Afghanistan Refugees 1970’s Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis by Hiram Ruiz ‚ Margaret Emery | published September 24‚ 2001 Over the last two weeks‚ an estimated 15‚000 Afghan refugees have fled to Pakistan‚ and hundreds of thousands more are reportedly on the move within Afghanistan. This latest flight of Afghans from their homes deepens a humanitarian crisis that has troubled the region for more than 20 years. Already‚ some 2 million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan and more than 1.4 million
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over five thousand percent. The mass production of opium began with the US backed overthrow of the secular government in Afghanistan and escalated expeditiously with the ensuing civil war. Before this the Taliban had banned the use of narcotics and kept poppy cultivation low. But the Taliban required military funding for the conflicts and what better way is there to obtain billions of dollars than by allowing and taxing opium trade? The opium is used to make heroin‚ which is then smuggled into
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The horrific moment a Taliban gunman boarded a packed school bus and shot a teenage education activist twice at point blank range has been relived by her devastated friend. Malala Yousafzai‚ 14‚ was critically injured after being shot while travelling home from school earlier this week. The brave teenager was targeted by the Taliban after speaking out against atrocities committed under the regime. According to Malala’s friend Shazia‚ speaking to the Christian Science Monitor‚ a group of militants
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Two days after Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by militants from the Pakistani Taliban‚ Her shooting went not only against the teachings of Islam‚ but also against Pashtun traditions‚ in which you would never think of hurting a woman — let alone a 14-year-old girl on her way home from school. As a father‚ naturally I pictured one of my own children lying in that hospital. What happened to her was against all human emotion. But now Malala has become a symbol of Pakistan. She is a role model
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Women’s Rights Violations in Afghanistan Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ "True peace is not merely the absence of tension‚ it is the presence of justice.” It means that without equality‚ there is no real end to a conflict. Equality is one of the many human rights every person is entitled to. It is never acceptable to deny people their basic human rights; however‚ this has occurred frequently throughout history. A wide variety of groups have been discriminated against through violations of human
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Perreault 1 Emerald Perreault Mrs. Wagner English IIII 20‚ December‚ 2011 American Perception V.S Kite Runner Perception of Afghanistan The U.S went thru the most tragic‚ life changing‚ mind conflicting event of all time. On September‚ 11‚ 2001 terrorist flew two plans into the Twin Towers in New York City. The terrorist attack on 9/11 devastated and ruined an enormous amount of American lives. Weather an American lost a friend‚ loved one‚ or relative‚ every American lost something valuable
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hometown‚ Swat Valley‚ where she grew up and spent most of her childhood. Her hometown has been threatened by Taliban for several times. Malala’s school and girls from the school were told to fulfill the rules of Taliban and not to have the education that they want to achieve. She is the native of Pakistan. Enlivened by her dad Ziauddin Yousafzai‚ who is a head instructor and against Taliban campaigner‚ she started standing up out about girl’s education at the early age of eleven. It is very unique
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between 2007 and 2008 follows an American platoon deployed to Afghanistan. Korangal Valley to be exact‚ which is roughly twenty five miles from the border of Pakistan. The United States goal was to put our American troops there to over throw the Taliban regime. We intended to help Iraqi’s clear and secure neighborhoods‚ and to protect their local population. Sebastian followed the second of Battle Company‚ part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He studied how these people evolved under extraordinary
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having basic rights such as an education is an issue that has been fought for since its existence. Malala Yousafzai daughter of activist Ziauddin Yousafzai is one of many unfortunate young women who have felt the wrath and despair of the Pakistani Taliban regarding this issue. In comprehension of this paper‚ I will convey to the reader the story of Malala’s journey through her fight to education rights‚ why these rights are important‚ and how this issue relates to many other women’s rights issues
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for control over the government has caused sever damage in Afghanistan. Villages and homes have been destroyed as a result of the bombs and warfare‚ leaving the citizens powerless towards the Taliban invasion and rise to power. Throughout 1996 – 2001‚ the citizens of Afghanistan were powerless as the Taliban committed the genocide of thousands of Hazāran citizens during the Afghanistan War in order to attain revenge and abolish what they believe
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