...(AGG)The group known as the Taliban used its control over Afghanistan to enforce strict and unfair rules on the women and made harsh punishments if these rules were broken.(BS-1)The book, Under the Persimmon Tree correctly portrays that being a woman in Afghanistan has a lot more disadvantages than the men of Afghanistan who have more advantages.(BS-2)The author of Under the Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples uses the fact that the men of Afghanistan had more advantages than the women in Afghanistan, to develop and create conflicts and it also helps us to hear a voice that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to hear.(BS-3)From this book and the research that was done about the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women, helps us to hear the voices...
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...“Taliban” are Insane The young generation of Pakistan is an asset and the future of this country. How the children and the youngsters are going to behave and act in future? This depends on the education system of the state. In Pakistan, boys of very young age are dragged into religious extremism. This extremism is more dangerous than terrorism. We can’t label any nation as a terrorist nor can we blame a specific religion for disturbing the peace around the world by extremism or terrorism. Families who cannot afford school send their children to Madrasas. Now some Madrasas are not just religion teaching institutions rather they are the brain washing factories of extremism and terrorism and the parents often do not care and do not know what their children are learning at these places. We saw that in the documentary. The government here is to be blamed because they are responsible for taking care of the institutions of both the religious and non-religious educations. The government should take strict actions against all the un-registered institutions. All the syllabus of both the madrasas and other education systems should be under the control of the government. The government should design the syllabus in such a way that conveys the true message of Islam, which is peace. Secondly the media is to be blamed here as well because media is the one who creates an image of a society. Whether positive or negative, although things have changed now and Pakistan is a lot safer and peaceful...
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...In “The Kite Runner,” Khaled Hosseini adds that the guilt is enduring and can only get rid of by redemption. To emphasize his message, Khaled Hosseini relies on the concepts of quest, violence, and politics, which are also the motifs of the novel and interrelated to each other and the theme of redemption. Khaled Hosseini introduce the concept of the quest by having the main character going on the quest to redeem himself, which is the true goal of his quest. In the novel, Amir learns of Sohrab from Baba’s letter, the quester, and travels back to his hometown, place to go, to save him, which is the stated reason, with the taliban being obstacles, but the true reason of accepting the quest is hopes of redemption to rid of the guilt. Khaled Hosseini...
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...once peaceful country started to change as the Taliban strengthened their control. The Taliban originated in the early 1990’s in northern Pakistan after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban’s goal to the Pashtun people was to restore peace and security and enforce their own strict Islamic law once in power. In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, they performed acts of Islamic punishments consisting of public executions, convicted murderes and amputations of those found guilty of theft. By 1998,...
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...uncle or the Taliban were going to take the land. Bibi Nusrat encourages them to stay away from that land because it's dangerous for them to go there and tells them to go to University Town. Bibi Nusrat also tells Najmah to go to New York with her, but Najmah fakes that she is sleeping because she doesn't want to go with her. Nur and Najmah feel like they have no choice, but to go back to the farm that has been there for generations in their family. Najmah and Nur decided not to go back to Golestan where their ancestors' have lived for many years. "'We have no choice but to return to Golestan,' says Nur quietly. 'Uncle or someone else surely will take our land if we don't go back....
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...conclusion. Be sure to answer all of the sub-questions. Essay #3)What is the history behind the 9/11 attacks? Explain how the US intervention in Afghanistan contributed to the formation of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. What three reasons were given for the 9/11 attacks and why is US involvement in Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia a factor? The history behind the 9/11 attacks include issues between countries in the Middle East and the United States. Issues included the importance and interest in Middle East oil, the United States support for Israel in providing them with military equipment, and the presence of the United States army in the Middle East. The attack consisted of two airplanes that were led by terrorists who were associated with the al Qaeda which was led by Osama bin Landen. Their purpose to do this was to slam the World Trade Center which is located in New York. Terrorists that attacked the American interests were usually trained by the U.S but they became part of the Taliban which was founded with Osama bin Ladens’s money. He was determined in spreading conservative forms of Islam, with religious laws. In 2001 al Qaeda was recognized as the most dangerous terror network in the world. They were planning actions against the U.S. In September 11 of 2001 it hit the World Trade Center. This was never felt before in America. The Taliban or Al Qaeda were both violent groups that at the end of everything became enemies of the United States. The people in the groups...
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...challenges. A teen activist is someone who wants people to believe the same thing as them and try to change the world. It takes courage and determination to not give up on what you are fighting for to be a teen activist. Also, it’s hard for these activists because groups are trying to stop them; they don’t have enough help; and they could get physically or mentally hurt. Shot. Bullied. Murdered. All three of those things have happened to famous teen activists. For example, Malala Yousafzai was a normal Pakistani girl until the Taliban (a bad Pakistani group who tries to kill people and stop girls from going to school) started shutting down schools in...
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...A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Staged in pre-Taliban Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns is the story of two women and the tales of their intertwined lives. It shows how few rights they had before the Taliban came in to power and how they were stripped from them under Taliban control. Hosseini shows many examples of how these women were abused and seen as 2nd class citizens. I decided to read this book for the required assignment due to many different reasons. One of reasons I selected this book are the current conflicts going on right now in that area of the world. Another reason was that I wanted to learn a little more about that culture. I also got a positive review about the book from my cousin who read the book in his free time and loaned me the book to read. The main reason I read the book was to see how women in Afghanistan are treated before and during the Taliban control. I knew from what I had previously learned in your class on how greatly discriminated Muslim women are treated. I also knew how strict the Muslim religion is, but I wanted to read about it, even if it was fictional. My cousin had told me about the two women in the novel before but never told me specifics on how the girls were treated. I just had to read for myself to find out. A Thousand Splendid Suns was written by Khaled Hosseini, an American writer and physician who originally came from Afghanistan. This is his second book, he first wrote The Kite Runner which was a U.S...
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...Asia poses a danger to regional and international peace, and this essay is designed to touch on some of the myriad of problems confronting Southwest Asia at the present time and explain why. If we look at internationally, Southwest Asia presents U.S. policymakers with some of their most difficult and seemingly intractable foreign policy problems. Regionally, where do you start, some of the region’s problems, for example, the former Maoist insurgency in Nepal and the protracted civil war that raged for decades in Sri Lanka have finally been resolved ( I believe that it must be remembered that although, in the case of the latter, Tamil aspirations for independence could eventually reignite that conflict at any time), the region’s most dangerous problems remain unresolved, when we look at the two major powers of the region India and Pakistan which remain in a state of perpetual conflict, although their current governments have kept nationalistic/religious fervour in their respective countries to a minimum – a situation that could change soon with the election of a Hindu nationalist to be prime minister of India( Narendra Modi). With both countries possessing nuclear weapons and both countries harbouring considerable numbers of extremists, the potential for the world’s first nuclear war remains focused on the issues that divide India and Pakistan, mainly Hindu versus Muslim sentiments and the future of the region of Kashmir. Southwest Asia, of course, is also where Afghanistan...
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...name is Najeeba Wazefadost, and 12 years ago I risked my life on a dangerous journey. I escaped my country Afghanistan and came to Australia by boat. I know that there are no words to comfort those who have lost their loved ones in the recent boat tragedies. But also devastating is the fact that over the past decade, we have only heard politicians endlessly scare-mongering about the number of boat arrivals and how we can decrease these numbers, or deter asylum seekers altogether. Over time, the real human faces of the vulnerable have been turned into statistics about the number of boat arrivals. We have forgotten the devastating circumstances from which asylum seekers come. Afghanistan has been in a state of war for many decades, a war that has left little evidence of justice, humanity and peace for its people. Even now, villages are frequently attacked and there is continuous persecution of minorities. The Afghan Hazaras are not safe in Afghanistan, and are not even safe in neighbouring countries like Pakistan. These are people whose only choice is to seek refuge and security in any way possible. For my family and me, we could not wait for someone to come and rescue us because we could have been dead by then. Coming by boat was the only choice we had. Even though we knew we were at risk of drowning in the daunting waters of the Pacific, we preferred taking that risk over brutal killing at the hands of the Taliban. It hurts me to hear politicians claim that the best way to minimise...
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...The Reagan Doctrine: Assisting the Overthrow of Pro-Soviet Regimes. Jonathan Burton November 2nd 2011 Strayer University POL300 Professor Popova-Nowak In April of 1978 the pro-Soviet People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) overthrew a corrupted Afghan Republic and would begin a domino effect that would culminate on September 11th 2001 in the New York skyline. Jimmy Carter had put into effect a doctrine of stating out loud that the Persian Gulf was vital to United States foreign political interest but showed no open displays of force. Behind the scenes the CIA had be involved with the movement to oust the PDPA. This forced the Russian government to send in 5,000 troops. Their aim was to place a Soviet chosen leader into power and after twelve hours of intense fighting, Barbrak Karmal was put in a plane and flown back to Moscow. This would begin a decade long occupation by the Russians and the United States got what it wanted; A Soviet Vietnam. The United States went to great lengths to supply this war against Communism and the hatred of the Soviets. China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and others poured in money, weapons, and military advisors to aid the Mujahideen, the new name of the resistance fighters the CIA was backing. This covert operation was run out of the CIA until March of 1985. February 6th of 1985, President Ronald Reagan laid out his doctrine in the State of the Union Address. “WE must not break faith with those who are risking their lives on every continent...
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...his father’s servant Ali and Ali’s son Hassan, who is Amir’s best friend. The two boys Amir and Hassan are always together, but an incident, where Amir fails to support his friend, at the yearly kite competition, makes the two friends fall apart. Because of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Amir and his father are being forced to flee from their home country and move to USA. After living twenty years in USA, where he gets his own family, Amir returns to his home city in Afghanistan, to confront the past, and to clean his conscience. Unfortunately Taliban rules his country; witch makes it difficult to complete his dangerous task. The movie is very special and intense, and will without doubt shock you in more than one-way. I think The Kite Runner is a good movie, and worth watching, for the persons who like these types of movies. The film gives you a better insight of how it was in Afghanistan before and after Taliban started ruling. Though I think the way the film turns out in the end, where Amir tries to rescue the son of Hassan, in some way is too much like an action film, and therefore doesn’t fit with the rest. It gets a little bit too fantastic, but otherwise, I think the movie has a good connection all the way through and with a lot of good acting. It is probably not a movie I would watch again if I had the choice, but I still think that it’s a movie everybody should watch at least once, because it’s a movie that makes you think, and put your life in perspective...
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...a desire for equality. A large aspect of moral behaviour, to me, means actually following through with what one believes. Malala Yousafzai is a 19-year-old Pakistani female who has fought for the right to education, especially for females. She wrote publicly about her life in a Taliban controlled area. The Taliban shot her after refusing to stop going to school and speaking out against their oppression. Even after being in critical care, she said that she would not let them rule and dictate her life and refused to stop going to classes. Malala risked her life to fight for the rights of other and herself. She protested against a group of extremists in an incredibly dangerous area of the world, to stand up for what she believes in....
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...bordered by Pakistan in the south and east. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered brutal civil war in addition to foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the 2001 U.S. invasion. The strategic interests of the great powers of the day in Afghanistan pitched against the potential threat of terrorism, religious extremism, smuggling and drug trafficking substantiates the assertion that Afghan security situation has the potential to generate effects far beyond its borders. Afghanistan had experienced several coups since 1973, when the Afghan monarchy was overthrown by Daud Khan, who was sympathetic to Soviet overtures. Subsequent coups reflected struggles within Afghanistan among factions with different ideas about how Afghanistan should be governed and whether it should be communist, and with degrees warmth toward the Soviet Union. The Soviets intervened following the overthrow of a pro-communist leader. In late December 1979, after several months of evident military preparation, they invaded Afganistan. At that time, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in the Cold War, a global competition for the fealty of other nations. The United States was, thus, deeply interested in whether the Soviet Union would succeed in establishing a communist government loyal to Moscow in Afghanistan. In order to forestall that possibility, the United States began funding insurgent forces to oppose the Soviets. The U.S.-funded Afghan insurgents were called mujahideen...
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...Discuss the success of United States’ strategy in Afghanistan Shahaan Barlas Lahore School of Economics International Relations Mashal Shabbir April 9, 2012 Abstract This paper includes a brief discussion of the U.S strategies in Afghanistan and will then analyze that how successful was U.S in those strategies. The main objectives that were kept in mind by U.S while transferring its troops to Afghanistan are also discussed. The paper also concisely discusses the failure of the strategies undertaken by U.S and reasons for the failure. The paper also analyzes different aspects that left Afghanistan in a situation in which it cannot pursue without the help of another powerful country and also sheds light on the present situation of Afghanistan. The conclusion was drawn keeping in mind all the points, which were taken from credible sources, discussed in the paper. The paper includes several references to make the point more credible and clear to the reader. Success of U.S strategy in Afghanistan The American government was doubtful that even a stable and acceptable outcome in Afghanistan is possible. They believed that Afghanistan has never been managed effectively due to which it has become ungovernable. Much of today's public opposition to the war centers on the widespread fear that whatever the military outcome, there is no Afghan political end state that is both acceptable and achievable at a reasonable cost. An American commissioner...
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