The Taliban were a group of religious men who came to Afghanistan as a predominantly Pashtun (largest ethnic group in Afghanistan) movement. They took over Kabul‚ the country’s capital in 1996‚ shortly after the Soviets left Afghanistan in ruins. Their goal‚ as they took over‚ was to restore peace and security‚ as well as enforce their own austere version of Sharia‚ or Islamic law‚ once in power. However‚ they exhibited behavior far from what would be considered peaceful. They imposed unjust rules
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what they believe in? Malala was a young girl who just wanted to go to school and have a regular life. Unfortunately‚ the Taliban started taking over the country and restricted Malala‚ and other people from attending school. Malala thought that was wrong‚ and following in her father’s footsteps‚ she knew she had to do something about it. She fought against the Taliban‚ and sadly they thought the only way to stop her was to shoot her. Luckily‚ she survived. Because of her peaceful protesting
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Afghanistan – Lunch with the Taliban ARTICLE SOURCE a. The Economist. ARTICLE SUMMARY a. This article talks about the state of affairs in Afghanistan. The Taliban is still very much around even though they are not in control of the government. The government is led by President Hamid Karzai‚ who is said to be very corrupt. There are also the forces of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)‚ and the US forces led by Commanding General David Petraeus. The Taliban is on one side‚ and on the
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There has been much debate in recent years among politicians‚ military officials‚ and civilians on whether or not the U.S. should be fully withdrawn from Afghanistan‚ regardless of the country’s economic and military capabilities. There has also been a proposed timetable‚ which President Obama says is in effect and currently being executed‚ to have up to ninety percent of our military personnel out of the country by no later than 2014. It is imperative that we extract our forces out of Afghanistan
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Women in Afghanistan: Afghan Women’s Rights‚ written by PBS‚ have many similarities in how women were treated. They tell how before the Taliban arrived‚ they were a normal country‚ with equal rights for men and women‚ and how the women dominated most work forces‚ such as teaching‚ medical‚ and others. They even played a part in the government. However‚ when the Taliban arrived everything the women had known about life in Afghanistan was changed for the worse. The both discuss‚ in detail‚ the overwhelming
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This is an historical novel about the pre-Russian invasion and pre-Taliban rule of Afghanistan‚ as well life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and life in a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Although the story is fictitious‚ the information about the political‚ social‚ and cultural systems of this Middle Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a country about which most readers
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a beautiful place full of mountains‚ waterfalls‚ crystal lakes and was surrounded by tourists before Maulana Fazlullah‚ leader of Taliban army‚ twenty eight year old‚ brought chaos to Swat Valley. The Taliban army made a huge impact in Swat Valley geographically and with women’s rights because they introduced feared in this community‚ but mainly to women. The Taliban prohibited music‚ TV‚ Radio‚ and later would go house by house to check
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problems that effected Malala’s Life. However though a problem that was when the Taliban took away women’s rights. In places such as Pakistan‚ Afghanistan‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Saudi Arabia the Taliban took control of those places while doing unforgivable things. To begin with‚ I’m going to be talking about the problem of the Taliban taking women’s rights and forbidden those who went to school. Then Begining start when the Taliban first started to control villages‚ they were farther away from where Malala
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South Asian Women. She is the girl who defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012‚ but survived. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12‚ 1997‚ in Mingora‚ Pakistan‚ located in the country’s Swat Valley. For couple years‚ her hometown remained a popular tourist’s spot that was known for its summer festivals. However‚ the area began to change as the Taliban tried to take control. As a child she wanted to
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al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden‚ the one who planned the attacks. We discovered his location in Afghanistan only months later‚ and the thought of an invasion was on everyone’s minds. The United States led multiple offensives against al-Qaeda and the Taliban‚ who were discovered to be holding bin Laden to protect him from the Armed Forces of the United States. How they got to be holding him was only due to one reason. The September 9th‚ 2001 assassination of Ahmad Shah
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