Kabul

relationship with others? How will you reply to a family member that cooked you a delicious meal? Most people will probably reply with gratitude or at least not anything negative. However, things are totally different in Afghanistan. In “The Bookseller of Kabul” by Asne Seierstad, the society demonstrated in the book is totally different from how our society is like. The affection of the family members is being altered due to their religion and belief. People within the same family treat each other in a very

The Bookseller of Kabul, by Åsne Seierstad, depicted an Afghanistan household and their lives. She told the story about the patriarch of the home, Sultan Khan, and his life, about the travels of his children, about his sisters and brothers, and about his wives. She talked about life in Afghanistan, the rule of the Taliban, and most importantly and prominently, the oppression of females. Throughout the book, countless examples of female subjugation appeared. Daughters had no say in their marriages

Contemporary Perspectives Bookseller of Kabul March 1st, 2010 In this paper I will discuss family life in Afghanistan. After reading “The Bookseller of Kabul” and doing some research on other Afghan families I believe that the Khan family is almost the same as a typical Afghan family. Yes, there are some differences but in the end they act and live as most others in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a country that has been divided by several ethnic groups, with the two most relevant being the

Attack of Taliban on New Kabul Bank 1. Description of the case On Feb 19, 2011 Afghan soldiers and Afghan civilians became targets of Taliban. This incident happened when Afghan soldiers lined up in New Kabul Bank in Jalalabad province to get their monthly salaries. The attackers was outfitted explosive vests, then joined other Afghan soldiers and interred into the bank. Afghan police didn’t recognize them because they were dressed in Afghan National Army uniform and nobody thought that Taliban

I. Introduction: The British Cemetery Kabul, also known as the White Cemetery, was established in 1879 as a burial site for the dead of the second Anglo-Afghan war. It replaced an earlier graveyard for the first Anglo-Afghan war and bears some graves dating back to that 1842 defeat. Now, the cemetery is under the authority of the British Embassy in Kabul. It was one of the most interesting grave yards I had ever seen. Its oldest residents are the British soldiers from the Anglo-Afghan wars like

There have been many shootings in the streets of Kabul. Not killing people, but just to shoot them in the air, sometimes at people though. My article is called “Gunfire in Kabul? It’s Not the Taliban-It’s the Politicians” by Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar published on March 19th, 2017. The article takes place in the Middle East in Afghanistan and talks about the problems of multiple shootings in the streets, but not by opposing forces; by politicians. This article supports the themes of politics

Throughout the poem Kabul by Saib-e-Tabriz, we see many personifications of Kabul as a beautiful woman. The poem emphasizes on the many attractive traits of Kabul by using words such as “dazzling”, “sparkling”, “enthralling” and “gaiety” which contrasts the hardships and pain of the women in Afghanistan. This oxymoronic comparison makes us wonder deeper into the meaning of beauty and what is ultimately the meaning of being a beautiful woman on the inside. Imagery is present in most poems and in

Literary Member –Nadia Goutam “The other night, during the full moon, I opened the shutters so I could watch you sleep. You were slumbering peacefully, like someone with nothing on his conscience. A little smile was showing through your beard. Your face made me think of the sun coming through the clouds, it was as though all of the suffering you’ve endured had evaporated, as though pain had never dared to touch the least wrinkle in your skin. It was a vision so beautiful, so calm, I wished the dawn

famous scandal of the Lehman Brothers, all of them were great acts of corruption and unethical behavior, trying to abuse of the public position for private gain. But the one that shocked me the most has been the fraud made by the chief officers at Kabul Bank, Afghanistan. This financial fraud resulted in almost the breakdown of Afghanistan’s economy with a drop of the

The Power of Redemption The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is an epic story with a personal history of what the people of Afghanistan have and must endure to in an ordinary everyday life; a country that is divided between political powers and religiously idealistic views and beliefs which creates poverty, and violence within the people and their terrorist ran country. The main character, Amir, a boy living in Afghanistan, experiences happiness, sorrow, and confusion as he matures into an adult