War in Afghanistan

throughout human history and exists today in many forms despite more progressive feminist movements in western pop culture. There are other places in the world where revolutions against patriarchy are less well-known, including the bacha posh in Afghanistan. The bacha posh tradition is an obvious practice for families without a son since it gives girls in the Afghan culture an opportunity to have more freedom as they also provide more stability for their families; however, there are negative…

On Christmas Eve 1979, a combined air and land invasion of Afghanistan commenced. The Red Army quickly seized many urban areas, roads and communication lines. Afghan president (during the cold war) Hafizullah Amin, was himself captured and executed to be replaced by the more moderate Babrak Karmal by the Soviets. Disputes swiftly erupted internationally on whether this was an intervention or an invasion. The West and many Muslim countries decided on the latter. The tribal warlords were repulsed…

This barrier contributes to Baba 's inability to find a job that is equal to the one that he had held in Afghanistan. Amir observes that "Baba [had] found a job … as an assistant at a gas station" (Hosseini,137). Prior to living in America, Baba had been an extremely well-respected business owner and member of Afghan society. He is unable to regain the same…

“The broad framework of US foreign policy in the era of the Cold War, as well as other eras, the U.S. must adhere to the bottom line. This means, protecting a constructive investment environment for private business benefits” (Hartman, 2002). In 1981, former Pakistani Dictator and General Mohammed Zia al-Haq, understood US Policy bottom line. In a meeting with William Casey, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the dictator offered Casey with a map of the Near East…

States and the Soviet-Afghan War In December of 1970 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan with a force of 30,000 troops in order to assist the communist government and setup a client state (“Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan”). This invasion marked the start of the Soviet-Afghan war, a long drawn out war due to the United States funding the Afghan freedom fighters who fought against the invading Soviet Union only to make the war longer and more expensive for them. The war would eventually end…

their defense capabilities and enhance their ability to participate in missions alongside U.S. forces.”2 Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. has spent billions of dollars and sent thousands of troops to run IMET in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, with the goal of training and equipping local forces to battle terrorist regimes in their respective countries.3 The severe lack of progress…

Maryann Empire and He won the war against a feudal state called Kalinga. With the goal of annexing its territory, Ashoka’s strong military power and strategies had successfully took over the Kalinga, which his grandfather had tried but failed. Even thought people from Kalinga defended themselves and kept their honor but they lost the war .The war took place around 261 BCE and it’s considered as one of the most bloodiest and cruel conflicts in the world history. The war with Kalinga changed…

repeat itself with links between global relations and the illegal opium markets. As in 1970’America President Richard Nixon made a decision to declare a nationwide “war on drugs” in an attempt to target dissident groups who were canvassing support against the Vietnam War. Nixon was in the middle of what we would now call a culture war (dvd 3). This action brought about both intended and unintended consequences. With the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and its crackdown…

From Hammer and Anvil to Drones. Early in the War the United States wanted Pakistan to act as Anvil while it hammers Taliban and Afghan fighters in Afghanistan. Since the border on the Paksitani side was not guarded, Taliban and Al Qaeda Militants managed to sneak into their hideouts in Waziristan. Many operations like “operation Apollo”, “Operation Anaconda” and “Battle of Tora Bora” hammerd Taliban but the anvil simply wasn’t there (refrence http://s3.amazonaws.com/nytdocs/docs/21/21.pdf…

War correspondents have one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. When controversy breaks out across the globe, it’s war correspondents who muster up the courage to go directly to the fighting and report the warfare; more specifically, they go to the heart of the controversial issue. This is where a war correspondent is most likely to get the declared truth for either side participating in the war. The core of the issue is the most dangerous place for anyone to be – especially, a non-fighting…