Afghanistan, an International Political Problem

Originally Afghanistan was led by the Shah Monarchy elitism and the economy was stable. Until the Soviets took over although not all the contributions to Afghanistan were bad most did not help the circumstances. The instability of the political system and society in general was caused by the medaling of the Russians and other countries. When the Russians invaded and eliminated the people in power it caused rebel groups to form. One of the rebel groups were the Taliban. Many people that were in the government were assassinated by different groups. When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan they took the elite out of power and put themselves in that role becoming the governing power. Problems that happen with instabilities within a government is that it is possible for radical groups

For over 2 centuries, Afghanistan has known virtually no time without war. Beginning around 326 B.C. with the conquests of Alexander the Great, to the Persians, British, Russians and most recently, America and our NATO allies, Afghanistan has been cultivated into the country that it is today through a trial by fire. Regardless of this relentless onslaught of foreign military power, the Afghan people have tirelessly defended their homeland with no outside power ever being able to subdue them completely. Following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1989, the country fell into civil war, torn even further apart by fiercely dedicated tribal warlords. This power vacuum led to the rise of a group called the Taliban. Led by a one eyed man

Afghanistan is a poor, landlocked country located in Central Asia. The country is quite small, with barely any water close by. With barely a 5th of the US’ GDP, Afghanistan is a underdeveloped country with little to no sanitation. Having about 6 million people with no access or poor welfare, the country has a low population along with low life expectancy. This underdeveloped, desolate, war torn country has a long continuing history.

The Taliban is an Afghani and Pakistani terrorist group. They are a large organization, with a religious base. The group, like several other terrorist organizations, have extremist views in relation to Islam. They operate primarily in the Middle East, but also operate elsewhere in the world. In this paper the focus will be on the Taliban’s relationship with the world outside of their comfort zone.

Culture is the set of shared values, behaviors, religious traits and customary beliefs of a specific social group. The Afghanistan culture is one that is rich in social customs, religion, and a strong focus on family ties, but they are also well known for their long history of warfare and conflicts that are present even to this day (afghanag.edu). The Afghan terrain, infrastructure, line of communication, and past military conflict have impacted their society in ways which are still seen presently.

The instability, created by a decade of internal conflict in Afghanistan, allowed for outsider groups, such as the Soviet Union and later the Taliban, to seize power there. Even before the Soviet Invasion, Afghanistan was burdened with political instability, which stemmed from a lack of leadership at the presidential level and a power struggle between America and the USSR for access to the Afghan elites. This period of instability began under President Mohammed Daoud, who himself took power through a military coup against the previous leader, when he attempted to shift Afghanistan away from Soviet influence and towards America and the West. Daoud’s political maneuvering was faced with severe criticism from his main political opponents: the

Afghanistan is currently one of the most food-insecure countries in the world with approximately one third of the country being undernourished. After three decades of civil war, political unrest and multiple natural disasters Afghanistan has far to go before attain food security. In addition to the ten million people that are food insecure a further fourteen percent are borderline food-insecure. The main cause of this is the prevention of humanitarian aid and intervention by military forces, insurgents and natural blocking as a result of natural disasters. One of the main causes food insecurity is the weather sensitivity of agriculture in Afghanistan. Regardless of government efforts to build dams, drainage systems and irrigation systems the

The Afghanistan war began back in 2001 and is still ongoing with The United States and Allied soldiers still fighting in Afghanistan to this today. With seventeen years passing since the United Nations first deployed troops to the rough mountainous landscape known as Afghanistan, it has been a tough uphill battle with thousands of lives being lost. Both sides are fighting for what they believe is right in a dangerous part of the world.

Afghanistan is a mountainous region in Central Asia that is home to more than 30 million people, with a history that goes back thousands of years. Some of the biggest events that occurred in Afghanistan’s history are the Soviet-Afghan War that stretched over ten years, the rise of the Taliban and the establishment of the newest constitution that was put in place to help aid to the recovery of Afghanistan. The state of Afghanistan has undergone many events throughout its history with each event setting the stage for the following one. Since it has always been a country with little stability within its government it is vulnerable and weak which makes it easier for other countries or groups to take control.

During the Veterans' Day program I saw a lot of veterans from the Afghanistan war. So when given the opportunity to make this project I decided to study the Afghanistan war. This war was started by the terrorist attacks on Sept 11. 2001. The Afghanistan war was the longest ongoing war ever that the United States has been involved in. This war, also known as the “War against Terror,” lasted 13 years. It began on the day of the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001 and officially ended on December 28, 2014.

Afghanistan has been the worst country when it comes to drug production. Afghanistan farmers produce a plant called, “Papaver Somniferum”, but also known as opium poppy which goes into more than 90% of the heroin worldwide. This country has been the world's greatest illegal opium producer, ahead of the "Golden Triangle" (Three of the largest producers in Asia), and Latin America since 1992. Afghanistan is the main producer of opium in the "Golden Crescent".

Afghanistan is not a country that is a victim of transnational issues, simply because, the country is and has been the cause for many of the issues the world has faced for many years. To say that this country is a failed state is an understatement; a lawless country caught up in war for nearly a decade has been the framework for transnational issues that continue to cause problems for the Central Asian region. The issues politicians and leaders around the world face with Afghanistan on transnational crime and narcotics is the fact that their goal for trafficking narcotic is purely to fund their terrorist operations. Militancy, smuggling, narcotics trafficking, arms transfer, and religious ideologies deployed against other nations are of extreme concern (Reyes & Dinar, 2015). The challenges presented are considered the most vital in terms of the threats they pose to the country and the population.

In this essay, my arguments are not entirely against the use of military force rather how the force actually is applied. Based on numbers of issues where international community has failed to address genuine humanitarian crisis and how some states have manipulated the norm and used other tools to promote and justify their interest related interventions defying the law and limiting UN as just an institution without any significant power.

The Taliban is one of the most notorious militant Sunni Islamic political groups in the world. The majority of people have heard the name “Taliban” before. It is a name that carries hate, confusion, and love depending on the person. However, many don’t understand what the Taliban is and how it came about. Some just consider them a radical terrorist group and some see them as a historic change in government. This paper is going to explain: who the Taliban are, why they do what they do, and how they came about.

Afghanistan has been considered a land of violence and discontent for much of its history. The government always seems to be in disorder, and its people never seem completely happy. Because of this image of being unfit to control its own affairs, the international community has long been involved in the history of Afghanistan. The world intervenes in Afghan conflicts and works to keep the country in order. Sometimes the outside assistance is advantageous to the Afghan people, but at other times it is unnecessary and only creates more problems. In this paper I will examine the prominent role of the international community throughout Afghanistan’s history. I will begin with