Demography of Afghanistan

Modern day Afghanistan is a difficult subject to discuss, and most people know very little about it. The once noble country has fallen into disarray after the infamous rise of the Taliban in the late 20th century. The extreme islamic fundamentalists have turned entire soccer stadiums into execution centers, and struck terror into the hearts of all Afghans. They also have forbidden women to work, and since most of their husbands were murdered by the Taliban the women and their children starve.The…

Hassan may help, but Amir is the one who claims the victory. Hassan, the catcher of the fallen kites retrieves them and brings them to Amir, to who it belongs. In the violence of kite fighting, it seems to represent the rage in social status in Afghanistan. Despite win or loss, it is something that brings the boys together, making them a team. It allows the boys to momentarily escape the differences and enjoy something they…

The film moreover portrayed the Taliban as more of an unorganized group. This was very obvious during the operation that the Taliban led against the Americans when Quraishi was present. The Taliban lacked the required technology that would allow them to detect oncoming Americans. Instead, they had to depend on the human eye. Most of their bombs did not go off as well. When this happened it was easy for the members to turn on one another, blaming each other for what had happened. This indicated a…

The Kite Runner is an honest, and touching novel written by Khaled Hosseini that takes place primarily in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a story of two childhood friends; Amir and Hassan who are separated by the Soviet Invasion of 1979. During the invasion, Amir escapes to California where he becomes a successful writer. Fifteen years after his marriage, he receives a call to return to Kabul where he sets out on the quest to rescue Hassan’s son, Sohrab. Throughout the novel, real life events are…

returned to Afghanistan. Due to these facts Farid was correct in saying to Amir “You’ve always been a tourist here, you just didn’t know it.” In Afghanistan there are many different ethnic groups. During the time Amir was growing…

Afghanistan: The Face of Women’s Oppression Fighting for women’s rights is important because women deserve same right to chose education, healthcare, and their course of life. Living in a society where women must go out with a male escort, is discriminatory. Women must get power and sustainability as men. This is my motivation for this topic. For example, BBC reported that a mob of men in Afghanistan murdered Farkhunda. However, it wasn 't the solution to kill her; it was not justice for her.…

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…

but garbage. This is what it was like to live in Pakistan and Afghanistan when the Taliban came to power. In reality, they were very controlling and cruel and this was portrayed very accurately in the novel Under the Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples. Najmah and her family, as well as Nusrat, are treated unfairly and are largely affected by the Taliban in the story. People in the real world who lived in Pakistan and Afghanistan during the Taliban’s reign were also treated like Najmah and…

number of events, like political and cultural situation in Afghanistan or relationships between Amir and his father, Baba. The novel has been praised for its role in understanding the complex nature of Afghanistan by Western audience. According to former Afghan ambassador in The United States, Said Tayeb Jawad, This book generates a tremendous amount of goodwill for Afghanistan.(Wilson) The novel helps understand the everyday reality of Afghanistan that is greatly unknown to the societies of the…

incredibly well written book, once I picked it up I drove right into it, I found it extremely hard to put down. It follows the life of Amir and his best friend, Hassan growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan prior to the invasions. The writing itself was good as the author creates a warm depiction of a warm and homey Afghanistan before the coup, Soviet invasion and Taliban control. But it did leave me with a flurry of mixed emotions in which I could not fully grasp. The main character Amir, while…