War in Afghanistan

roots of their inner strength have derived from. Moreover, the mood of the novel is rather negative, as it displays intense agony and sadness which the characters face. Mariam and Laila display how they conquer the agonizing challenges women in Afghanistan face. Laila was forced to pass off her first child as Rasheed’s daughter and this act was something that required courage and boldness. Rasheed is Mariam’s and Laila’s personal constant reminder of the oppression the Taliban is imposing on…

build up of emotions for our military personnel, The Loan Survivor instills deep down while your sitting on the tip of that seat while in immense excitement, observing surreal encounters our men, and women face everyday, is indescribable. In this 2014 War-Triller release, director Peter Berg immerses us completely into the horror main character Marcus Luttrel and his team of…

Malala Yousafzai once said “One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.” While teachers, pens, and books can enable a child to change the world, Malala Yousafzai has effectively changed the world using her ideas as a young girl. She believes that every girl has a right to twelve years of safe, quality education. Through her cause, she has transformed the way the world views educational equality and challenged the oppressive views of the Taliban. Because of Malala’s…

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced” said by Malala Yousafzai. She plays a big role in today’s society by being a huge role model to younger girls and fighting for their rights. Yousafzai relate back to the story of A Thousand Splendid Suns because Malala went through rough times because she wanted equality and an education. This relates back to the novel because, Mariam and Laila go through dilemmas. They view the world differently than others because they have…

(Pakistan is a country in South Asia, near Afghanistan and Iran.) She was privileged enough to have access to clean water, shelter, food, and most importantly to her, education. When she was hit by the fact that a man named Fazlullah (A radio “mullah”, or radio star against females’ education) was…

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…

Afghanistan struggles so much socially, economically and politically. Socially because many family members are either dead, in different countries or nowhere to be found, economically because women and girls aren't allowed to work or get educated and politically because of the rules of the Taliban. Prior to all of Afghanistan’s struggles, “it was a city of lights, progress and excitement.” ( PG 147 Ellis) Afghanistan struggles so much socially because so many family members are either dead, in…

her wanting girls to go to school because she had really good reasons for why. Just because she wanted the girls to go to school she got shot in the head by the Taliban, which is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan is currently waging war on that country. Malala luckily survived, though. After being in the hospital for awhile. Malala had many people on her side about her wanting girls to go to school. Malala is a very good person in our world. Taliban…

The international involvement in Afghanistan began as a response to an act of state-sponsored terrorism, with the goal of dismantling Al Qaida and toppling the uncooperative Taliban government Following the Bonn Agreement in December 2001 international involvement changed to dual processes…

The author is from Afghanistan and like most Afghanis he escape to Australia because of the Taliban. In his old life, bombs exploding all over the Mazar-e-Sharif which indicates that life was not easy in Afghanistan and the chance of death is much higher. This is indicated by this quote, “ how many rockets explode…”. The reader can also tell that the author is from Afghanistan by this quote, “ I say, in Dari”, as Dari is one of the numerous Persian languages spoken in Afghanistan and in the…