Soviet war in Afghanistan

the ice in the Olympic Center Arena, now called Herb Brooks Arena, in the small town of Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet team, made up of active duty military members and world class athletes, took on the young American team, made up of mostly college kids and amateur hockey players. The Soviets struck first with a goal which was shortly answered by the United States team. The Soviets answered with another goal and as the period was about to end, the American team snuck in another goal to tie…

From 1979 until 1989, Soviet troops fought a brutal war in the mountains of Afghanistan, but at home the war was virtually nonexistent. The Soviet government attempted to hide the war by censoring letters, prohibiting photographs, and suppressing information regarding dead soldiers. It claimed that troops were fulfilling their ‘international duty’ and promoting a socialist state, helping to build schools, hospitals, etc.; in reality, young men, mostly ages 18-20 were facing fierce resistance by…

by Khaled Hosseini can be perceived through the historical lens. The novel depicts the Soviet Union’s and the Taliban’s invasion of Afghanistan. In “The Kite Runner” the Soviet Union’s and the Taliban’s invasion of Afghanistan can be perceived through the historical lens. In 1979, the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan and “suddenly Afghanistan changed forever.” (pg 37) With death, struggle and poverty, Afghanistan is no longer considered a peaceful country. This is reflected by Hosseini in the…

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…

Prize for General Nonfiction in 2005 for what many consider his magnum opus, Ghost Wars. In which Coll attempted to create a more conclusive narrative and description of the events leading up to the September 11th attacks, focusing mostly on the actions of the CIA, Pakistani and Saudi intelligence; as those were the major players in the field…

Creation of al-Qaeda officially begun during the Cold war around 1979 when Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union. This became an issue for the United States, and the goal was to come up with a plan that involved pushing the Soviet union of out Afghanistan. The outcome of this event leads to the development of an organization for the international Muslim regiment that was formed to rebel against the invasion and eventually get the Soviet Union out. This Islamist organization was founded in…

person’s freedom fighter” (unknown). This quote is applicable to international relations in the most recent scenario where former president Ronald Reagan and his administration called the Afghan Mujahideen “freedom fighters” during the Cold War against the Soviet Union, yet two decades later, when a new generation of Afghans are fighting against a regime installed by foreign Western powers, the United States administration under George W. Bush labelled them “terrorists”. Just last year, the…

based on the reliability of each source, and if this information are enough to compare and contrast the articles. The reason behind this topic is since Pakistan has decided to send back its Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan. Given that it is a country which has been torn apart due to war, sending back these refugees to a country where they ran away from to save their life and for a better future is a violation of human rights.…

of the INF treaty. This proposal laid the framework of negotiations on reductions in all types of arms. Reagan proposed the cancellation of planned INF missile deployments by the United States if the Soviet Union agreed to eliminate three of its major missile programs (CITE). Immediately the Soviet Union rejected the zero proposal, and this made President Reagan have to step…

When someone examines the end of the Cold War, there are many different point of views they can take a look at. Some are on the extreme end of the spectrum and some give credit to almost everyone. The three articles given in “H111, 07: The Historiographical Debate over the End of the Cold War” all have different views to who and why the Cold War ended. When studying these articles, one must realize that they used different sources to conclude their ideas. If they all used the same sources, all…