Afghanistan

1)Afghanistan was once a place of relative peace. A place where one could do as they please and have the freedoms to be who they wanted to be. But a few years would change that all. Everything that the citizens of Afghanistan knew, their entire way of life would change. The cause? The Taliban. The Taliban are an extremist Muslim group from Afghanistan. The Taliban, who call themselves Jihad or “freedom fighters” are the most brutal extremist Muslims in the world. To understand the Taliban you must

By 1992, the Communist government had collapsed and the Peshawar Accord declared Afghanistan to be the Islamic State of Afghanistan. However, many groups refused to acknowledge the new government and the country soon fell into a civil war that lasted through the 1990s. Post the Soviet War, civil administration in Afghanistan descended into chaos and lawlessness because government departments, the police system, justice systems and education systems did not have time to reform. This led to areas

Abstract The paper examines the cultural aspects of Afghanistan which are likely to affect business. The study focused on areas like business opportunities, meeting and greeting, the impact of religion, customs and courtesies and bribery while giving relevant recommendations to various such areas. Introduction Global markets vary about their level of development. Also, the kind of products sold in each of these markets will differ depending on the degree of development. Language and cultural affinity

new government. The new government replaced the interim government, the Islamic Taliban, which lost recognition from outside countries around the globe except for Pakistan after the September 1 terrorist attack on the United States. As of 2015, Afghanistan remains an Islamic Republic that follows Islamic laws. After taking over Hamid Karzai, the nation’s current president is Ashraf Ghani. With thirty four provinces, each citizen is allowed to vote for a representative of their province if over the

The Taliban and Afghanistan Afghanistan followed the same fate as dozens of formerly Soviet-occupied countries after the collapse of Moscow's Marxist government in 1991. Islamic factions, which had united to expel the Russian occupiers in 1992, began to fight among themselves when it became apparent that post-communist coalition governments could not overcome the deep-rooted ethnic and religious differences of the members. It was in this atmosphere of economic strife and civil war that a

In Afghanistan, especially before the coup, I could have never guessed how my pride would grow for my son. Before he aged into the determined man he continues to be today, I would have sadly, but truthfully reported his mind was weighed down with a weak man’s spinelessness. When Amir and I fled to America, I promised myself to stop grinding myself on the bloody post of memories those Russians forced us on. I swore to finally move past the painful hauntings of Afghanistan. Looking back, I can say

INTRODUCTION 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. CAUSES AND EFFECTS The country of Afghanistan's

throughout Afghanistan. After 10 years of conflicts, war and deadly clashes between International community, Afghanistan government and the Taliban group today Afghanistan is entering into a new phase by taking security responsibilities from the US and International forces. One of the biggest problems in the history of Afghanistan will be the 2014 Withdrawal of US and International arm forces. The US and ISAF will withdraw around 147000 troops by end of 2014. It will affect Afghanistan in several

“I am woman hear me roar”! A song written by Helen Reddy in 1972 is not often a phrase chanted by Afghan women. The plight of the women of Afghanistan to obtain rights began early in history and continues today. Religion and culture have affected Afghanistan throughout time. Today in Afghanistan, ninety-nine percent are Muslims ("Religion in Afghanistan - Islam”). Muslim is the term used to define a person that participates in the act of obedience, acceptance, or surrender. Therefore a “Muslim is

The Tajiks of Afghanistan The country of Afghanistan has gone through decades of war but still has much history to it, such as the many different ethnic tribes it has. Afghanistan holds many ethnic tribes including Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Turkmen, and many other minorities. After the Pashtuns, The Tajiks hold up 27% of the population but their way of life, their history, and their unique food makes them very different from the rest of Afghanistan. Afghans of Tajik ethnicity usually