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    Areas to track Qaeda. Pakistan sided with the United States in the war on terror and, as a result, regained the strategic importance it had during the 1980s, when it was a base for U.S. aid to Islamic militias fighting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. On June 24, 2003, President Bush hosted Musharraf at Camp David and announced a $3 billion aid package for Pakistan, as well as $1 billion in loan forgiveness, in recognition of its assistance to the United States in fighting al-Qaeda. 1.3 Rise

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    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 age of eighteen. Like many countires, including Canada, the government is broken down by three branches; the Executive

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    Essay on Life Under the Taliban

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    Life Under the Taliban Afghanistan is one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world. The land that occupies Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At the gateway between Asia and Europe, this land was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia circa 500 B.C., and Alexander the Great of Macedonia in 329 B.C., among others. In recent years, war and lawlessness had destroyed much of the country; millions of people went

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    Financing the War in Afghanistan Essay

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    Financing the war in Afghanistan is a complex and multifaceted issue where the Canadian government must decide the most efficient and effective approach to disperse its resources; in terms of monetary funding and providing supplementary goods and services. The Canadian government must act, think and approach the issues faced in Afghanistan in an ‘economical manner’, meaning, the Canadian government must “deal with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management”

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    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is located in south and central Asia. Its geographic coordinates are 33 00 N, 65 00 E. Afghanistan’s neighboring countries include India, Pakistan, Iran and, China (about.com). Afghanistan has 647,500 square kilometers of area and since it is surrounded by land, it has no water area. Afghanistan is a relatively small country. For example, it is roughly the size of Texas. Afghanistan has cold winters and hot summers. The warm season begins in May and ends in

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    Afghanistan has suffered from such a devastating chronic instability and conflict during its modern history. It was around 1992, when the Taliban began to take control and since 1996 they have the full control of the nation. Only, it has lasted until 2001, when the United States of America invaded Afghanistan. Its economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and many of its citizens are refugees. Today, with the advancement of technology and other means of surveillance and unmanned attack, Afghanistan

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    became the president of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and Amin became the prime minister. Taraki and Amin thereby took charge of the country’s government and began implementing their radical policies during the era of the Taraki government. The Taraki Government With Mohammed Taraki in charge, Afghanistan quickly signed a friendship treaty in 1978 with the Soviet Union that would last for twenty years. Under the treaty, Afghanistan would be guaranteed to receive more military and economic

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    Assignment 1: Insurgency in Afghanistan (Post-Soviet), 1992–1996 By Mukesh Kesharwani 27-Dec-14 Mujahideen’s Afganistan 1992-1996 Afganistan is a terrotity which was a battleground between the great powers for centuries. Afganistan history is a war history since the 3rd Century when it was a part of Ashoka’s Maurayan Empire and becomes a buffer state between British and Russian empire by the end of the 19th Century. War culture produced a great warriors of history like Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

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    Umayyads Research Paper

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    The Umayyads, a short-lived and stylistically secular khalifate, were overthrown by mercenaries from their province of Khorasan over disagreements about their governance. One Umayyad survivor, Abd al-Rahman I, fled to Andalusian Spain and founded a new dynasty, and later khalifate, of Umayyads there. The Umayyads first established their official government in Damascus, Syria, and operated more as an empire than a religious community, The Umayyads first worked on the unionization of an Arab world

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    Opium Trade Afghanistan

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    In a quiet corner of Helmand Province, poppies make on display, especially saddled by an association unendingly altogether consolidated into the medication exchange. The United States spent more than $7 billion in the past 14 years to fight the runaway poppy creation that has made Afghan opium the world's most noteworthy picture. Numerous billions more went to organization activities to stem contamination and train a dependable police power. The push to win over Afghans on past Taliban turf in Marja

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