Essays on Kabul

In the midst of the Cold War era, both the U.S and U.S.S.R engaged one another in proxy wars in regions throughout the world to further their respective expansionist national agendas while counteracting the geo-political influence of one another. Proxy wars are conflicts contained within third party nations or regions which are instigated by the influence of major geopolitical powers who do not themselves become directly involved in the conflict. Thus, proxy wars are facilitated by major powers to preserve and expand their geopolitical influence through promoting or opposing certain armed factions within a regional conflict which in turn ...

In the midst of the cold war era, both the U.S and U.S.S.R engaged one another in proxy wars in regions throughout the world to further their respective expansionist national agendas while counteracting the geo-political influence of one another. Proxy wars are conflicts contained within third party nations or regions which instigated by the influence of major geopolitical powers who do not themselves become directly involved in the conflict. Thus proxy wars are facilitated by major powers to preserve and expand their geopolitical influence through promoting or opposing certain armed factions within a regional conflict which in turn align ...

Over time the amount of different tribes and parties who have controlled and or tried to control Afghanistan have created an environment where control is almost impossible. The lack of a stable central government for so many years has caused a power vacuum where no one central power can effectively control the country due to long-standing rivalries and tribal relationships creating the fractured state that we see today. Tribal rivalries and feuds are one of the main reasons for the power vacuum and lack of a central government that exists in Afghanistan today. Afghan tribes have been conflicting with ...

A social commentary is a piece of work that expresses opinions and expressions about a historical event, appealing to the audience’s sense of social justice. George MacDonald Fraser wrote a novel known as “Flashman “in 1969, which he identified as a reflection of his childhood memoirs.The novel entails the escapades of Flashman. The character is a fictional character that initially appeared in Tom Brown’s work “School days”. The author used his interest in being a soldier in Asia, and quitting his job as a journalist as the majormotivation for writing this novel, and the other series that ...

1. From the very beginning of the war, it was obvious that the U.S. nation building mission in Afghanistan was going to be a failure, just as the Soviets and every other foreign power had failed there in the past.

2. In 2001, we failed to kill Osama bin Laden and he escaped into the tribal areas of Pakistan, although only a fool would believe that he had no help from the government and intelligence services of that country.

3. After all, they created the Taliban in ...

This fascinating book, written by Asne Seierstad and first published in English in Great Britain in 2003 by Back Bay Books / Little Brown, is her own story, but is written as though a work of fiction. In the foreword she tells how she met Sultan Khan – the bookseller (not his real name) – while working in Afghanistan as a journalist in 2001. He invited her in to his home so that she could experience Afghan family life firsthand in the recently-liberated capital city. A man who loves books, Sultan took many risks over the years in order to trade ...

Country Profile

About Afghanistan Situated between the borders of China, Iran and Pakistan, Afghanistan is considered to take on so much culture and tradition from its neighboring countries (Banting, 2003). Rich in several mountainous regions, the country imposes interest on those who love to travel and be adventurous at the same time. Back in the days, the nation specifically held a great possibility of becoming a central attraction for most adventurous travelers who are bound towards the central areas of Asia. There are approximately 35,320 445 residents accounted for in 2011 who embrace Afghanistan as their home (Bleaney, et al, ...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11). This strategy has taken a different direction ...

In the article, “Afghanistan in 1996: Year of the Taliban”, Ralp H. Magnus has described about the change initiated by Taliban in the year 1996. The author described that the forces of Ahmed Shah Masud had resisted the entry of Taliban by the end of the year 1995. In the same year, the United Nations also started its efforts again, and the interest of the United States in Afghanistan’s situation also increased. But, this situation indicated danger for Russia as well as for the states of the Central Asia because the war came closer to their borders. The ...

The relationship between rich and poor, and the examination of class issues, in literature and art is always a fascinating proposition. Many works, through their structuring, messaging plot and characters, can be read through a Marxist lens – namely, the literary perspective which aligns with the philosophies and teachings of socialist writer and thinker Karl Marx. In Marxist criticism, works are viewed as lenses through which to view the sociopolitical worlds in which they were created (or are being viewed) (Eagleton, 1976). Art is political, particularly in a Marxist lens, and the works The Kite Runner and King Lear are no exception. Both ...

Summary of Chapters 3-5

Chapter three opens with an intense image of Parwana cleaning filfth off of Masooma. She goes to the trouble of heating water to do it, but also believes thi si a just comeuppance. Masooma and Parwana share a tender moment here though, as Parwana looks after Masooma. She spots Saboor twice that day. That night Masoom asks Parwana if she remembers the time they were riding a bycicle together fast down a hill with dogs chasing them. This is a very happy moment for Masooma, and presumably for Parwana also. There are flashbacks to the raising of Masooma and Parwana. Parwana cause her mother ...

The Kite Runner is a very famous novel written by Khaled Hosseini. The novel has been acclaimed all over the world and is immortalized in the history of literature. In the novel, Amir is reminiscent of the event that made him the man he is. The nice chronology of life prevailed before the overthrow of the king of Afghanistan. However, one day, Amir is threatened by Assef for playing with Hassan, a Hazara. Hassan uses his slingshots to attack Assef and thus Amir is saved. In winter, during the kite flying competition, Amir wins by severing the string of the ...

1.a According to hotel Rwanda, Paul who is from the descendants of Hutu is married to a Tutsi, Tatiana. However, it is evident from the movie that there exists enmity between the two tribes. Paul is left to head the hotel after the workers were deported to their countries. Later, the hotel is turned into a makeshift refugee camp. As the refugees increase, divided ideologies and insecurity start to emerge. 1.b.a Baba is the biological father of Amir even though the two do not have a strong relationship. However, Baba’s closest friend, Khan understands Amir better, and he helps ...

The war on terror has been one of the most expensive battles to burden the United State of America economy. In the most recent decades, the war has been waged against terrorist groups like the al Qaeda and the Taliban. The main challenge on the fight against the al Qaeda group is the lack of a central region of operation and use of guerilla war tactics. The group is spread in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some part of Africa. The 11th September 2001 twin tower attacks on the United State soil saw President George .W. Bush officially declare war on terror ( ...

In The Kite Runner, notions of community run steadily throughout the book. One of the most definable traits of community is the interdependence of individuals, and taking action to benefit others in their community at little to no gains for the self. This sentiment is extremely evident in The Kite Runner, through the repeated use of the phrase "For you, a thousand times over." Throughout the book, characters do things for each other and take care of each other to support their community; conversely, characters who do not behave in the best interests of the community feel guilt because of ...

Essay on the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner is a successful novel written by an Afghan-born American novelist Khaled Hosseini. The author’s literary talent and the issues which the novel raises up secured the readers’ admiration of this book and its enormous popularity. The novel was also made in a successful film. As it was said in the book “World Cinema, Theology, and the Human: Humanity in Deep Focus” written by Antonio Sison: “The Kite Runner” offers conversation points surrounding the themes of father-son relationship, friendship, betrayal, and redemption” (Sison, 2012).

In the centre of the plot lies a story of a Pashtun boy Amir, the son ...

Abstract

On May 1, 2012, President Barack Obama made an address in Kabul, Afghanistan regarding the future of America's involvement in Afghanistan. Over the course of the speech, the President details the signing of an "historic agreement" between the two countries that establishes their relationship for the foreseeable future, one in which an "equal partnership" is created and the war in Afghanistan is slowly ended. Over the course of this speech, and in the plan itself, President Obama reveals a very neoliberalist attitude taken toward the United States and its relationship with Afghanistan; instead of conquering the country, or attempting to ...

The experience of Josiah Harlan inspired Rudyard Kipling to write “the man who would be king”, in this story, Harlan is depicted as Daniel Dravot and in 1975 a film was based on the book. Harlan’s experience also inspired Ben Macintyre to write the book “the first American in Afghanistan” in 2004. The book only partly depicts Harlan’s experience and part of the story is fiction. This paper analyses fiction in the book and film compared to the experience of Harlan in Afghanistan as depicted by the book by Macintyre (2004).

Bibliography of Josiah Harlan

Josiah Harlan was born in the year ...

People often say 'This is my right!' when they lay claim to something or process. Trouble is, other people just as frequently say, 'No, it's my right actually!'.

Is it possible to resolve such disputes fairly? Do claims to rights help us live together better? Farmer Jones owns a big field. He has a sign at its entrance which says: "e; KEEP OUT! Trespassers will be prosecuted. You have no right to use my land & quote;

You pass this sign everyday and walk around the field to work and back. It adds 15 minutes to your journey.

Today ...

Abstract

The Taliban is a Muslim affluenced group. The group is among the outlawed groups in the Southeast Asia region and they base most of its activities on the Quran. The group is well known to misinterpret the teachings of the Quran to oppress the people. The group started way back in the early 1990’s and has steadily grown strong over the years. It has attacked many countries, has placed so many people under its oppressive rule. So much has been done in efforts to close up the group, but it has proven futile. This paper looks a number of aspects in ...