thought he was better than them both and always referred to Hassan as a Hazara‚ and wonders why Amir hangs out with him. Amir is a Pashtun which are referred to as the "Real Afghans" He later grew up to be a part of the extremist group called the Taliban and tried to control the people of Afghanistan. He ruled a trafficking system that Amir later saved a child from. Baba - Amir’s father who only wanted a better life for his son. Baba always tried to make Amir stand up for himself and tried to
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don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education’ (309). This statement proves the bravery and fearlessness that Malala has after facing a struggle that no teenager should have to face. In her memoir‚ I Am Malala‚ Malala tells her story about the battle between her and the Taliban. After her father‚ Ziauddin Yousafzai‚ opened up a school that allowed women to attend‚ the Taliban tried to prevent it‚ but Malala and her father was not going
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severely wounded when an un-identified man ordered students to point out Malala and when they did‚ the man open fired on her causing bullets to penetrate her skull and neck. The attempted assassination‚ which was later identified to be the work of Taliban members‚ has sparked an outrage inside Pakistan and around the world. Malala being recently and internationally known for going on CNN and addressing her rights to a proper education‚ speech‚ and happiness. She is also recognized as a hero for children’s
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Pakistan Taliban or the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Pakistan maintains the seventh largest population in the world with approximately 130 million residents. While the country maintains a democratic elected system‚ it is very unstable following the September 11th attacks on the United States. The Pakistan government was forced to sever its ties with the Taliban government in Afghanistan due to staunch pressure from the U.S. The country is threatened by numerous entities while posing significant threats
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The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a significant narrative which brings to fore the predicament of Afghan women who have lived under the debilitating shadows of patriarchal oppression and war. This paper attempts to argue‚ in the light of Hosseini’s novel‚ how the patriarchy and persistent conditions of conflict have multiplied the oppression on women in Afghanistan. However‚ in the beginning of this paper‚ one needs to make it clear that the aim of this paper is not to homogenize
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determination and spirit and fought against the Taliban. Her father Ziauddin Yousafzai‚ an education activist was her greatest inspiration and motivated her to stand up as an advocate for education and freedom. Unlike other Pakistani girls‚ Malala was not fearful of covering her head with a scarf rather than putting on a burqa. She did not believe in hiding the girls and women behind the curtains and seizing their rights of education and freedom. The Taliban prohibited Pakistani people from listening
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While drones contain the advanced technology to guarantee the target will be annihilated‚ they cannot ensure that bystanders will not be harmed. For instance‚ in November of 2015‚ the US targeted 41 Taliban men and unfortunately 1‚147 civilians were also killed in the drone strike. Residents in Pakistan‚ and other drone monitored countries constantly live in fear of when the next drone strike could occur. Additionally‚ between January 2009 and at the
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exceptional. She was very intelligent and had her own views on the importance of education. Malala’s father always encouraged her to speak her mind and be open to learn. In January of 2009‚ she began blogging about her day-to-day life. That same year the Taliban took over the Swat region and ordered for
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Studies 31.1 (2011). Academic OneFile. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.) This lengthy war seems to have no end in it’s future with 30‚000 troops who have been sent with no exit strategy. With no organized strategy from the U.S‚ the Taliban have grown stronger and better with this being said the Taliban have gotten more control. This war has cost billions of dollars‚ according the department of defense the war has cost over $500 billion dollars. Money is not the only thing that has been at stake here so are the lives
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(N)‚ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf‚ Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) and Jamaat-e-Islami decided to come up with mix-up statements like “This is America’s war” or “We were forced into joining this war”. These parties act like the political wing of Tehreek-e-Taliban and are constantly trying to manipulate the minds of people by forcing them to believe that if Pakistan stops supporting USA and NATO Forces in this war against terror‚ the lives of the innocent Pakistani people will be saved and there will be no
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