İZMİR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS Theories of International Relations INSTRUCTER: Yrd. Doc. Dr. Balkan Devlen SUBJECT: Neo-Gramsci and the War in Afghanistan Sıla BOZ Tolga YELMEN Kamer AYDIN Aydın Ersin YILMAZ Introduction The 2001 invasion of Afghanistan has been seen as a ‘just war’ by the world opinion across the globe which represented a war targeting the terrorism and responsible terrorist organizations which are Taliban and Al-Qaida. In order to eliminate the ‘Islamic Terrorism’
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks‚ and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country‚ but declined to extradite
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The War in Afghanistan and its Aftermath Your name Course name Instructor’s name Institution’s name Date of submission The War in Afghanistan and its Aftermath Introduction The war in Afghanistan has deep-rooted historical causes and aftermaths that are hard to assume or ignore when analyzing it. The war began officially during the Cold war era when Russia and the entire Soviet Union were not in unity with the US and friendly nations. Considering the closeness to Afghanistan‚ the Soviet
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stuff‚ but the biggest one that almost everyone has an opinion about is war. It all started on September 11‚ 2001 when planes hit the twin towers in New York then the Pentagon‚ then the plane attended for the white house went down in a field. Then began the longest war the U.S. has been involved in the Afghanistan War. Supporters of the war might say they are fighting terrorists who committed these acts‚ Opponents might say “no war costs to much money and cost the lives of too many young men and women
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The Afghanistan War did not come out to be the success everyone had thought it would be. It actually turned out to be quite the opposite. Continuing the Afghanistan war was a mistake because of it many people were killed or sent away from their families‚ it dragged on for too long‚ and has cost the U.S. billions of dollars. In just 2010 alone 711 foreign troops and 500 American soldiers were killed. (Strategic Studies 31.1 (2011). Academic OneFile. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.) This lengthy war seems to have
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Running Head: AFGHANISTAN- THE ECONOMIC COST OF WAR Afghanistan- The Economic Cost of War Melinda Tolar MGT 250 Afghanistan- The Economic Cost of War Introduction The September 11 attacks‚ often referred to as September 11th or 9/11‚ were a series of coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11‚ 2001. Early on the morning of September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles…and the rest
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The War in Afghanistan began in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. United States and NATO coalition forces attacked Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. As of 2014‚ United States personnel were withdrawing from the country‚ ending over a decade of fighting. However‚ the real discussion regarding the United States led war in Afghanistan is whether or not there were any serious diplomatic alternatives. The most crucial word in this discussion is serious‚ because no one can deny that diplomatic alternatives
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promoting access to White Rose research papers Universities of Leeds‚ Sheffield and York http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ This is an author produced version of a paper published in Political Studies. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/43142/ Published paper Adeney‚ Katharine and Wyatt‚ Andrew (2004) Democracy in South Asia: Getting beyond the Structure-Agency Dichotomy. Political Studies‚ 52 (1). pp. 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248
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Afghanistan’s Main religion is Islam‚ and it’s the main religion in Afghanistan which is practiced by about 90% of the population. Their main tradition is the teaching of their religion. Muslims pray 5- times a day and that’s what they do through their daily lives. They religion of Islam has 5-Pillars: Pray‚ fast‚ Give Charity to those in need‚ go to Hajj (Which is in Saudi Arabia). Muslims should at least go there once in their life and the last one is to give Zakat which is giving 5-10% of the
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to fight alongside the United States of America under NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and other countries in the otherwise “pointless” war known as the Afghanistan war. In other words‚ the involvement
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