Taliban insurgency

6.3 Terrorism and Al-Qaida The terrorist organization Al Qaida was established in 1988 in Pakistan by Osama ben Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. The term al Qaida refers both to the physical base of the organization in Afghanistan and to the database to identify volunteers for jihad. Most of the Jihadist are all young men between the ages of 20 and 31. They are almost all from large siblings (cf. analyses of Dr. Rik Chopra for the Guardian, echoes 11/2015). And they were almost all raised in a…

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…

Clock is Ticking Tick…Tick…Tick…BOOM! The ticking of America’s clocks stopped while the world stood still. A cloud of smoke and the screams of terror start rising. People are running away and running into the debris. America is being attacked and is now in a state of panic. News crews from around the country are flooding in showing the act of terrorism, and people from Hawaii and Maine can tell anyone exactly what they were doing on that fatal day. That fatal day was September 11th, 2001. The…

The term civil disobedience means “refusal to obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation, characterized by nonviolent means.”( The Free Dictionary) Theories on this term have been around for a long time. For instance, people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. took up and preached their own theories on civil disobedience. While Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi's theories are still relevant, they are fifty plus years old and seem to lose the…

The U.S. Marine Corps has been supporting the nation's conflicts since their founding in 1775. Their agile structure and unique capabilities make them the primary go to force for military operations and activities. Marines have been involved in several joint operational environments from stability operations with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), to peace operations with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), to counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in the…

,.m-The best hidden player award goes too.. Al Qaeda, oh man they've been hiding for so long that I'm sure they don’t even know that Osama Bin Laden is dead. Al Qaeda wins this award because they haven't been active for 5 years. That’s how long they've been hiding in their caves. Osama Bin Laden, the founder and the head of Isamist group Al Qaeda was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 by the one and only United states Navy Seals. The U.S People thought Osama was living in a cave, but in…

Timeforkids.com Malala stands up for girls education because in her hometown Swat Valley, Pakistan, the Taliban took away girls rights for education and Malala wanted a change. Malala wants every kid to have education. Her dad is a teacher so that would really make a difference in trying to get every kid to have education. Since Malala stood up for her rights one day when she was coming home from school a Taliban gunman shot her in the head and she was quickly rushed to the hospital. Even though…

Just think you're flying your drone around and you decide to fly it in your neighbor's yard and spy on them they see you doing it so you go to court and get sued, this essay I will talk about why I think drone flying should be illegal. Drone flying advocates privacy of people and harassment. Now that drone prices are being reduced that increases stalking limits. Drones can’t only stay in certain areas they fly around wherever they want and that's a problem.Drones can go in go in unauthorized…

you smile, and enjoy life.” Furthermore, The message Ariana Grande is trying to say that whatever happens, someone can synthesize to make it exceptional. Next up, Malala Yousafzai is a great young woman who changed her life by refusing to the Taliban and sticking up to for women's right to proceed to school in Pakistan and around the world. “ It feels as if this life is not mine. It’s a second…

I agree that the United States government could have helped Mrs. Weinstein more to save the life of her husband. For instance The Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry and the National Security Advisor, Ms. Susan Rice should have stepped in to help Mrs. Weinstein when she asked for help to rescue her beloved husband from the terrorists. I believe that Mr. Weinstein will still be alive today if Mrs. Weinstein got all the necessary help that she needed. In my view, every American should be in…