Republic of Afghanistan: Selected Issues This Selected Issues paper for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on January 30‚ 2008. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or the
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Water Crisis in Afghanistan It makes up approximately 70 percent of the Earth that we inhabit. You may find yourself “up to the neck in it” at any given point‚ seeing as humans can be composed almost entirely of it. Water is all around us‚ and is essential to the ongoing cycle of life. Although water may seem abundant throughout the Earth and atmosphere; the amount of clean‚ useable water is an everyday crisis for some of the drought stricken‚ less fortunate countries. While the Oceans hold roughly
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Talibanning Women’s Rights: The Eternal Struggle Before the Taliban‚ a militant group that governed according to a strict sharia law‚ ruled Afghanistan in 1996‚ women were gaining rights and access to things they had never before hoped or imagined for. Once the Taliban came to power‚ all of the progress that they had made in the years past spiraled backwards and women had no rights throughout the entire country. The Taliban stood by a strict form of the Sharia‚ or Islamic‚ law. The Taliban
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General James Mattis once said‚ “You go into Afghanistan‚ you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil. You know‚ guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway.” In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to protect the communist regime. The United States and other nations responded by organizing an armed revolt. The United States‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Pakistan gave money and trained the Mujahideen‚ the leading anti-communist faction. When Soviet forces withdrew
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A Brief History of Afghanistan The story of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic one. Afghanistan is one of the most impoverished nations of the world. It is one of the most war-torn‚ most ravaged‚ and most beleaguered of nations. It is a nation that has been beset by invasion‚ external pressure and internal upheaval since before the time of Alexander the Great. Its people are a people who have endured more than most of us can ever imagine. In fact‚ for many Afghanis‚ all that has changed
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The Pyramids at Giza remain one of the most amazing architectural works in history and the Great Pyramid stands as the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. The Great Pyramid is “the largest pyramid… [and] was until early twentieth century the biggest building on the planet” (Shaw). It is because of this reputation that the pyramids have gained that some people began to ask the question “Who built the pyramids?” There are many theories revolving around the construction of Egypt’s pyramids: two
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Oooo. Mr. Prime minister‚ allow us to summarize what the President of our country Afghanistan was meant to say: our neighboring Islamic country Pakistan not only have been selling us for fraction of what we’re worth to other countries around the world for decades‚ but also have been killing us for centuries now. Hopefully it didn’t surprise any one‚ because this is nothing new to Afghans in Afghanistan‚ our neighboring Islamic and non Islamic countries in the region‚ United States of America‚ United
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Border Disputes between Pakistan and Afghanistan: Historical‚ political and Strategic Perspective Introduction: Pakistan came in to being on Islamic ideology revolving around the concept of Muslim Ummah and destined to be a symbol of universal Islamic solidarity across the globe. According to the first Prime Minister of Pakistan‚ Liaqat Ali Khan‚ ‘A cardinal feature of this ideology (of Pakistan) is to make Muslim brotherhood a living reality. It is therefore‚ part of the mission which Pakistan has
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28 March 2013 Afghanistan Drug Trade The sound of gunshots fills the empty space right outside the door. People are screaming and loved ones are holding each other‚ fearing for their lives. This chaos is a direct result of the Afghanistan Drug Trade. Afghanistan is a small country in the Middle East. It is located North of the Arabian Sea‚ and it borders many countries including Pakistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Iran‚ Tajikistan and India. All of the drug trade in Afghanistan‚ was the trading
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November 2nd 2012-11-02 The women in Afghanistan had all their Rights taken away when the new government was establish‚ going against the Charter of Human Rights declared by the United Nations. The following paper will investigate the perspectives of the United Nations‚ the women of Afghanistan and the Taliban on the issues of women’s right in Afghanistan. Taking away a person rights is a Crime against Humanity while the women in Afghanistan are put in situation of being harmed or in danger
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