Soviet war in Afghanistan

Two articles have been selected for analysis on the death operation of Osama Bin Laden being held in Abbottabad, Pakistan. One has been written by an American writer revealing their ideology and reasoning over the operation. The other has been comprised of the reactions of Pakistanis whose land was used without giving any information beforehand and without taking any permission to attack for operation. The second article thus reflects the ideology and the emotions of Pakistanis over the matter.…

to a smooth-running world? The reason I say it may be asked more in the next 4 years’ is due to the massive divide in the worlds’ most powerful country the U.S.A. The US is divided over the new president Donald Trump. Some fear he will start World War III with his unorthodox ideas and out loud thinking. Others believe he is the change America has been searching for. Either way, the U.S.A will not be a well-ordered society for the next 4 years which will certainly effect Canada and other…

Introduction Set mostly in Afghanistan in the regime of Taliban, the book Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini has won many hearts from its reader. The book that first published in 2003 really deserves a title as The National Bestseller. Bringing the theme of friendship, betrayal, guilt, redemption and the uneasy love between fathers and sons this novel had me thrilled and moved, both at the same time. Hosseini successfully portrays the feeling of the characters and also the situational at…

had visible buildup to these enormous changes, even if it was less than had been present in previous generations. The jarring advances in weaponry, industry, and people’s social lives (including the division of labor) of World War II followed similar changes from World War I. Revolutionary movements regarding Civil Rights and feminism followed in the footsteps of movements that dated back to the 19th century. Technology repeatedly changed and grew, but always in manners similar to before, and…

However, it was not until after World War II that these started to come into fruition. The major one was the United Nations (UN). However, the Cold War undercut its influence, as the two superpowers – the United States and Soviet Union – pushed to expand their spheres of influences. This resulted in numerous proxy wars – Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. – but the two never fought each other directly. In fact, compared to the 65 to 75 million casualties of World War II, only 41 million people…

a new political class of workers called the soviets formed. Under the lead of Lenin, his group called the Bolsheviks seized control of the soviets and began to remove capitalism from Russia by any means. On November 8th, Lenin became leader of the new soviet government of Russia (Duiker and Spielvogel, 2014). The Bolsheviks changed the name to The Communists, and a civil war between the Communists and Tsar Loyalists broke out from 1918 to 1921. The war finally ended when foreign powers from…

as a world leader, those conflict are the Vietnam War, the war on terrorism, its tense relations with other world powers; for example, China, and segregation in the mid-last century;…

He actually was thought of as a poor quality recruit for any jihad group. In the early nineties he began training with jihadist and fought in some of the most violent battles to emerge from the post-Soviet chaos in Afghanistan, when the factions of Afghanistan started fighting amongst each other for control of the country. It was not just the battle experience Zarqawi gained from his time with the jihadist groups, but also made many valuable connections. Sheikh Abu Muhammad…

Throughout the years there have been countless wars, leaving behind many casualties. The causes of these wars all vary, whether it is monetary gain, dominance and power, or control of resources. Regardless of the cause, the result of a war may end on a good note like it did for Kuwait in The First Gulf War of 1990. The Gulf War of 1990 provides, in large amount, an important piece of historical context for the 20th century. While the war was gruesome, the historical importance behind it has left…

families loosing a loved one due to war. Some of those incidences that occur to soldiers at war, tend to be harsh and unforgettable. In the book, Zinky boys, by Svetlana Alexievich, the author shows how her project of gathering interviews from people that lost a loved one at war, made it possible for her to express the idea of loss in different aspects from people’s voices. Alexievich was from Belarus, who wrote in Russia how the voices from the Afghanistan and Soviet soldiers expressed their…