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    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

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    Analysis Historically Afghanistan and Pakistan have had a good relationship. During the 1980s, Afghan refugees used the Durand Line border to flee the soviet takeover of their country. With funds aid from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Pakistan hosted over 3 million Afghans at various refugee camps. In 1999, the United States gave $70 million in assistance to Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Pakistan also became the major training ground for the Mujahideen rebel fighters who fought

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    After the United States of America’s invasion of Afghanistan that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, the IMU reallocated to the borders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. During this time, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leaders were killed, Juma Namangani in November 2001 and Tahir Yuldashev, in August 2009. Despite changes within the group, they continued to operate in and around South Waziristan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, against Coalition Forces. Today, the IMU takes

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    Entry of the United States army into Afghanistan in 2001 led to the removal of the Taliban supported government from power. As a result, President Hamid Karzai formed the government supported by the US-led international security assistance force (ISAF).In retaliation. Taliban regrouped and began an aggressive campaign against the government and forces allied to the United States. Thought the group majorly targets government forces, the number of civilian casualties has remained high. Successful

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    Throughout history, countless leaders, had their periods of leadership among the masses; a story of how they claimed their superior position. Are there connections though between leaders and their lives, positions, and their form of a kingdom? My goal is to find these connections between the United States’ current and former presidents, Barrack Obama and George W. Bush and two Roman emperors, Augustus and his great-grandson, Nero. After a 20-year period of transition from the republic and the assassination

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    These include; Ministry of Women affairs, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Elimination of Violence Against Women Commission, Elimination of Violence Against Women Prosecution Office, Family Courts and Gender Units in many ministries, and inter-ministerial committees (Ebrahimkhel, 2013

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    Prompt: On balance, did the US policy in Afghanistan from 1979 to 2016 do more harm than good? Afghanis is the currency, not the people. They are called Afghans. And they have a country that, for all of its hardship and heartache, they are still proud to call it their home. Islam is the religion of Afghanis and governs much of their personal, political, economic and legal lives. Among certain obligations Muslims are said to pray about five times a day - at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening

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    Personnel in Afghanistan The War on Terrorism in the Middle East and Southwest Asia remains problematic. Though there are many problems within the Middle East, the narcotics problem in Southwest Asia remains one of the largest to date. It has been much debatable as to how to proceed in the combating of Narcotics in Afghanistan. There are many debatable arguments for the quick pull out, of all private and U.S. contract personnel out of Afghanistan to realign the methods to attack on the narcotics

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    Claim: Afghan women 's innovative and persistent demonstrations throughout history highlight that they are not merely victims of war, but rather that their contributions to society are a crucial aspect of maintaining peace in Afghanistan. Paraphrase 1: Despite strict social restrictions under Taliban rule, such as women being prohibited from holding professional jobs and unable to leave their homes without a male chaperone, Afghan women remained resilient in the face of adversary by developing

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    attle of Wanat In 2008, U.S. forces near the village of Wanat in Nuristan province, Afghanistan were almost overrun during an enemy attack. The attack became known as the Battle of Wanat and resulted in nine soldiers killed and 27 wounded (United States Army Combined Arms Center, 2008). In this paper, a battle analysis review will highlight the circumstances surrounding the battle, and the operational and intelligence failures attributed to the losses in life. A review will highlight what aspects

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