unheard of back then. No wikileaks‚ no human rights‚ no smart phones or even blogs. The whole gambit of internet and its implications were unimaginable back then. Hence‚ as an Army officer of the Nepalese Army with six years experience in countering insurgency that tried to follow Mao’s wisdom in the modern day Nepal‚ I ask myself just one little question. “Are Mao’s theories of armed struggle relevant today?” Hence‚ this article is my humble effort to put down my views on the relevance of Mao’s
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and its allies. Pakistan‚ perhaps the most influential since it had a long history of dealing with the Taliban and had in depth knowledge of the terrain and surrounding area. Chairperson‚ Department of Political Science‚ the Islamia University of Bahawalpur‚ Professor Razia Musarrat claims that “Pakistan’s geographical location‚ its nearness with Afghanistan‚ its close relations with the Taliban regime‚ its deep knowledge of the rugged terrain of Afghanistan‚ and its history of Cold War alliance
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National Interest Chapter There can also be no doubt that a huge reason behind the invasion of Afghanistan‚ was to do with looking after Britain’s own national interest. With Britain seen as one of America’s greatest and influential allies‚ it would seem obvious that an attack on the scale of 9/11 could so easily be repeated on this side of the Atlantic. Whitehall according to {Chin 2013 }was concerned that 9/11 could spark a groundswell of movement against the West therefore taking action in Afghanistan
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I was standing in front of the North Pool of 9/11 Memorial with my friends. A blurry animation of a moment was forming in my memory. I was thrown back to Tehran‚ Iran‚ 2001 when I was an Afghan refugee escaping from a massacre by the hands of Taliban from being a Hazara - an ethnic minority. I saw the Twin Towers on a black and white TV. I saw how they collapsed and disappeared in the dust. The magnitude of the collapse took me back to July 2015. I was struggling to make a bigger picture of my identity
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The Ripple Effect of Terror 1 The Ripple Effect of Terror The Ripple Effect of Terror 2 Abstract Everyone in America knows where they were when they heard the news. People ran up to complete strangers; “Have you heard about New York?” they would ask. It was 8:46 am Eastern
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Pakistan’s role in the War against Terror was initiated by the September 11 attacks in in the United States 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. These acts were a new manifestation of terrorism‚ which altogether changed the political psyche of the world. The problem of terrorism‚ which had been confined to small groups and few states‚ was changed to a global menace. [show] v • d • e Insurgent attacks in Pakistan (since 2001) The Saudi born Zayn al-Abidn Muhammed Hasayn Abu Zubaydah
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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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twelfth September 2001‚ President George W Bush addressed the nation and declared America’s War on Terrorism (US declares War on Terror). What followed was a global campaign by American and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops against Taliban‚ who controlled Afghanistan and Al-Qaeda‚ the master mind behind the nine-elven plot. The military campaign was named “Operation Enduring Freedom”. The leader of Al-Qaeda‚ Osama bin Laden was the key target of the United States. When the Afghan government
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| Structural Data | 19-20 | Recommendations for Afghan Government | 21 | Reference and Bibliography | 22 | Afghanistan ranks as the second most fragile country in the CIFP state fragility index‚ as of 2011. Since the end of the repressive Taliban regime in 2001‚ the country has been desperately trying to stabilize its infrastructure and development‚ with the help of international aid. Unfortunately‚ continuous political and civil disputes have caused minimal‚ if any‚ progress in the country’s
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in order to create an atmosphere of fear among the people in the society for their benefits and for the revenge. A terrorism is an planned and organized way to make the people do whatever they say to you. There are some words like revenge‚ war‚ insurgency and extremism are all depend upon the one word violence. Terrorism is not termed as a robbery or loot because these two things are done for the personal benefit. An illegal and against law activities of terrorism are happening to make
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