Afghanistan (/ʌfˈɡʌnɪstɑːn/; Listeni/æfˈɡænɨstæn/; Persian: افغانستان; Pashto: Afġānistān)‚ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan‚ is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia‚[8] Central Asia‚[9] and to some extent Western Asia. It has a population of around 30 million inhabiting an area of approximately 647‚500 km2 (250‚001 sq mi)‚ making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and the east‚ Iran in the west
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Why The Soviets Invaded Afghanistan There were several reasons for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan‚ which were given by both by the communist party to its Soviet citizens‚ and ones not disclosed to the public. Soviets were told that the invasion was about the liberation of the Afghan communists‚ and it was imperative to generate more communist states. The Russian government also began to portray the war as a war against Islamic fundamentalism. They had a real fear of having an extremist
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Afghanistan Versus Iran Afghanistan and Iran are two neighbor countries located in south-central Asia. Through the history‚ these two countries have been part of each other or ruled by the same empire. Since the end of the eighteenth century‚ both countries have been officially recognized as independent territories. In fact‚ both countries share a lot in common. For instance‚ Persian is the official language of Iran. Likewise‚ Dari (Aryan native Persian dialect) is also an official language of Afghanistan
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Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Introduction and Summary Dancing Boys of Afghanistan is a documentary about men from Afghanistan using bacha bazi as a sexual act against boys. The bacha bazi was a practice used to entertain wealthy merchants‚ warlords and military commanders that leads them to have sex with boys who dance in public or privately. There is a rise in number for “Bacha Bazi” dance against little boys. Grown Afghanistan men pick up poor boys on the street in order to train them in the sexually
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Kent Luong The Social Differences of the Afghanistan People In Afghanistan‚ there are many ethnic groups among whom segregation exists. Imagine being a part of one that’s really looked down upon. The life of that person would be so cruel that nobody would be able to even imagine the misery and the pain that they have to endure. Afghanistan is a country with immense diversity due to the different ethnic groups that it has had for a very long time. Despite living in the same country for hundreds
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1. Energy Crisis in Afghanistan: Causes and Consequences 2. Obesity is the root cause of all disease 3. Beggars cannot be choosers 4. The United Nations in the 21st Century: Obligations and Limitations 5. Brains like hearts go where they are appreciated 6. The Emerging Power of Public Opinion 7. The suffering Soul in the Scientific Age 8. A Critical Analysis of Education Systems in Pakistan 9. Democracy is a culture rather than a process 10. Social and Economic
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Technology innovations in Afghanistan Afghanistan is one of the developing countries situated in Asia‚ the people of this country have faced wars and revolutions many times due to which they were not able to progress rapidly but after year 2000 onwards‚ UN has helped a lot the people of Afghanistan in every sphere specially in the cases of progress and prosperity which also includes the introduction of different kinds of technology innovations. We have many examples just like 3G technology
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Power Trip Assignment – Nicole Boren 1. The concept of Foreign Direct Investment refers to the practice of a company from one particular company making physical investments in another country either through acquisitions or purchase of physical machinery‚ buildings and/or equipment. (Graham & Spaulding‚ 2005) Over the past decade alone FDI has placed a major role in the globalization of business and is seen largely in developing countries rising from 481 billion in 1998 to 636 billion last
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Afghanistan Today: Jot-notes Involvement of Other Nations -4 dozen projects rebuilding the infrastructure of Afghanistan - Costing America over 60 billion dollars since 2001 - rebuilding/building of roads‚ schools‚ energy sources‚ plantations‚ jobs‚ etc. - difficulty of transformation due to people‚ location‚ expenses - what is being rebuilt or built – building and maintaining roads‚ -increase supply of reliable electricity‚ expand access to portable water‚ to design‚ construct and maintain
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travel‚ allow price data to be distributed more quickly and easily‚ enable traders to reach wider markets and generally make it easier to do business. Using the example of Afghanistan‚ 72% of Afghans are now covered by a mobile telephone signal‚ whereas only 1% have access to a landline. The constant conflict in Afghanistan since the Russian invasion in 1979 has left the country littered with landmines and unexploded bombs. Therefore laying landline telephone cables would be extremely dangerous
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