Afghanistan Economy Profile 2013 Economy- Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance‚ the recovery of the agricultural sector‚ and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years‚ Afghanistan is extremely poor‚ landlocked‚ and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages
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According to a survey by Thompson Reuters Foundation‚ Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be born a woman. (No Country for Women). Afghanistan as a country has been through major trials and tribulations but the women always gets the most of the damage. And even a little more than a decade later after Taliban has fallen some of the same laws still apply and the women are still suffering. From 1996-2001 Afghanistan was under the rule of the Taliban‚ an islamic militant
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When someone asks us about a country we know nothing or little about‚ the majority of us would say the first thing that pops up into our heads that has been planted there by the news‚movies or documentaries about that country. We assume the things we are shown about places are all facts and that these countries are really how they are portrayed on these popular media sources. In a brief field study‚ when asked about the country of Afgahnistan some mentioned they percieved Afgahnistan as
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Take for example the Koran‚ in which to a western ear sounds like a song. However‚ the recitation of Koran according to Afghanistan isn’t music. In Afghanistan “the concept of music is closely linked with musical instruments….Unaccompanied singing in itself is not labelled as “music”(Baily 21). There cultural representation of music varies from the westernized interpretation of music‚ however
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Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan By Seth G. Jones RAND Corporation‚ 2008‚ 144 pages Reviewed by: Mariely Norris‚ Student Overview Taking a look at this monograph we can find a close examination of the counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan followed by the appearance of the Taliban regime in 2001. It is based on repeated trips to Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ and India from (2004-2008). The author focused on the early stages of the insurgency (2002-2008) and examines how and why it began. The
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The War in Afghanistan A basic overview of the war in Afghanistan After 9/11‚ President George W. Bush gave the rulers of Afghanistan an ultimatum: hand over the terrorists responsible for 9/11‚ or “share in their fate.” The Taliban—the Islamic fundamentalists who ruled the country—refused to surrender their ally‚ terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden. Air strikes began on 10/7/01‚ less than a month after 9/11. American‚ British and other soldiers fought together with Afghans opposed to the Taliban
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Afghanistan has been in war with the U.S. mainly because‚ The Taliban refuses to follow through with the commands that the U.S. gave them‚ as well as ‘The Three Phases’‚ Also the planned attack in 2001‚ but mainly because the U.S. wants the mineral resources that are found in Afghanistan. The Taliban refused to undertake 3 simple tasks: shutting down the terrorist training camps‚ giving up the Al-Qaeda leaders and returning all American and Foreign citizens‚ which is part of the reason that we went
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Abstract Corruption in Afghanistan is so prevalent that nearly every part of the population is affected by the damage that it causes. Bribery and nepotism is such a common theme throughout the Afghan culture‚ that is has essentially become a way of life; corruption is accepted there. Throughout the education system‚ bribery is effecting the thought process of up and coming generations. With the Afghan National Security Force‚ citizens of the country are used to paying fabricated “taxes” and “levies”
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bordered by Iran on the west‚ by Pakistan on the east and south‚ and by Turkmenistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ and Tajikistan on the north. The war is fought in Kandahar and also in the south. How has the environment / physical geography of Afghanistan affected the conflict? In Afghanistan‚ the environment has affected the conflict for both positive and negative reasons. In some cases‚ the environment has had a positive impact because of the numerous mountains spread across it covering two thirds of its surface
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Investing in Afghanistan Business opportunities in the carpet industry The tradition of Afghan carpets goes back for centuries. The richness and variety of designs reflect the cultural diversity of our country. The skill of our weavers is unrivalled in the world and make our carpets unique. Rightfully‚ our weavers take great pride in being part of this living heritage of our country. Commercially‚ the carpet industry is a cornerstone of our economy. It is our leading export sector‚ it represents
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