literature works with morally ambiguous characters such as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner was set in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ proceeds to United States during the Soviet Union invasion‚ and then the setting goes back to Kabul when the Taliban rises in power. In this novel‚ Amir‚ to whom the whole story of the book is centered around‚ is a morally ambiguous character. Amir is a Pashtun boy; he betrays his friendship with Hassan‚ a Hazara son of Amir’s father’s servant. Guilt haunts Amir
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the fashionable products were very easily find in Kabul Market. Fashion during the Taliban period Although living in a conservative and male dominated society where women were not allowed to come out with out Blue Burqa(Chadare) still Afghans specially Afghan Women were following the fashion. Different types of Burqa were came out in the market with different variaties and color During the Taliban period Afghan Bride were wearing white burqa Current fashion Like everything else fashion
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Conflict will always be a part of human nature due to our complex make up and conflicting ideas and values. Whilst the inevitability of conflict brings much pain and suffering‚ it is not always a bad thing as it can allow for true heroes to arise and act in a way that benefits the greater good. Adversity brings out the best and worst in all people this means that there is a very thin line between a hero and a villain. An individual’s involvement in conflict is a matter of perspective; this means
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stands as the largest reported ground action in the Afghan war. This 17-day battle led to eight U.S. casualties and over 50 wounded. Operation Anaconda is viewed as a success due to coalition forces being able to kill and root out several hundred Taliban and al Qaeda fighters‚ which left U.S. and coalition forces in control of the Shah-i-Khot Valley. Originally intended to be a three-day battle with light resistance‚ a seven-day battle ensued with intense fighting and was finally stopped on 18 March
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simultaneously fighting domestic terrorism in a war that will seemingly continue well beyond 2014. In recent months‚ terror attacks targeting the Shia Hazara minority in Baluchistan indicate a transformation of the terror problem in Pakistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi present two different sides of Pakistan’s terrorism problem‚ however‚ the two organizations have increasingly converged operationally to the extent that Pakistan cannot eliminate one without simultaneously confronting
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from the late 1970s to 1981‚ which is the time period characterized by the Soviet invasion‚ then in the Afghan community in Fremont‚ California from the 1980s to the early 2000s‚ and finally in contemporary Afghanistan suffering at the hands of the Taliban regime. The Kite runner is certainly a great literary work which deserves much applaud because of its effectiveness and completeness as an entertainer as well as potential food for thought. The themes of the story are widespread: familial relationships
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Communist government had collapsed and the Peshawar Accord declared Afghanistan to be the Islamic State of Afghanistan. However‚ many groups refused to acknowledge the new government throughout the early 1990s. In Kandahar‚ a militia group called the Taliban‚ began to emerge as a political and religious force.” Consequently‚ there was a negative result growing Afghanistan. Finally‚ I am with international public opinion which is largely opposed to the war in Afghanistan. For instance‚ from CBS News poll
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Women rights An educated female population is more threatening to Pakistan then a large army with a lot of weapons. Malala‚ a Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban soldier wanted to experience education like all the other young girls of her age in other countries. Pashtuns is one of the main culture in Pakistan.There is a myth in their culture that women should not be educated.I believe that there are other million girls out there in the world who are also not provided education
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These acts of violence and state of destruction lead to a very rapid mobilization of society‚ political structures‚ economic processes‚ and social classes. While in control the Taliban created a transit treaty between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This treaty established an illegal smuggling network. This illegal network created an artificial system that could never establish a stable national economy “the poor economic condition of
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everything for you. In this book‚ Laila and Mariam both show the struggles it is to be a girl‚ and how much disrespect they get in Afghanistan. Both Mariam and Laila are married to the same man‚ and he is abusive to both of them. They also live under Taliban rule‚ and the rules that they set are very unfair for women. In Khaled Hosseni’s novel‚ he has many different themes but the most prevalent one is of woman inequality‚ and that is shown through multiple accounts of abuse‚ disrespect‚ and unfairness
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