withdrawal of troops to be in sync with develo‐ pments on political front. The writer was Pakistan’s ambassador to the EU from 2002-2004 and to the US in 1999 tariq.fatemi@tribune.com.pk President Asif Ali Zardari’s meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session were claimed to have injected greater clarity to the US ‘endgame’ plans for Afghanistan. If so‚ there is little evidence of
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lieutenants‚ and destroy his organization‚ known as Al-Qaeda. Taliban forces fled from Kabul‚ the capital city‚ on 11/12/01‚ and retreated toward the mountainous border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. With U.S. support‚ a new government was installed‚ with Hamid Karzai as President. The Taliban gradually rebuilt its fighting forces and carried out attacks against the new government and American soldiers. Noting the Taliban’s growing strength and the difficulty of fighting an enemy hidden in remote caves
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ARTICLE SOURCE a. The Economist. ARTICLE SUMMARY a. This article talks about the state of affairs in Afghanistan. The Taliban is still very much around even though they are not in control of the government. The government is led by President Hamid Karzai‚ who is said to be very corrupt. There are also the forces of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)‚ and the US forces led by Commanding General David Petraeus. The Taliban is on one side‚ and on the other side are the government and the
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Final Persuasive Paper Imagine a country where a woman is depicted as only being used for sex and a as slave for their husband. Imagine a country in which women are denied an education. Imagine a country where women are sent to jail‚ beaten‚ and left to die a long painful death for disobeying an order. There happens to be a country in which all this is true. Women are being persecuted physically‚ psychologically‚ and sexually on a routine and daily basis. The government in Afghanistan is likely
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been met with anger among Afghanistan’s neighbours including‚ publicly‚ Iran and‚ privately‚ Pakistan. It also risks being rejected by the Taliban and derailing any attempt to coax them to the negotiating table‚ according to one senior member of Hamid Karzai’s peace council. A withdrawal of American troops has already begun following an agreement to hand over security for the country to Kabul by the end of 2014. But Afghans wary of being abandoned are keen to lock America into a longer partnership
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A Thousand Splendid Suns covers three decades of wars seen through the eyes of two women. Mariam is a child out of wedlock and at fifteen‚ forced to marry Rasheed‚ who grows to be abusive when she can’t have children. Eighteen years later he takes another wife‚ fourteen-year-old Laila; a smart girl who’s only other option was prostitution and starvation after her parents are killed by a rocket. Mariam and Laila become allies against Rasheed. Both women have to accept their path that won’t be satisfactory:
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Title:Afrighanistan? International terrorism Full Text: The real danger is that the world turns its back on another poor place threatened by jihadists AFTER 11 years spent waging war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ almost $1.5 trillion in direct costs and hundreds of thousands of lives lost‚ the Western public feels it has learned a hard lesson. It is more convinced than ever that even the best-intentioned foreign intervention is bound to bog its armies down in endless warsfighting invisible
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Cathedral Model United Nations 2011 Study Guide Study Guide UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS Dear Delegates‚ It is my pleasure to welcome you to Cathedral Model United Nations 2011! The simulated UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has an extremely ambitious topic area to cover. Each delegate shall‚ explore the tumultuous world of Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade; treading through the mountainous borders of Afghanistan‚ Pakistan and Iran‚ while uncovering a trail of drugs‚ an addicted
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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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Contents Introduction 3 Objectives and Methodology 5 Choice of Methodology 5 Type of Research 5 Questionnaire 6 1. Conditions of Business in Afghanistan 7 1.1 Geography 7 1.2 People of Afghanistan 8 1.3 Political System 8 1.3.1 Current Political Situation 9 1.4 Current Economic Situation 10 1.4.1 Living Conditions 11 1.5 Business opportunities in Afghanistan 12 1.5.1 Investment Opportunities 13 1.6 Agriculture 13 1.6.1 Opportunities 13 1
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