Economic Comparison: Afghanistan with Pakistan & Iran GM545: Business Economics The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is located in Southwest Asia bordered by Pakistan‚ Iran‚ Turkemistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Tajikistan and China. They are an active member of the international community and have diplomatic relations with countries around the world. In December 2002‚ they signed a “Good Neighbor Declaration” with its bordering neighbors which pledged respect to Afghanistan’s independence and territorial
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Nearly 1‚000 schools have been destroyed by the Taliban in Pakistan‚ depriving thousands of school children of an education. Malala Yousafzai lives in the Swat Valley of Pakistan‚ which in 2008 was controlled by the Taliban. She became a victim of the Taliban’s antagonism towards education for girls. But she defied the Taliban and with great courage and determination took a stand for the rights of girls to an education. Malala Yousafzai campaigns for equal access to education for boys and girls in
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Mothers‚ fathers‚ brothers‚ and sisters all lost to the Taliban but never forgotten to those who live through it. Now we look into the lives of characters in the historical fiction novel Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples. In the book Under the Persimmon Tree the overall treatment of people by the Taliban was just barely scratching the surface of what it is really like in real life. In the book Staples portrays the Taliban notorious for being cruel to people‚ when in reality‚ they
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government diminished and the Taliban came into power‚ women’s rights also diminished. Women in Afghanistan are looked at as nothing but homemakers and a means of reproduction. The horrific beatings of women have become a very common thing within Afghanistan and the Taliban. Even after the Taliban was removed Women’s rights became insignificant. The women of Afghanistan have had to endure decades of torture‚ while new governments are being put in with the same type of Taliban-like laws. There never
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involvement in the Afghanistan operations‚ primarily 911‚ and supporting our ally‚ the United States in removing a government that supported such atrocities. The Afghanistan mission‚ which was UN approved‚ was intent on‚ most importantly‚ removing the Taliban and providing stability for its citizens through better government. However‚ Murphy discusses how without support a new government is not sustainable
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is known for her education and women’s rights activism in the Swat Valley‚ where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Irene : Oh yeah I remember now. In early 2009‚ at the age of 11–12‚ Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule‚ their attempts to take control of the valley‚ and her views on promoting education
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holding them back. However‚ once the Invasion of 1979 began‚ the Taliban began to rise seizing control of the government. Changing laws and restricting women’s life in educational‚ social‚ and governmental aspects‚ life for women became an everyday challenge. Now‚ women are being to grab the reigns of their life and take back their freedoms‚ but seem to find challenges on their way to success. The harsh rule and laws from the Taliban has set freedoms in Afghanistan backwards‚ poorly affecting all
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Chapter 16- In chapter 16 Malala returns to Swat Valley. The government says the Taliban have left but many of the citizens are still scared. Most of the things are destroyed and it is tough on her family because many things were destroyed including the school. She finds her books left in her bag. My advice for her would be to continue to learn with the books she has. Chapter 17- In chapter 17 one of the biggest challenges for Malala is that she is losing her confidence because she stopped growing
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Understanding the Phenomenon of Religious Terrorism in Pakistan Pakistan has ended up as a target for the Taliban and Al Qaeda forces through a strange spiral of events which were triggered after 9/11. Terrorism has reached new and disturbingly dangerous heights. Not a week seems to goes by anymore without an attack resulting in the death of countless innocent victims. The economy of the country has been severely affected. Hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes to avoid cross fire
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religious and economical differences – a breeding ground of terrorism. After being in a constant state of war‚ the creation and spread of fundamentalist Islamic groups was increased. Taliban and terrorism The establishment of Taliban and their rise to power in the 90s was a result of the conditions after the war. The Taliban emerged as an opposition movement. Their goal was to remove the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The movement consisted of Pashtun fundamentalist students that had been trained in
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