Almut Wieland-Karimi(*) has thought about some scenarios – interestingly one which features a negotiated settlement with all post-2001 achievements preserved is not part of her list. [Destroyed Chehelsutun Palace in Kabul‚ result of the last civil war secenario -- photo by Thomas Ruttig‚ 2005] The International Community and the Afghan Government have a date to say good-bye to each other: 2014. By then‚ responsibility for the security of the country should be transferred to the Afghan National
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resemblance to ours. Afghanistan has snow-dusted and jagged mountains. Some of the mountains have jagged edges‚ and some have dull edges and have a snow-dusted top. Afghanistan has extremely hot summers and very cold winters. climate is 90% F in summer and can get to 25 F in winter because of the climate‚ they don’t have very many animals that live around therefore they have to buy‚ sell‚ and grow vegetables and fruits for food. About 14.5 million people live in afghanistan. their population comes
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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 populace‚ and widespread crime. Afghanistan produced a record opium poppy crop in 2007‚ supplying 93% of the world’s opium. Opium trade has become an increasingly substantial source of revenue for various criminal groups and finances
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teach. However‚ now I am an undergraduate student in the American university of Afghanistan which is completely different from Kabul University. I can see the huge differences between these two Universities in terms of security‚ educational system‚ and the campus of the university. First of all‚ the major difference between these two universities is in the security they provide. The American university of Afghanistan or we may say AUAF is much secured compared to Kabul
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Water Crisis in Afghanistan It makes up approximately 70 percent of the Earth that we inhabit. You may find yourself “up to the neck in it” at any given point‚ seeing as humans can be composed almost entirely of it. Water is all around us‚ and is essential to the ongoing cycle of life. Although water may seem abundant throughout the Earth and atmosphere; the amount of clean‚ useable water is an everyday crisis for some of the drought stricken‚ less fortunate countries. While the Oceans hold roughly
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Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations due to years of war and political instability and is largely dependent on foreign aid. Afghanistan’s debt as of 2004‚ was $8 million in bilateral debt‚ mostly to Russia‚ with $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks. The gross domestic product‚ per capita is $1‚000‚ with a real growth rate of 7.5%. The composition per sector is agriculture (38%)‚ industry (24%)‚ and services (38%). The labor force is approx. 15 million‚ with an unemployment
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Soviet Union: Rise and Fall of an Empire. The failure of a Command Economy. by David Chee Bachelor of Economics(Eco155) Microeconomics(Eco155) Tutor: Ms. Sharina Silvaraj Help University Department of Business 12th August 2013 ” It is not from the benevolence of the butcher‚ the brewer‚ or the baker‚ that we expect our dinner‚ but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves‚ not to their humanity but to their self-love‚ and never talk to them of our necessities
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Environmental issues in Afghanistan Kapisa province Environmental issues in Afghanistan predate the political turmoil of the past few decades. Forests and wetlands have been depleted by centuries of grazing and farming‚ practices which have only increased with modern population growth. In Afghanistan‚ environmental conservation and economic concerns are not at odds; with 80% of the population dependent on herding or farming‚ the welfare of the environment is critical to the economic welfare of
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Twelve years have passed since the invasion of Afghanistan by US‚ British and Canadian troops and much has changed. Some are very beneficial like all girl schools‚ efforts to stop drug trade and sense of democracy in Afghanistan‚ states Michael Turner‚ US congressman of third district of Ohio. He explains how the education of women is a drastic change from a mere four years ago‚ where few women could rarely set foot out of home without a male chaperone‚ and even fewer knew how to read or write‚ and
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Afghanistan has long been a land where conquering armies have the most difficult operations. The terrain and the weather are unforgivable‚ with snowcapped mountain ranges as high as 24‚000 feet‚ and an indigenous population who have been fighting for hundreds if not thousands of years. Afghanistan’s location is definitely not an ideal operational theater for a democratic republic like the United States‚ with rouge‚ failed‚ and transitioning states surrounding the landlocked country. These conditions
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