Afghanistan

operation in America happened. Charlie Wilson, a Texas congressman, who, with help, raised the required funds needed to give Afghanistan weapons that could help toss out the attacking Soviet Union powers. The movie is based on a true story and adheres to the facts and reasonably depicts the main character, Charlie Wilson, and the occasions that led to the independency of Afghanistan. Charlie Wilson's War is a charming, but also intriguing film about the Cold War that's led by its very gifted…

of the citizens of Pakistan, including those in the Swat valley. Around 2007, the same time the army kicked up their efforts against the Taliban, one figure Maulana Fazlullah began to stand out. Fazlullah, living through the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, was always more prone to becoming a radical. Yet it wasn’t until he fell in love with the daughter of another Taliban member that he started down his…

This video describes the overarching issue of drug control policies, which define the international range of personal crime, property crime, and policy issues that are part of the pan-Asiatic drug trade. The opium trade is one of the largest dug markets in the world. The issue of personal is related to the private smuggling operations of the opium drug trade, which are an international crime. More so, there are private poppy farms that define the illegal of land to produce the drug. More so, the…

goal in mind to expose the maltreatment of women in Afghanistan (and society as a whole), Rubin primarily employs pathos, logos, and realism to stress and/or to bring to light true gender inequality far worse than America’s own. Throughout the article, Rubin chronicles the lives of the Afghan policewomen she encounters, and specifically places emphasis on the plight of the women…

Khaled Hosseini, it portrays the constant suppression and marginalization of the Hazara people, who are belittled compared to the pre-dominant social class known as the Pashtuns. Hosseini is portraying the hardships that social classes face within Afghanistan society in order for the reader of the novel to develop a better understanding of the conflicting Afghan culture. These two social classes follow different belief systems which obviously contribute to conflict/suppression over one another,…

Afghanistan is located in southern Asia. The primary ethnic groups are: Pashtun, Tajik and Hazara and the official languages are Afghan Persian or Dari and Pashto (The World Factbook, 2015). The estimated population is 32,564,342 and the life expectancy is approximately 50.87 years old (The World Factbook, 2015). Afghanistan has a number of challenges. They have been recovering from years of conflict. Since the fall of the Taliban, their economy has made an improvement. According to…

being overrun by the Taliban forces even Afghanistan. All we can do is sit back and watch as they take away women’s rights one by one. The Taliban have taken many of the Pashtun women’s rights, like their right to get an education or a job, and they have also become a easy target for the Taliban men to torture and abuse against their will. In the novel The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseni gives many examples on what it’s like to be a women living in Afghanistan during this time. Starting from an…

Afghanistan is a leading country for male dominance and injustice on behalf of females due to cultural beliefs, actions taken place against women in the Afghan society are pronounced acceptable by law. Laila, being the strong female character and Mariam, the leading character, both endure the same repercussion of the Taliban’s rules. The Taliban greatly limit females boundaries and women are not able to express themselves in any manner. In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam and Laila…

War’s Devastating Effects Many historical events in Afghanistan are influencing and affecting many people, and it’s devastating effects may even be felt all the way around the world. Khaled Hosseini’s historical novel The Kite Runner is a story about Amir, a Pashtun, who attempts to find his place in the world after past events throughout his childhood leave him traumatized. Amir feels guilty about how he treated his half-brother, Hassan. Hassan is killed by the Taliban, and Amir is offered…

Mary Hirmiz Shooting Kabul by N.H Senzai Summary During the summer of 2001, panic and fear was rising in the people of Afghanistan when the Taliban began oppressing everyone and creating strict rules that limit people from doing many things. This led many to illegally leave Afghanistan and move to the United States and various other places around the world. Twelve-year-old Fadi’s parents decided to leave for the United States due to the oppression, and his mother’s health that had worsened by…