Culture of Afghanistan

to mind when the typical American hears the words “Afghanistan”, “the Middle East”, and “Muslim”. Generally, if he has lived long enough, he will automatically recall the fall of the twin towers on 9/11 and the many slurs used against people of Middle-Eastern decent. The words “terrorist”, “extremist”, and “heathen” were, and still are, often used by many Americans to describe these people. Despite all the attention that the country of Afghanistan has gained, not many people have stopped to…

By allowing licensing, the licit market would consume the poppy rather than the black market, restricting the leakage of the drug on to the streets. Rather than trying to discourage the production of opium in Afghanistan, the United States should encourage the licit production of the drug for medical purposes. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, 80% of the world’s population faced a shortage of opium based medicines. Opium is the key ingredient in producing demerol,…

Bowe Bergdahl became an instant hit when he returned to the United States after being held captive by the Taliban for almost 5 years. Bowe had become the longest held captive by the Taliban. Many questions started to rise quickly like why had Bowe left his post in the first place? Was Bowe in his right mind when he got up and left? There seemed to be many more questions than answers. While people have talked to Bowe he had explained his planned escape from OP Mest and why he was leaving. Bowe…

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…

Operations Enduring Freedom Afghanistan began in October in 2001after the terrorist attack of 9-11. Which was an attack on the twin towers. The American government decided to repel with force. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization made the mutual defense clause.Other countries like Russia and Pakistan pledged support. This strategy pursued america and its government to destroy the Al-Qaeda group who destroyed the twin towers on September 11. America was then allowed to engage in combat and…

Badour is a young girl who fled from Afghanistan, seeking refuge in Australia, at the age of 14. She fled from the poor treatment of Afghan women, the constant fear of warfare and the strict ways of the Taliban, in search of the freedom she knows she deserves. Rashida was born in Australia but before she had even her first birthday her parents took her back to Afghanistan to care for her sick grandparents. Unable to get back to Australia, Rashida grew up in Afghanistan only knowing what her…

How does one’s culture affect their lives? Can culture influence one’s behavior? How do people escape the shackles of society? These questions are all explored in Khaled Hosseini’s novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. This book contains a heartwarming story about two women confined by Afghan culture. In this novel, Hosseini emphasises the struggles women have to endure such as arranged marriage, lack of freedom, and war due to the conservative culture in Afghanistan. Arranged marriage is common in…

“The real truth behind Afghanistan” Spotted hyenas are scavengers that possess great intelligence and the ability to hunt is unfortunately very monstrous. The strategy of these hardy beasts’ hunters to skillfully pick off a weaker member and chase the rest away is their real game to attack and keep dominance. Hyenas are species that are viewed as the most dangerous and that only show up when their prey is in distress. Hyenas is a resemblance of the U.S fragmented government today. Just like…

When United States military troops were first deployed in Afghanistan in 2001, under George W. Bush, until the end of Bush’s presidency, we lost 630 soldiers. Since Barack Obama has come into power in 2009, over 1,600 American troops have been killed (West). This startling increase is not due to the enemy acquiring superior fighting tactics or enhanced strategies. Instead, the rising death tolls are directly related to the Obama administration cracking down on the military ROEs, or rules of…

(AGG)Sixty-eight percent of all casualties in Afghanistan during part of the war was because of the Taliban, the other thirty-two percent was from nations trying to help fight back, and one of those nations was the U.S., and in the book Under The Persimmon Tree many were killed by American bombings. (BS-1)The bombings that are in the book are very similar to those events that took place in real life. (BS-2)These bombings that are in the book have drastically affected Najmah and Nusrat, along…