War in Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan is made up of mostly mountainous terrain, with plains to the southeastern and northern parts of the country. It spreads across 251,827 sq. miles, making it just smaller than the state of Texas which comes in at 268,820 sq. miles. The country is located between Southern Asia and Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China, and India. This location centering between central and southern Asia makes Afghanistan both landlocked…

Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Women all around the world have struggled with having equal rights for centuries. In essence, the women in the United States are privileged because they are 23rd in the world for having the uttermost respect of men and share the same equal rights as most of the men in the country. On top of that list is Iceland, there the women are looked upon almost just as equally as men. At the bottom of the list is Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thus, Americans feel compelled to…

Afghanistan is located in south-central Asia. It is neighbored by China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a land locked country with some lakes and rivers. Its Official name is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It had roughly 31,822,848 people in the country in 2014. It is roughly the size of Texas, and the longest part of Afghanistan is 770 miles or 1,240 kilometer long. Most of Afghanistan is mountain. The Hindu Kush Mountains run northeast to southwest and divide…

Op-Docs series “Afghanistan by Choice,” the film director, Alexandria Bombach, appeals to pathos through the juxtaposition of settings and individuals. Her emphasis on pathos conveys the difficulty of leaving one’s country, thus abandoning his or her lifestyle; furthermore, the film director hopes to show the audience why leaving is such a hard decision for Afghans to make. The audience can see how Alexandria Bombach appeals to pathos by juxtaposing different settings in Afghanistan to…

the Kite Runner connect to the author Khaled Hosseini’s life through the author’s numerous experiences with social inequality, assimilation, and the economic impacts of the war in Afghanistan during the late 1900’s on the people of Afghanistan. The author’s experiences with social inequality during the late 1900’s in Afghanistan as it was dominated by racial and ethnic prejudice clearly connect to those of the main characters in the book. As the story unfolds, Amir, the main character, reveals…

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…

useful for Rasheed anymore because in Afghanistan a man’s reason for marrying a younger girl is so they will have more children and pass on the family lineage. Mariam cannot do this so she is despised greatly by Rasheed. This sense of female inferiority is a product of Afghanistan’s society…

War’s Devastating Effects Many historical events in Afghanistan are influencing and affecting many people, and it’s devastating effects may even be felt all the way around the world. Khaled Hosseini’s historical novel The Kite Runner is a story about Amir, a Pashtun, who attempts to find his place in the world after past events throughout his childhood leave him traumatized. Amir feels guilty about how he treated his half-brother, Hassan. Hassan is killed by the Taliban, and Amir is offered…

will be providing, in its first section, a brief history of Pakistan, from the oldest Pakistani history, to modern day, as well as a summary of the geo-politics of the region. Included in this will be a summary of the history of the Taliban, the cold-war events which led to their creation, their…

“bombing Afghanistan back to the stone age” for revenge was a good idea. The argument that is made says bombing Afghanistan would not solve anything, and it would only put innocent lives, who had nothing to do with 9-11, in danger. It’s made clear that the “new bombs would only stir up the rubble of earlier bombs” and the Taliban would only slip away and hide. Because of this, more innocent lives would be taken rather than those of the Taliban which makes us wonder why the people of Afghanistan…