taught Farsi and history at a girls’ high school in Kabul. Kabul‚ Afghanistan is the boyhood home of Khaled Hosseini‚ in the early 1970s‚ Khaled’s family moved to Tehran‚ Iran when his father was assigned to a diplomatic post at the Afghan Embassy in Iran. They returned home to Kabul in 1973. In 1976 his family moved to Paris‚ France‚ where his father was a diplomat at the Afghan Embassy. They were to return home to Afghanistan in 1980‚ when the Russians invaded his country. His father was recalled
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state of Kashmir is china. It shares 400 km long boarder with china. Towards north Tajikistan though no boarder but a narrow strip as Wahkhan strip separate the two. Towards east‚ Punjab-Rajasthan boarders which is 1650 km long Towards west‚ Afghanistan and Durand line of 2250 km. Towards south‚ Arabian and Indian sea. Coastal belt is about 700 km. Pakistan significance is enhanced as it lies near the Persian Gulf where 65% of the world’s oil is produced. Geographic/ Geostrategic: which
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required objectives and that numbers of troops being killed are increasing every year. According to a British MP (Around 130 Billion USD is spent annually in Afghanistan). Taliban are also divided into couple of groups of “extremist and moderate”; the moderate group showed signals towards negotiations for peace talks. The government of Afghanistan also created a peace-council to take part in the peace process therefore Taliban has also established a political office in Qatar. Meanwhile Unite States has
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women and sexuality. This is shown in her documentaries such as “Be Like Others” and “Love Iranian-American Style.” In her documentary‚ “Love Crimes of Kabul‚” she steps further and tries to examine the very same issues in the neighboring country‚ Afghanistan. “Love Crimes of Kabul” follows the story of three headstrong‚ “liberated” young women‚ named Kareema‚ Sabereh and Aleema. They have been convicted of “moral crimes” and incarcerated at Afghanistan’s Badum
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uses prejudice as a tool to tell this story of betrayal and redemption. He pursues his story with prejudice and racism in Afghanistan as well as in the United States. While the author uses individual characters to tell the story‚ he portrays the general attitudes and history associated with the characters’ Hazara and Pashtun ethnic origins and the conflicts that arise in Afghanistan. Throughout history and even while the story was taking place in the 70’s the US of A was going through their tough times
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The Kite Runner‚ a story of an unexpected friendship between a wealthy boy and his servant‚ is written by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini was born on March 4‚ 1965‚ in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. At the age of 11‚ his family was relocated to Paris by the Foreign Ministry. By 1980‚ Hosseini’s family was granted permission to move back to Afghanistan‚ however because of the invasion of the Soviet army and a communist coup‚ they never returned to their hometown. Instead they immigrated to San Diego‚ USA‚ where Hosseini
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means that the method of handling is important to invite the blessings or curse of a region’s geographical location. To testify the above‚ FATA presents an excellent example. FATA is situated on the North-Western side of Pakistan bordering with Afghanistan. Since the ancient times‚ FATA has been a testing-ground of the empires’ ambitions to fulfill. Alexander the Great‚ Chengiz Khan‚ Taimur the lame‚ the Mughals‚ the Turks and the British Empire have touched the Pakistan’s Tribal Lands to pursue their
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struggling to make a bigger picture of my identity in my mind. The memorial threw me to Ted Wittenstein lecture in a summer program at Yale University two weeks ago. “We are a post-9/11 generation‚” he said. Living in a world of 9/11 consequences‚ Afghanistan and terrorism were the core words
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The novel Parvana is set in Afghanistan and shows the difficult life of a family‚ who live in a war torn country. The family in focus consists of Parvana‚ Mrs Weera and Nooria. The members became distraught as their father was taken from their house by the Taliban‚ a violent religious military group. This meant that they had to change their ways to survive without him. First the Taliban had taken over their city‚ Kabul‚ then they took one of their parents and slowly the family was losing Mother as
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