War in Afghanistan

“When visiting Americans asked Yousaf (ISI director in Afghanistan) which weapon he would recommend to counter Soviet Air forces he replied “The Stinger”.” (Kuperman, 1999) This would not only give cause to the effort but it would raise the question was Zia opposed to the stingers or was CIA opposed to the idea. To put it simply the CIA did not want The Stingers in Afghanistan, Zia was unsure what he wanted, and the advocacy groups having an influence over congress…

He married a woman and finally made peace with his father. Until Rahim Khan called him and told him of Hassan’s son Sohrab who had been orphaned in the midst of the war. Amir sacrificed his life to go to Afghanistan and stand up to his childhood enemy Assef in order to get Sohrab. Although Amir did not die the possibility of it was real. Amir finally put aside his selfishness and embraced the lessons he had learned from Hassan. After…

incredibly well written book, once I picked it up I drove right into it, I found it extremely hard to put down. It follows the life of Amir and his best friend, Hassan growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan prior to the invasions. The writing itself was good as the author creates a warm depiction of a warm and homey Afghanistan before the coup, Soviet invasion and Taliban control. But it did leave me with a flurry of mixed emotions in which I could not fully grasp. The main character Amir, while…

dangerous. The source of their fear came from the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist political movement which enforced harsh rules in Afghanistan. Malala had loved school, and decided that she needed to fight for girl’s rights. After the attack, Malala and her father went around the world, giving speeches in order to show people how bad the conditions were in Afghanistan. But before she got shot, Malala Yousafzai was only a regular 15 year old girl. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997…

Hosseini explores the role and treatment of women before, during and after the period of war in 1980s Afghanistan. Notably, he examines the drastic changes in attitudes to marriage, education and law. This is as Mariam is presented as ‘Naturally timid, or sweet...or dependent, or self-pitying’ and Nana as ‘the woman as eternally dissatisfied shrew’. However, in his portrayal of Laila, she both challenges and conforms to both the society she lives in and in terms of the ‘literary representation…

Jones 1 Holland Jones Ms. Mckinnon English II Pre-AP per. 5 7 May 2015 Afghanistan: Society and Culture Afghanistan is a country rich in unique culture. Traditions have been a part of life for thousands of years. Afghans are independent people who treasure customs and are not accepting to new ways of life. Afghan people are defined by their traditions, etiquette, and religion. People The country of Afghanistan is a potpourri of ethnic groups. With 21.7 million people, Caucasoid groups such as…

‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is a beautifully descriptive book about the hardships women face V [Verb Form Error: This verb tense or form is incorrect.] in Afghanistan before, throughout, and after the Afghan war. The author, Khaled Hosseini, describes the abuse towards women through detailed examples that of what the two main characters in the book experience. This essay will discuss how violence towards women is the main theme of the book, [Keren, when we combine sentences using a coordinating…

camp to another The Afghans won the Soviet War, which lasted from 1979-1989, but over 9 million people have lost their homes and resettlement in the country is tough. Millions of Afghan refugees have either fled to Pakistan or Iran, and 3 million refugees have moved to the cities or the mountains in Afghanistan, hoping to find safety there. Most people wanted to go back to their homes after the war, but not everyone could support themselves. Afghanistan had lost half of its livestock and many…

in a city that has been torn apart by war for decades. With courage, Rodriguez was able to get out of her own abusive relationship.“ I flew to Afghanistan, where my heart would soon fill with new people to love” (65). Her determination to open up a beauty school, “ To be part of something bigger and more meaningful—something that gave me the feeling I was helping to save the world,” (56) for the women in Kabul influences her to begin her journey to Afghanistan for a new and better beginning.…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini is set in war torn Afghanistan from the 1970s till the early 2000. It depicts the life of two women living in the same neighborhood –Mariam and Laila, and how their lives intertwine after a series of events and how they support each other in the Taliban ruled Kabul. Although the book is a work of fiction, it is a social commentary on the lives of women in Afghanistan and the oppression they face due to the rules imposed upon them by the Taliban.…