Taliban insurgency

between us two.” – Osama Bin Laden. The words of the terrorist who planned the devastating September 11 attacks on the world trade center in the United States. The initiation of the war in Afghanistan was the corrupt government and the civil war. The Taliban, one of the controversial sides blamed the U.S. for their problems, and they had much hatred stored for America and were prepared to do something about it. On September 11, 2001, America was shocked with what hit them; the terrorist attacks…

The Taliban will not tolerate women 's education; however, Malala goes to all risks for the right to teach other females. When the Taliban find out about the education Malala is receiving, they hunt her down, shoot her on a school bus, and leave her for dead. They thought the silenced her, but four years later, she still speaks to audiences around the world, and fights for women 's education. Before the Taliban took over Pakistan, people were not nervous to leave their homes. The Pakistanian…

The Beginning of the End of Terrorism: Is It Justified? In the most recent years, a rise in terrorism globally has invoked a string of United States military actions in response. Though these actions have been debated by pacifists to warmongers based on personal beliefs, Aquinas’s just war theory from Summa Theologica is the most impartial and distinguished method to justify or condemn the U.S. military’s involvement. There are numerous actions taken by the United States military that were, and…

Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, which is written by Mahmood Mamdani in 2004, discusses the aftermath of September 11, 2001. When this event occurred, Mamdani was in New York where he experienced the event and had seen how people viewed Islam as a political identity. Mamdani begins with modern violence, as he gives a critique of the cultural interruption of politics. Furthermore, he argues about how we should find an alternative way of thinking about the politics of Islam surrounding 9/11. He argues…

describes how the Taliban’s shove Malalas way of life around and around,she has zero rights just because she is a girl. She is no longer able to go to school, everyday she risks her life blogging and talking about rights. She lives in Pakistan where the taliban are rapidly taking over her government and changing the rights in a horrifying way. Malala was able to surpass all of the horrifying things by attending an all girls school at risks high above a normal risk. On October 9th, 2012 Malala’s…

Giving Rasheed the ability to act without consequence was an effect of the Mujahideen’s rule. According to the Taliban, “what a man does in his home is his business” (266). This simple statement places the power of the household in the faith of the man while also divesting the Taliban of any responsibility to protect its female citizens. If the Taliban had valued women in the same way that the Soviets do, malicious thoughts would not have fostered into lethal actions. If men are…

Although it overlaps with Sageman’s arguments, Wiktorowicz’s approach to radicalization is relatively more complex; among other things, he introduces the ‘cognitive opening’ theory, a crisis “that shakes certainty in previously accepted beliefs and renders an individual more receptive to the possibility of alternative views and perspectives.” The crisis can instigate a cognitive opening. This can take a variety of forms, depending on the individual, but when related to Islamic movements, the…

Even if raids end in a successful arrest, a major problem arises-- what to do with the detainee. Most intelligence gathered in an interrogation is not admissible in a court, and releasing this information risks revealing undercover government agents, sources, and important details. The security of government agents and outside sources is crucial, and risking exposing their identity is not an option. Although raids can result in multiple benefits, there are also many risks which can be avoided…

effective, al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives have quit gathering in large groups and communicating through electronic devices to avoid detection This has led to less communication between important leaders of terrorist cells and decreased their ability to recruit and train new members. The legality of foreign drone strikes has also been an issue. After the 9/11 attack, the Bush administration declared a global war on terror; Congress authorized war against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their…

The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes life in Afghanistan. Hosseini Talks about how he grew up in Kabul. This book gives a complete background of the Afghani culture and History. There are two different setting in this book, one in Kabul and the other in US, and narrates the Kite runner through his voice. The author expresses a lot of his emotions in the book like fear, jealousy, lies, betrayal and loyalty. His writing is very simple which makes it a valuable and easy to read book.…