1 Maternal Health in Afghanistan Introduction Six years ago‚ the reality of Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) sent shockwaves through the international health community‚ and resolving the issue became a key priority in the interim government’s strategy. The poor state of maternal health in Afghanistan is due to a range of medical factors as well as social‚ political‚ economic and environmental determinants. To address the situation‚ Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced
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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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teach. However‚ now I am an undergraduate student in the American university of Afghanistan which is completely different from Kabul University. I can see the huge differences between these two Universities in terms of security‚ educational system‚ and the campus of the university. First of all‚ the major difference between these two universities is in the security they provide. The American university of Afghanistan or we may say AUAF is much secured compared to Kabul
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pain and tribulation of living in a country ruined by political oppression and war. The role of women in Afghanistan is an unjust and unreasonable position in which they are continuously denied many freedoms and rights. Afghanistan than‚ did not believe in equality between men and women; men were superior whereas women were inferior. Hosseini identifies these inequalities and empathizes with the women of Afghanistan by narrating their struggles through the stories of Mariam and Laila. Afghan women
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Pakistan Afghanistan issue Afghanistan and Pakistan share multiple strands of culture‚ history‚ religion‚ and civilization‚ but the two countries have never succeeded in establishing bilateral relations free of tensions. Rather‚ passive antagonism and mistrust have marked bilateral ties for the larger part of more than half a century following the creation of Pakistan. The intensity of hostility has varied under different regimes in Afghanistan‚ however‚ and though brief periods of cordiality have
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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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Pakistan and Afghanistan: Neighbors in War and Peace Majyd Aziz (Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Presentation at the Panel Discussion on “Pakistan’s Relations with Regional Countries (Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ and CARs)” At National Institute of Management‚ Karachi‚ July 02-2012 Preamble: PAKISTAN and Afghanistan are two neighbors that have a lot in common. Although a 2600 km border separates the two nations‚ they have common cultural values‚ traditions‚ religion
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Agricultural Technology in Afghanistan Advances in agricultural technology have brought Afghanistan into the modern era. They have allowed the country the opportunity to succeed in the global market while at the same time turning it into the war ravaged nation seen on television every night. Its history has been filled with stories of both prosperity and defeat. Agriculture has been impacted heavily by war and lack of modern tools‚ equipment and common know how. Although many have come to the
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al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will deal with the justifications to go to war (jus ad bellum). While second‚ it will focus on the conduct of war (jus in bello). The
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Rights: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan have been an issue for many decades. After the Soviet occupied government diminished and the Taliban came into power‚ women’s rights also diminished. Women in Afghanistan are looked at as nothing but homemakers and a means of reproduction. The horrific beatings of women have become a very common thing within Afghanistan and the Taliban. Even after the Taliban was removed Women’s rights became insignificant. The women of Afghanistan have had to endure decades
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