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History of the Taliban The novel “The other Side of the Sky” is an incredible story of a young Afghan refugee named Farah Ahmedi, who faced a harrowing journey who had been forced to flee her home with her mother because of the dangers they faced with the Taliban. During the novel Farah’s childhood was described as quick while she experienced many traumatic events at a young age. Consequently, once she grew older her entire perspective of the world had shifted. She had become more aware of her…

Afghan women fare well in America compared to in Afghanistan. They are given more opportunities when it comes to education and jobs. However, in many cases they are still restricted. In Afghanistan, most of the women would stay home and take care of the family while their husband worked. Their main goal being to marry off to an honorable family and have children. Afghan women in America are allowed more freedom, but are still limited due to the Afghan community in America. Gossip is very…

“An Afghan American Speaks,” is an article found on Salon.com and was written by author Tamim Ansary. The catalyst behind the article were the 9-11 attacks, and to respond to those who thought “bombing Afghanistan back to the stone age” for revenge was a good idea. The argument that is made says bombing Afghanistan would not solve anything, and it would only put innocent lives, who had nothing to do with 9-11, in danger. It’s made clear that the “new bombs would only stir up the rubble of…

everyone. In the end, every man gets battered and beaten until he barely stands and eventually collapses. Similarly, this theme of eventual demise resonates throughout the novel Candide as well as throughout the National Geographic news article “The Afghan Girl Revealed” as both show the change of a person over a course of strenuous events. In Candide, an old woman takes in Candide and his lover, Cunegonde, and travels with them across a border. During this time, she reveals the reasoning…

Taliban controlled the Soviets of Kabul, Afghanistan was a different place. We felt freedom while the parades marched through the streets, but we quickly realized that we were all very hopeful and celebrated too soon. They did not want to support the Afghans, they wanted to terrorize and kill people. Innocent people. Three of which were my friend, his son and his daughter-in-law, and he kills me every day thinking that I'll never see them…

like Afghanistan, not in America. This voice is not the voice of Bruce, this is not the voice of most of our neighbors, families, loved ones, colleagues, the Americans I know living across America, the First Lady, the President, me, as well as an Afghan-American refugee. And I don't think between all of us, any one can get as American as I can get, including the godly men. And definitely this is not my voice, definitely. What are you thinking? For cry out loud not only two of you are immigrant…

In the article, “Afghan War Veteran." written by David P. Straub, the article states that returning United States Soldiers are suffering from PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq and they are not getting the help they need. America launched Operation Enduring Freedom a month after the September 11th terrorist attack to overthrow the Taliban regime and destroy terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan. For about two years only about 15,000–20,000 military…

The United States came into play at the start of the 21st century. The Afghan War, an international conflict in Afghanistan, began in 2001: triggered by the September 11 attacks. President George W. Bush blamed said attacks on Osama bin Laden, a known terrorist living in Afghanistan. Bush did not hesitate to demand that the Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan, hand over bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. However, they refused to do so until the United States…

She was born in Afghanistan to an Afghan mother and a father who was of Egyptian descent. Little is known about my mother's family, but we do know that my maternal grandmother's family is Pashtun, which is one of the many Afghan tribes that have had a large influence on Afghan culture. Alongside her Afghan and Egyptian heritage, there has been far Eastern European roots on my maternal grandmother as well. Although unsure…

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