Why Did the Soviet Union Lose the War in Afghanistan? Roxanne C. Jones Politics 300‚ Section 003016 Why Did the Soviet Union Lose the War in Afghanistan? ‘Do you think you are going to win?’ ‘Yes‚ yes of course.’ ‘What makes you think so? What makes you think you are going to win?’ ‘I believe we are going to win. It’s evident!’ (Panjshairi commander Ahmad Shah Massoud in an interview from the French prize-winning documentary film ‘Valley against an Empire’ by Jerome Bony and Christophe de Ponfilly
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Women’s Rights Violations in Afghanistan Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ "True peace is not merely the absence of tension‚ it is the presence of justice.” It means that without equality‚ there is no real end to a conflict. Equality is one of the many human rights every person is entitled to. It is never acceptable to deny people their basic human rights; however‚ this has occurred frequently throughout history. A wide variety of groups have been discriminated against through violations of human
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Tax system in Afghanistan How can Afghanistan government revise tax system on proper and implement on individual‚ businesses and foreign contractors? who has monthly income‚ after long time of conflict in the country? The main source generate revenue for government is tax‚ it is collect form the people by the government. The good point its spend by government on mostly use for improvement of country. The main source of tax in Afghanistan is income tax and sell tax‚ in other country like UK in
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Afghanistan is a country that has suffered instability and conflicts‚ leaving its infrastructure in ruins. Both the culture and people of Afghanistan have been affected by the political events from World War I to present day. In 1979‚ Soviet troops entered Afghanistan to establish a communist regime in Kabul. The Soviet soldiers took over major cities and highways‚ angering lots of Afghans. The people of Afghanistan felt they belonged primarily to their specific clan or ethnic group and secondarily
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Homeschooling: Solution for Educating Girls in Afghanistan On December 10‚ 1948‚ “the General Assembly of the United Nations declared education a human right” (Kavazanjian 41). In other words‚ every individual has the right to learn and enhance their knowledge. Although most people exercise this right easily‚ others are not so lucky. For example‚ many girls in Afghanistan do not have the means to obtain a primary education. Traditional values‚ poverty and lack of security prevent Afghani girls
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Steve McCurry took this image of “The Afghan Girl” in 1989‚ it’s one of the most powerful portraits to ever courtesy the National Geographic Magazine’s cover to this day. This image has become a prized possession along with a global symbol‚ and for a photographer‚ that’s like winning the Nobel Prize. Since the late 1800’s National Geographic Magazine has had their readers on the edge of their seats with spectacular stories and photos from around the globe. The overpowering “images leave lasting imprints
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Investment Is Good in Afghanistan In fact‚ business investment in Afghanistan has begun a very short time ago. The reason that businessmen did not invest in that time was because they did not have enough opportunities. Also‚ the businessmen and investors were not seeing any income in Afghanistan. Besides‚ there were many other reasons which were avoiding investors to invest in this devastated country. However‚ some Afghan and foreigner businessmen became interested to invest in Afghanistan since the new
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Women in Afghanistan expected to be self-discipline. Mariam is understanding and kind-hearted person. She has a great respect to her mother nana. Even though‚ Mariam sometimes will not listen to her‚ she always loves and obeys her mother Nana. After Jahil’s visits‚ Nana was frustrated with Mariam’s behavior‚ she said‚ "Learn this now and learn this well‚ my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north‚ a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that Mariam"(Hosseini 7)
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Ownership Over One’s Own Body For Children In Afghanistan “ At night we can hear them screaming‚ but we are not allowed to do anything about it… my son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture “ (Buckley). According to the New York Times‚ rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan among men with ‘authority’ which dominate most of the Afghan population. This practice is known as ‘Bacha bazi’ in Persian‚ which translates to boy play
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Economics of Military Spending during Iraq/Afghanistan war People are under the impression that wars are beneficial to an economy. They seem to create jobs and give a variety of businesses work. But do they really turn a profit or is there more spending being done than profit being turned in. The Iraq and Afghanistan war has been very controversial. Part of that controversy comes from the economic perspective of the war. One of the many sub-topics to the war is job creation or job loss. For every
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