History of Afghanistan

Constitutional History of Afghanistan (1923 – 2004): In today’s world every countries constitution is a result of an event, and mostly emerged from an independence, revolution, or a change in regime, Kuwait wrote its first constitution after its independence 1961, India’s constitution was created after its independence in 1947, and Thailand enacted a constitution in 1932 after toppling the absolute monarchy.In this regard Afghanistan is not an exception, looking at the history of constitution making in Afghanistan, constitutions were almost linked to the crises, coup d’etats, and regime change. The first written Constitution of Afghanistan was introduced by Prince Amanullah in 1923, which recognized some fundamental rights and served to…

A Thousand Splendid Suns in becoming a beloved classic by Khaled Hosseini that is a chronicle of 30 years of Afghan history and also deals with story of family, faith, friendship, and salvation in love. Mariam and Laila, the two protagonists with varying generation and ideas about love and family, are brought together by war, caused by loss and fate. The enduring dangers in home and in the streets of Kabul helps to form a bond of mother-daughter to each other which drifts their story and alter…

The Kite Runner Movie title : The Kite Runner Initial release : December 14, 2007 Time : 128 Minutes Genre : Drama Director : Marc Forster Writers : David Benioff Khaled Hosseini Starring : Khalid Abdalla Atossa Leoni Shaun Toub Zekeria Ebrahimi The story began in Afghanistan about the friendship between Amir Jan and his servant son Hassan, they used to like playing a kite together, Amir was skillful controlling the kite and Hassan was his kite runner. They…

M/N Skyler Stone Modern World History Paper 2: Analysis on Nick Cullather Nick Cullather’s “Damming Afghanistan: Modernization in a Buffer State” discusses and analyzes the attempt of modernization of Afghanistan by the United States. During the beginning of the Cold War, “the United States made southern Afghanistan a showcase of nation building.” However, as time passed the attempt to keep the showcase eventually failed. After the overview of the American policies, such as the Helmand…

Thesis: Afghanistan’s cultural history dates back over two millennia and its strategic location in the Hindu Kush mountain range aided in the connection of the Middle East and Asia. Afghanistan has seen many military conflicts through the ages, notably by Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. This has led to an infusion of different ethnic groups, languages, and religions. 1. Geography of Afghanistan A. Land, Location, and Climate…

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…

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked multiethnic country located within South Asia and Central Asia. The country’s strategic location along important trade routes connecting Asia to Europe and the Middle East has made it a target by invading emperors and armies for centuries. The unforgiving Afghan terrain of deserts and mountains has left even the strongest armies defeated. The Hindu Kush mountain range runs northeast to southwest dividing the Northern provinces from the rest of…

The cultural history of Afghanistan dates back over a span of two thousand years. One of its Infamous known facts is that it was a safe haven for the Taliban who were proud supporters of Al Qaeda. Throughout its time, Afghanistan has been a place of war between many factions and countries. These countries included Mongolia, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Afghanistan had been through many different periods of war, thus, making it a melting pot of different ethnic…

History: Throughout history, Afghanistan has been used a gateway from Europe through to Asia, due to where it is situated. Many tribes and cultures have passed through, and made it their home. Those included Persians, under Darius the Great as well as the Greeks who were brought over by Alexander the Great; this all come about around 323-522 BCE. Throughout 699-700 Islam became a part of Afghanistan, due to an Arab invasion in Kandahar. Within the 13th century, Genghis Khan (the founder of the…

Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns narrates the lives of two Afghan women through three generations of war and conflict in Afghanistan. At first glance, the novel appears to be a appalling depiction of the injustice and cruelty towards women in Afghan society. However, Hosseini’s message may be far more hopeful than the novel’s grim atmosphere may suggest. A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of the country’s oppressed women. Yet, the novel…