well. The Mujahedeens who fought against communists for Islamic ideology were now fighting for ethnic supremacy. After the collapse of communist regime, ethnic conflicts became the new reality in Afghanistan…

Kite Runner connect to the author Khaled Hosseini’s life through the author’s numerous experiences with social inequality, assimilation, and the economic impacts of the war in Afghanistan during the late 1900’s on the people of Afghanistan. The author’s experiences with social inequality during the late 1900’s in Afghanistan as it was dominated by racial and ethnic prejudice clearly connect to those of the main characters in the book. As the story unfolds, Amir, the main character, reveals more…

This essay seeks to analyze the relationship between the production of opium in Afghanistan and the sustainability of the Taliban. Rather than continue the failing anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan, the United States should undermine the power of the Taliban by pushing for development of the Afghan Economy through the utilization of the country's comparative advantage in opium production. The failure of extermination, the lack of profitable substitution crops, the important role that…

The Kite Runner is a book about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan and deals with horrible guilt while growing up. It takes place during the war between Russia and Afghanistan and goes over various themes and ideas. One big idea that this novel covers is racism in Afghanistan towards the minority, Hazaras. The other theme is how important family is and how much it matters throughout life. Both ideas are displayed throughout the book help, Amir, the main character on his road to redemption.…

Rodriguez, an author, humanitarian, and licensed cosmetologist, is 270 pages-long and takes place in early 2000’s Afghanistan where Rodriguez joined the Kabul Beauty School. Debbie Rodriguez left her mother, children, and abusive husband behind in the United States to move to Afghanistan and help the Afghan people after the fall of the Taliban. Debbie Rodriguez first arrived in Afghanistan with a group of Christians from an organization that made the journey over to help the injured, famished,…