Afghan

the point they arrive to the camps that the fact they are sick, traumatized, and handicapped is overlooked. My delegation has hosted Afghan refugees for thirty years. With our different refugee empowerment and training programs, since 2002 some 3.9 million Afghan refugees have voluntarily repatriated from Pakistan. However, with over 1.5 million registered Afghan refugees still in the country, Pakistan continues…

spectrum. As they become better acquainted with one another, she recounts her life story to Candide and Miss Cunégonde. Her story is similarly related to that of the National Geographic’s “Afghan Girl” who captured the world’s attention during the tumultuous War in Afghanistan. Much like the old woman, the young afghan girl lived a very troubled adolescence. In Candide, the old woman was taken from her parents during a time of war in Africa. She was also a beautiful young lady who captured…

In December 1979, the United States decision to aid the Afghan rebels was made by President Jimmy Carter. After three years of conflict, and a change in administration from Carter to Reagan, ambassador Ronald Spiers, who was assigned to Pakistan, realized that The Afghan rebels had little or no chance against soviet Helicopters. Along with pressure from Zia the then current leader of Pakistan, Spiers suggested that new Surface to Air missiles be supplied to the Mujahedeen when supply was…

refugee camp in the Sudan; however, life conditions there were not good, and he travelled to Kenya to apply for refugee status. After two years of living in Kenya, he was given the opportunity to go to the U.S. Moreover, the famous photography of the Afghan girl also tells us the tragedy faced by Sharbat Gula and her family while escaping from Afghanistan due to the Soviet intervention in 1979 (Newman). The Nat Geo Education Encyclopedia entry and Nahlah Ayed show us two more events that…

Introduction: The interviewee is an Afghan senior student who has been in Australia for more than four years. Because of the war, her family migrated to this country to start a new life with better opportunities. Coming with the family is an advantage for the interviewee since she has somebody alongside to remind her of her origin and practice traditional rituals with her. The information she provided in this interview was about not only the Nowruz – Afghan New Year, but also her experience and…

Steve McCurry is a world-respected photographer who has several masterpieces including his photograph of Sharbat Gula known as “ Afghan Girl” which is the most recognizable photograph in the National Geographic. Although his work is world-renowned there are many critics and controversies over his photographs because of his misuse of Photoshop. Many photographers use Photoshop when editing their photos, but the extent that McCurry used it questions his integrity as a photographer. He did not…

in other countries can come home and do homework. “The plight of Afghanistan Child water carriers” text by Sayeaed Jan Sabawoon and “For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living” video by Zarif Nazar are about children carrying water to help their families survive. The author’s portrayal in “the Plight of Afghan Child Water Carriers” text and the video “For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living,” has several distinct differences and similarities. The video used narrating to make sure the…

The Afghan-Soviet War happened during the 1970’s. The Afghan-American War started in the 1990’s to current day. There were many conflicts that led them to war, and the events during both wars would change history as we know it. Also the end result for the Soviets was different from what has happened so far in the United States. Both wars have destroyed Afghanistan to its core, yet they still have their pride for their country. There are multiple reasons why the United States invaded Afghanistan…

Afghan culture originates from the indigenous people who have settled in the Afghanistan area since 50,000 BCE and has been influenced by Greek, Roman, Asian, and recent western cultures (Robson). However, due to Islamic origins and the recent Taliban control in Afghanistan, much of their lifestyle follows Muslim traditions and teachings. Afghan societies tend to organize in tribes and have deep ties to those who are in their tribe (Robson). Afghans in cities and in rural areas have quite…

The Soviet-Afghan war would go down in history as the Soviet Union’s “Vietnam war”, was an attempt by the Soviet Union to enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine—Which states that any country that becomes socialist, Moscow would never allow it to return to capitalist roots. This was the first time the Soviet Union had attacked any country outside of the Eastern bloc, and constituted worldwide condemnation. Among many major participants in this conflict, the United States would play an active yet…