Afghanistan (/ʌfˈɡʌnɪstɑːn/; Listeni/æfˈɡænɨstæn/; Persian: افغانستان; Pashto: Afġānistān)‚ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan‚ is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia‚[8] Central Asia‚[9] and to some extent Western Asia. It has a population of around 30 million inhabiting an area of approximately 647‚500 km2 (250‚001 sq mi)‚ making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and the east‚ Iran in the west
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The problem that surrounds my topic is that the group Isis on September 11‚2000 on 9/11 they caused an emotional and stressful time to America. That time was so stressful and emotional because people dying from planes that Isis has high jacket. They destroyed two buildings with people on it that later on the building came down causing problems and chaos. What will cause the next World War is if Afghanistan attacks again to America with violence like bombing places or if they threaten America with
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As soon as I asked my dad about the 9-11-2001 tragic event‚ he has recollected his memory of this day. He told me that he and my mom were traveling in a suburban train to attend Mother Mary’s novena at the famous Mahim church in Bombay (Present Mumbai) on that day. He had a habit of reading a local daily called “Mid-Day” while traveling in local trains to get rid of the noisy and boring commute. That day‚ on 9-11-2001 too he bought this daily. He was terrified by seeing the pictures and breaking
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understand what was going on.” For most people I know‚ that seems to be the case. Since we were too young to understand what was going on at the time‚ I believe that is what makes it so important for us to learn and study what happened on September 11‚ just as it is with any other event in American history. The next person that I interviewed my mom‚ who is one generation older than me. She can remember what took place that day much more clearly than I. “I had just taken you to school. I came home
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argued by a lot of political scholars that the 9/11 terrorist attack actually shaped the United States foreign policy. Even though it is debatable to if the 9/11 attack did shape the United States foreign policy and how it did that can be discovered at the end of this essay. This will be proven by analysing a theoretical view of terrorism and a little background of what happened in September 11‚ 2001 and the United States foreign policy before the 9/11 attack followed by policies like the Bush doctrine
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The Tragedy Across America The unconscionable tragedy that besieged our nation September 11 has shocked Americans. Indeed‚ images of the carnage that traveled around the world proved how vulnerable the world is to barbaric terrorism. But as that shock turned into anger‚ a dangerous mix of emotions began to settle across America. Talk-Radio callers queued on the phone to vent their anger after the attacks. "We need to nuke them all!" said one caller. "Throw all foreigners out of the country
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pole in the U.S. taken place in 2006 revealed that 53% of questioned people thought that former president Bush administration was hiding something that involved 9/11‚ and another one third thought in a separate pole that U.S. government officials either assisted or allowed the attacks to happen. That being said‚ it makes sense that 9/11 conspiracy theories are so well known. The popularity even begins to rival the one of the JFK conspiracy theories. Or quite possibly the one of the Illuminati. With
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George W. Bush Address to Nation (9/11) 1. In the second sentence of his speech he states “The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries‚ business men and women‚ military and federal workers‚ moms and dads‚ friends and neighbors.” This allows him to reach a universal American audience. He is addressing the entire nation‚ therefore it is important he relates the incident to everyone. While it may seem obvious that the attack effects everyone‚ by saying this Bush allows every audience
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physical and human capital‚ and (ii) indirect impacts that emerge as consequence of the distortion of the economy. First-hand economic damages of terrorist activities have attained recent dimensions in consideration of the unprecedented magnitude of 9/11. Therefore‚ it is not surprising that the core of the literature focuses on this event as a special case. The destruction that took place includes physical and human losses which by far exceed the average scale of terrorist attacks: Human losses amounted
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The speech given by President George W. Bush on September 20 2001 in regards to the attack of September 11 2001 was strong and powerful. President Bush addressed what happened‚ as well as addressing Americas actions in response to it. He made it clear as to who caused the attacks and his plan on how we would respond. President Bush made it known that America is no stranger to war. We know it all too well. However he stated that‚ " Americans know wars on forgien soil‚ except for one Sunday in 1941
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