Taliban

Osama bin Laden is one of then most well known names in the globe. The actions he took that led him to fame, was his success in creating one of the largest export groups of terrorism. Consequently, given him the title of: the hero of the Islamic empire. His desire to create a Muslim empire has influenced him to commit the most gruesome terrorist attacks of all time. On September 11, 2001 his attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center unleashed one of the longest terrorism associated war.…

Drone Home: What Happens When Drones Return to America Will ever drones stop killing innocent people? In the article, “Drone Home: What Happens When Drones Return to America” from Times the author, Lev Grossman discusses about positive and negative aspects about drones. United States uses drones as a spy to surveillance other countries and uses it for their advantage. United States misuses drones by even spying and killing innocent civilians. Although drones are not all bad, they are…

I remember being in seventh or eighth grade when Malala was shot by the Taliban. It was the headline on the news and many people surrounding me were in discussion of the event that had occurred. At the moment, I was unaware of who this individual truly was and the circumstances surrounding her attempted assassination. It wasn’t until the Women’s Leadership Program required us to read I am Malala that I have truly understood her story and caught a glimpse of her journey/life leading up to that…

Armadillo, (Mentz, 2010) is a Danish documentary that follows a platoon of soldiers as they complete a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The filmmaker follows the men and observes each personally as the war progresses. This is done through the use of camera work, graphics, editing and sound. Mentz (2010) structures the story of the documentary chronologically. This is shown by onscreen text. He begins by filming the solders preparing, their final goodbye to loved ones, time at the camp, challenges…

Practicing Cultural Awareness in Afghanistan Culture is “the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a particular society, group, and place” (Merriam-Webster Inc., 2004). Location raised, language spoken, religion practiced, personal values and beliefs, and social norms of a society are all characteristics of a culture. Common cultural characteristics vary around the world. Some characteristics remain constant. Parents have pride for their children and honor for their country. Those…

The fuse for the WW3 was lit by the ISIS. ISIS to the world is just like a skin disease to human, it is not a fatal problem itself. That is to say, ISIS won’t be more courageous and skillful than the Taliban in battle as long as the five permanent members of United Nations, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are willing to send ground troops and give a heavy blow to ISIS, but not reluctantly and incrementally. America is…

Mere months after the September 11th attacks on the United States, Alan Jackson released a song that he titled, “Where Were You?” He debuted the song on the Country Music Awards stage in November of 2001. The nation was crying out in shock and despair and Jackson joined in that cry with his song. In writing “Where Were you?” he did so in a time of national confusion. After the attack, a plethora of emotions poured out from each and every home. In light of this situation, Jackson attempted to try…

into some type of war so he began to create with violent plans.2 He began by bombing Egypt killing innocent tourists and bombing U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Tanzania killing around 300 people. While many countries were looking for him, the Taliban was protecting…

Those who are sceptical about the drones and other autonomous weapons can also make an argument against it using fairness. As drones are operated from a different continent, the operator is not risking his or her own life; the only risk is the risk of losing or destroying the drone. It may be unfair, because the people on the armed conflict territories risk their lives so it is unfair to them. Additionally, more developed countries have more choice of weapons, which may be also much more…

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…