[name redacted] American Military History [prof redacted] Terrorism- A Cause and Effect? On September 11th‚ 2001‚ Two 747 Jet airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Simultaneously‚ another airliner crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington‚ Virginia. The loss of life was tragic‚ and launched the United States into years of war on terrorism and on Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda‚ his Islamic militant group. But where
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different types of biomes and substantial agricultural productions. Geographers ask the basic questions that answer much more complex questions. This leads to the “My Country Profile Assignment‚” for which I have been assigned the country of Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s radically different seasons‚ political geography‚ and its involvement in recent world affairs makes it a great country to geographically analyze. I will spend the next segments of this country profile report describing the basic concepts
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According to a survey by Thompson Reuters Foundation‚ Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be born a woman. (No Country for Women). Afghanistan as a country has been through major trials and tribulations but the women always gets the most of the damage. And even a little more than a decade later after Taliban has fallen some of the same laws still apply and the women are still suffering. From 1996-2001 Afghanistan was under the rule of the Taliban‚ an islamic militant
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Take for example the Koran‚ in which to a western ear sounds like a song. However‚ the recitation of Koran according to Afghanistan isn’t music. In Afghanistan “the concept of music is closely linked with musical instruments….Unaccompanied singing in itself is not labelled as “music”(Baily 21). There cultural representation of music varies from the westernized interpretation of music‚ however
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Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan By Seth G. Jones RAND Corporation‚ 2008‚ 144 pages Reviewed by: Mariely Norris‚ Student Overview Taking a look at this monograph we can find a close examination of the counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan followed by the appearance of the Taliban regime in 2001. It is based on repeated trips to Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ and India from (2004-2008). The author focused on the early stages of the insurgency (2002-2008) and examines how and why it began. The
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in which America was greatly wounded. The designated attackers on the World Trade Center were none other than Al Qaeda‚ that at the time were being led by a man named Osman Bin Laden. Their reason of attacking us is still being questioned‚ but the effect that their attack has had on America is easily noticeable. After 9/11 the toll the attack had on American economy was greatly severe‚ due to the primary fact that we started a global war on terror. Immigration in America is now stricter than ever
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The War in Afghanistan A basic overview of the war in Afghanistan After 9/11‚ President George W. Bush gave the rulers of Afghanistan an ultimatum: hand over the terrorists responsible for 9/11‚ or “share in their fate.” The Taliban—the Islamic fundamentalists who ruled the country—refused to surrender their ally‚ terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden. Air strikes began on 10/7/01‚ less than a month after 9/11. American‚ British and other soldiers fought together with Afghans opposed to the Taliban
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Education in Afghanistan Before the Taliban Public education is relatively recent concept in Afghanistan. It wasn’t until 1969 that the Afghan government legislated free‚ mandatory education for children between the ages of 7 and 15. Before 1969‚ schools existed‚ but whether or not a child attended school was completely up to his or her family. Some families thought that education was important and made sacrifices to secure their children’s education However‚ the provision of schools‚ teachers
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capability to develop strong‚ fit and to be positive when something bad happens. During 40 years of civilization war‚ Afghanistan people had been overextended and perverse a lot mothers and fathers lost their children’s countless women lost their partners‚ numerous people lost their friends and several brothers lost their sisters. Due to that happen the population of Afghanistan‚ some became crazy and once they saw their family gone‚ and many people fell in to different mental diseases‚ such as
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| | The Population Explosion: Causes and Consequences by Carolyn Kinder Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute (2012) Until recently‚ birth rates and death rates were about the same‚ keeping the population stable. People had many children‚ but a large number of them died before age five. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a period of history in Europe and North America where there were great advances in science and technology‚ the success in reducing death rates was attributable to several factors
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