Bacha Bazi or “boy play” is a common practice that promotes child prostitution and sexual slavery in the various parts of Afghanistan. Najibullah Quraishi‚ an Afghan journalist and the director of the documentary The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan‚ has captured and documented the events that occur behind the illegal practice of Bacha Bazi. As shown in his documentary‚ young boys are sold off to powerful‚ wealthy men and are trained to become skilled dancers. Additionally‚ they are often sexually abused
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Political Constraints: Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are hostage to the legacy of historical discord on the‚ “Durand Line ” drawn in 1896 by the then British Government and was inherited by Pakistan as a border between the two countries. This had not been accepted as permanent border by many factions in Afghanistan and the issue has been inherited by Pakistan. The relations between the countries had been marred by distrust over the geographical divide. Pakistan had been apprehending
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QUESTION 3: Afghanistan is a developing country in the Southeast Asia. As a post conflict society it is in the pathway of development. Its development process as a post conflict society can be understood more clearly by implementing the concepts of standpoint theory‚ intersectionality‚ hegemonic masculinity‚ and discourse analysis. Standpoint theory refers that the marginalized group can give a max total picture on a particular topic as they experience the domination more acutely than the privileged
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Should Canada Get out of Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia and is often included as a part of the Middle East. It is bordered by Iran in the west‚ Pakistan in the south and east‚ Turkmenistan‚ Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north‚ and China in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the poorest countries in the world. I believe that Canada should remove itself and get out of Afghanistan. There is no need for us to be fighting along side the U.S anymore‚ diplomacy
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soldiers have served in Afghanistan. 78 Canadian Forces (CF) casualties have occurred‚ including one diplomat. The role of the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan is often debated. Many disagree with the mission and want the CF to leave Afghanistan now. Doing this however would only be failing the Canadian commitment to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and NATO. Canada should keep its commitment and remain in Afghanistan until the mission is complete. Afghanistan is in state that is almost
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The Surge was when‚ in January 2007‚ President Bush announced a controversial plan to temporarily increase the number of US troops in Iraq by more than 20‚000. Despite heavy casualties initially‚ the drop in violence that occurred as the year drew on was a source of encouragement‚ and a number of the additional troops were subsequently withdrawn. The 1979 Islamic Revolution happened when the shah of Iran fled due to mass protests against him. Ayatollah Khomeini came back to Iran‚ and a huge reform
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Afghanistan is one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world. The land that occupies Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At the gateway between Asia and Europe‚ this land was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia circa 500 B.C.‚ and Alexander the Great of Macedonia in 329 B.C.‚ among others. In recent years‚ war and lawlessness had destroyed much of the country; millions of people went into exile and brought
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The History of Afghanistan during the Time of The Kite Runner The Kite Runner deals with the country of Afghanistan from the 1970s to the year 2002. Like all places‚ Afghanistan has a long and complicated history‚ but it came to international attention only after the coup of 1973. In order to orient ourselves‚ let us look at Afghanistan’s geography. The nation is located in Central Asia and is made up of thirty-four provinces. The country’s capital is Kabul‚ which is also the capital of the northeast
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plane in a Pennsylvania field instead of at their unknown target. 10 Photos from the war in Afghanistan A victim is taken away from a Kabul bomb blast in December 2009 A Canadian soldier shakes hands with an Afghan boy during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army troops near Panjwaii village‚ Kandahar province‚ in July 2007 The Sept. 11 attacks are what brought the United States into Afghanistan. In this picture‚ U.S. soldiers salute during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 10th
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Training Needs Assessment Practices of None Governmental Organizations in Kabul Afghanistan BY: Masoodullah Ghyasi Department of Business Administration KARDAN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION‚ KABUL January‚ 2011 Training Needs Assessment Practices of None Governmental Organizations in Kabul Afghanistan Submitted by: Masoodullah Ghyasi Registration No: 302-0703059 Supervised by: Mr. Asad Mommand This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment
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