Water Crisis in Afghanistan It makes up approximately 70 percent of the Earth that we inhabit. You may find yourself “up to the neck in it” at any given point‚ seeing as humans can be composed almost entirely of it. Water is all around us‚ and is essential to the ongoing cycle of life. Although water may seem abundant throughout the Earth and atmosphere; the amount of clean‚ useable water is an everyday crisis for some of the drought stricken‚ less fortunate countries. While the Oceans hold roughly
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A great argument is now present in the media about supporting the American invasion of Iraq. Is it really ethical to support such an invasion of a country? This paper will discuss the facts starting up from political facts leading into ethical ones. To start‚ we must first know that when we deal with an issue in an ethical or‚ to be more general‚ philosophical way‚ we should consider the issue is it should be not as it is. Meaning that‚ if we consider what is going has a wrong origin‚ then we
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Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations due to years of war and political instability and is largely dependent on foreign aid. Afghanistan’s debt as of 2004‚ was $8 million in bilateral debt‚ mostly to Russia‚ with $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks. The gross domestic product‚ per capita is $1‚000‚ with a real growth rate of 7.5%. The composition per sector is agriculture (38%)‚ industry (24%)‚ and services (38%). The labor force is approx. 15 million‚ with an unemployment
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A Brief History of Afghanistan The story of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic one. Afghanistan is one of the most impoverished nations of the world. It is one of the most war-torn‚ most ravaged‚ and most beleaguered of nations. It is a nation that has been beset by invasion‚ external pressure and internal upheaval since before the time of Alexander the Great. Its people are a people who have endured more than most of us can ever imagine. In fact‚ for many Afghanis‚ all that has changed
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Environmental issues in Afghanistan Kapisa province Environmental issues in Afghanistan predate the political turmoil of the past few decades. Forests and wetlands have been depleted by centuries of grazing and farming‚ practices which have only increased with modern population growth. In Afghanistan‚ environmental conservation and economic concerns are not at odds; with 80% of the population dependent on herding or farming‚ the welfare of the environment is critical to the economic welfare of
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When analyzing the the invasion of Iraq through a Realist perspective‚ it is clear to see that it‚ much like Liberal Internationalism‚ has some serious flaws. In 1919‚ shortly after the Treaty of Versailles went into effect‚ a British historian by the name of E.H. Carr wrote the first critique of Liberal Internationalism called The Twenty Years Crisis. While not all of his critiques of Liberal Internationalism can be true of the invasion of Iraq‚ they share one striking similarity. Carr believed
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Britain dealt with numerous threats to its interests in Egypt and Iraq throughout the interwar period. A growing problem for British rule was the rise of nationalism‚ which impacted foreign policy as Britain sought to preserve its position. British interests in Iraq and Egypt included the security of the Suez Canal‚ oil reserves‚ easy access to India‚ as well as potential military bases. By retaliating violently to rebellion and making concessions to the nationalists‚ Britain was able to protect
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AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN AND THEIR DOWNFALL 5. Geo-Strategic Importance of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is Central Asia’s land locked country‚ spread over an area of 253‚ 861 miles. Bordered on the North by the Republics of Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan‚ North-East by the Chinese province of Sinkiang‚ on the South-East by Pakistan‚ and on the West by Iran. Afghanistan’s geopolitical importance has been that of a buffer state first between the Tsarist Russian and the British Indian Empires and
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The Women of Afghanistan were stripped of their basic human rights when the Taliban seized control of their country. (“Revocation of Rights”). A practice of gender apartheid was instituted against the women of Afghanistan whereby the life of women had basically no value and they were forced
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Afghanistan has long been a land where conquering armies have the most difficult operations. The terrain and the weather are unforgivable‚ with snowcapped mountain ranges as high as 24‚000 feet‚ and an indigenous population who have been fighting for hundreds if not thousands of years. Afghanistan’s location is definitely not an ideal operational theater for a democratic republic like the United States‚ with rouge‚ failed‚ and transitioning states surrounding the landlocked country. These conditions
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