Afghanistan
The Women of Afghanistan
Its safe to assume that the condition of women in Afghanistan is improving though, obsticles continuosly line their way. Education is a big issue in Afghanistan considering its illiteracy in the total population of the country is 28% of which in the sum of all women in the population of Afghanistan, only 12% are literate [...]
6.15.08:The New Age of Karzai
On sunday, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan openly threatened military action against Pakistan. This statement made in a press conference outside the presidential palace came after the events in Kandahar were a prision was broken into by Taleban insurgents. One car bomb blast was confirmed in the fortification at the compounds entrance were the insurgents stormed in [...]
The Hierarchy:The Ethnic Question in Afghanistan
Over the past couple of years, news about Afghanistan has dwindled to the usual car bomb or Opium problems. It seems as though the main issues that split Afghanistan to the point of revolution have not been addressed. Ethnicity and clan alignment was a major part of Afghan society back in the time of the [...]
Report from Afghanistan
On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the Taliban opened fire on the Afghan President and his cabinet during a military parade in honor of the defeat of the Red Army in the 1989 Soviet Invasion. During this parade the Afghan army, decked out in their dress uniforms and freshly painted vehicles, were expecting to take a routine [...]
The Great Divide: Afghanistan, the Durrand, and the Ethnic Clash
Afghanistan is home to over 10 different ethinc groups ranging from the elegantly refined Tajiks to the legendary Uzbeks to the ever-elusive Khochi nomads to the warrior Pushtuns, and many other of worthy mention. Sadly, all these ethnicities, with their rich histories and deep cultural intricacies, have been categorized into two groups: Pushtun speakers and Farsi [...]
An Economic Review of Afghanistan: A Working Man's Plight
You have to admit, the current situation in Afghanistan is not the “happy wonderland” we all hoped it would be. With increasing violence in the southern regions and the non-existent boarder recognition of the Durrand Line (boarder with Pakistan), Afghanistan is not the safest place to be either. Taliban activity has increased since the liberation [...]
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