Taliban College Essays Samples For Students

In the article, “Afghanistan in 1996: Year of the Taliban”, Ralp H. Magnus has described about the change initiated by Taliban in the year 1996. The author described that the forces of Ahmed Shah Masud had resisted the entry of Taliban by the end of the year 1995. In the same year, the United Nations also started its efforts again, and the interest of the United States in Afghanistan’s situation also increased. But, this situation indicated danger for Russia as well as for the states of the Central Asia because the war came closer to their borders. The ...

Five years ago, a soldier of the U.S. Army, Bowe Bergdahl, had disappeared from the rest of his troops while stationed in Afghanistan and subsequently held by Afghan captors. In late May, President Obama had announced that he would make a trade with the captors – send Bergdahl back and in return receive five Taliban terrorists who have been held in Guantanamo as prisoners of the U.S. for years. Obama had made sure to include an executive agreement that those five Taliban members must remain in Qatar, closely monitored by officials there.
While there was no congressional review prior to making ...

Terrorism is one critical area in the world that has caused a lot fear, death and threat to millions around the world. Taliban, Al Qaeda and ETA are some of the major terrorism groups formed in different parts of the world. Al-Qaeda and Taliban are somehow the same. These two terrorist organizations have Islamic roots although they have differences in the doctrines and ideologies. On the other hand, ETA which stands for Basque Fatherland and Liberty is based on the Marxist principles within the Spanish Basque provinces of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya. The three are designated as foreign Terrorist Organizations ...

‘Instructor’s name’

Compare and Contrast the characters of Catherine and Latifa
This essay aims at evaluating the similarities and differences between the characters of Latifa of the novel “My Forbidden Face” and Catherine of “A View from the Bridge”, a play written by Arthur Miller. Catherine is the niece of the tragic protagonist Eddie Carbone, who harbors a lust for her, and tries to keep her away from other male suitors. They are an Italian American family living in the Red Hook community of New York of the 1950s, which is known for its Italian immigrants.
Marco and Rodolpho, who are ...

Photography and death:

Introduction:
Death in photography has always been a controversial subject and this continues to elucidate comments especially when considering the ethical implications of photography itself. Nostalgia is also an important element of photography and this has been revealed in several artist’s work most notably those like Sally Mann and Luc Delahaye who have both treated the subject of death with some detail especially in their portrayal of dead and decomposing bodies. When one writes about death in photography, we also have to deal with the ‘death of the subject’. After we press the shutter the subject 'dies' at ...

Photography and death:

Introduction:
Death in photography has always been a controversial subject and this continues to elucidate comments especially when considering the ethical implications of photography itself. Nostalgia is also an important element of photography and this has been revealed in several artist’s work most notably those like Sally Mann and Luc Delahaye who have both treated the subject of death with some detail especially in their portrayal of dead and decomposing bodies. When one writes about death in photography, we also have to deal with the ‘death of the subject’. After we press the shutter the subject 'dies' at ...

In recent times, Taliban activity has increased in the Eastern and Southern parts of Afghanistan and Western parts of Pakistan. Additionally, the presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Afghanistan is on the rise. In light of these recent developments, the US Council of Foreign Relations recommends the following Course of Actions (COAs). These COAs focus mainly on three instruments of power (IOP); Military, Diplomacy and Economy.
It is critical that we do not overreact by increasing the military presence in the region in reaction to the recent increased activity of Taliban and other terrorists groups ...

Introduction

Taliban is a fundamentalist of Islamic political movement based in Afghanistan and is formed for a government. Taliban has gained recognition within its diplomatic environment including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Emirates. It has a founder by the name Mohammed Omar and this leader ever since has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban. Pakistan has largely participated in contributing to support the Taliban Community, and connections are made by the help of terrorist groups. Statistical life, on the other hand, is an economic value that is assigned life generally and to other specific living organisms.Political and social sciences ...

Judith Butler, a controversial writer and professor of philosophy, known to write about gender and sexuality, along with a recent interest in war, discusses the topic of “what counts as human” and “what makes for a liveable life,” in an essay titled, “Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy.” Butler examines the paradigms set by society and politics of what is considered the “norm” and how one is only acknowledged in his or her humanity based on these standards. Those that are outside the expected norm, such as homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender and transsexual are not given the same ...

The open source intelligence mention in the article was most likely obtained from three sources, namely press reports, Taliban propaganda reports, and local hearsay, gossip and rumors. Press reports includes news stories and academic research from local, regional and international sources including as mainstream media such as the New York Times, academic journals including the Long War Journal as well as specialized media such as the Small Wars Journal Blog. In additional Taliban propaganda is most likely readily accessible in Afghanistan especially in Taliban controlled areas are well as those areas that are a target for Taliban action. Lastly, ...

In the midst of the Cold War era, both the U.S and U.S.S.R engaged one another in proxy wars in regions throughout the world to further their respective expansionist national agendas while counteracting the geo-political influence of one another. Proxy wars are conflicts contained within third party nations or regions which are instigated by the influence of major geopolitical powers who do not themselves become directly involved in the conflict. Thus, proxy wars are facilitated by major powers to preserve and expand their geopolitical influence through promoting or opposing certain armed factions within a regional conflict which in turn ...

In the article, Why the Military Needs to Leave Afghanistan, and Soon, Phil Sparrow makes a case against continued western military presence in Afghanistan. Phil Sparrow argues that while NATO, led by the United States and British military should leave as soon as possible, the political capacity builders should stay to help Afghanistan rebuild the governmental institutions that are vital for the country’s structural revamping. Phil Sparrow’s article is a response to Jillian Hacking’s article that argued that many Afghans favored the continued presence of the NATO military forces because they assured security to the citizens. While making ...

In the midst of the cold war era, both the U.S and U.S.S.R engaged one another in proxy wars in regions throughout the world to further their respective expansionist national agendas while counteracting the geo-political influence of one another. Proxy wars are conflicts contained within third party nations or regions which instigated by the influence of major geopolitical powers who do not themselves become directly involved in the conflict. Thus proxy wars are facilitated by major powers to preserve and expand their geopolitical influence through promoting or opposing certain armed factions within a regional conflict which in turn align ...

The war on terror has been one of the most expensive battles to burden the United State of America economy. In the most recent decades, the war has been waged against terrorist groups like the al Qaeda and the Taliban. The main challenge on the fight against the al Qaeda group is the lack of a central region of operation and use of guerilla war tactics. The group is spread in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some part of Africa. The 11th September 2001 twin tower attacks on the United State soil saw President George .W. Bush officially declare war on terror ( ...

Political Science

“Peace and Cooperation in Central Eurasia: An Iranian Outlook” is an article written by Jahangir Karami. Karami is an assistant professor at the University of Tehran in the Russian Studies department. Therefore the article is especially interesting because it is from an Iranian’s point of view. Iran and Russia have had many opportunities during the past 15 to 20 years to interact and become more culturally aware of each other. The opportunities have become possible because of the need to cooperate on issues concerning the countries of Central Eurasia that lie between the two large powers. The rise ...

Too often I have neglected the value of education in my life until realizing the challenges that many people throughout history and around the world face in their own fight for the right to an education. Two individuals from different eras and parts of the world with entirely unique conditions who fought for their right to be educated are Frederick Douglass and Malala Yousafzi. Frederick Douglass, a black man living in the United States in the 1800s, growing up under the horrors of slavery; and Malala Yousafzi, a young Pakistani Muslim girl living under Taliban rule risking her life ...

Abstract

Terrorist attacks have become a major problem to states as terrorist insurgents have taken advantage of government weaknesses to cause destruction and take the lives of many innocent people. This is not to say that they are invincible. They too, have vulnerabilities within their organizations which, if exploited, can help destroy terrorists for good. Through research and aid of various resources, I have studied and compiled six of these vulnerabilities that can be exploited by the counterterrorism units.

INTRODUCTION

Even the super powers have suffered the impact of terrorist attacks on their territories. This is the use of violent force or ...

The Kite Runner is a novel written by Khaled Hosseini that revolves around themes of revenge and redemption, with the setting involving two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, and their exploits from childhood to adulthood that involves their home nation, Afghanistan, being torn by war under the attempted invasion by the former Soviet Union (USSR) and the reign of the Taliban. Rhetorically speaking, Hosseini wrote his novel to emphasize that there amicable relationships, filial and non-filial, can still be forged in the midst of unfortunate circumstances that are way beyond the control of the characters. The gravity of both revenge ...

Introduction

Over the last 200 years, we as a society have gone through many changes. We’ve seen two wars on our own soil, 9 monarchs and 54 prime ministers. We’ve even seen the Chanute's hang glider of 1896, and we can now compare the first steps of the invention to what is now an aeroplane. Although there aren’t many of us in London now who were present for the 1st World War or the 2nd, photographs of soldiers in their trenches are available for the worlds viewing. The subject of death in photography has also been treated with ...

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp also known as G-bay or GITMO is a military interrogation and detainment facility that was established in 2002. Guantanamo bay detention camps are high security detainee camps which are run by the United States army. These camps were established to hold people deemed unlawful combatants. The areas of detainment consisted of three camps which were the camp Iguana, Camp Delta which included Camp Echo and lastly there was Camp X-ray. This detention camp is located in Cuba within the Guantanamo naval base. The Bush administration ruled out that the Guantanamo detainees are not entitled to ...

Introduction

Buddha’s of Bamiyan are standing monumental statues on the cliff of Bamiyan valley in Hazarajat of Afghanistan. It represented Gandhara art designs and styles. The Taliban dynamited and destroyed statues in 2011 as ordered by the Mullah Mohammed Omar when the government announced that they were idols. The statues were carved more than 1,500 years ago when Buddhism thrived in this valley along the Silk Road. The religion has long vanished in Afghanistan, but the people of Bamiyan took pride in monuments. Regardless of world-wide criticism, the Taliban ruled the monuments with explosives and blustered them up ...

One may perfectly safe to say that Taliban are associated with something horrible and evil. Of course, right away one has an image of a killer in turban with AK-47, killing innocent people. Undoubtedly, this image is real as there are a lot of such people – Taliban. However, one frequently sees the part of the story, a part of somebody’s life. After reading “A Talib in Love”, I was amused and shocked by this story, as it shows the other side of somebody that is called Taliban. (Powers) This story, as for me, is a great example of a person’s perception of ...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been advocating for a ...

The term legal or human right in the simplest and basic meaning refers to the freedoms and the power to act freely without coercion or restriction from other persons, parties or states. It is a constitutional guarantee that any human being is entitled to some irreducible minimums as far as his or her power to act freely is concerned. A person is supposed to enjoy his or her rights up to the extent where the rights of another person border. This is to say that no person, state or party in the context and/or pretext that it is enjoying or ...

On July 12, 2013, noted human rights activist and Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai spoke in front of the United Nations on the subject of human rights violations in Pakistan and elsewhere. The speech was a powerful and affecting one, Malala using her harrowing story of being shot in the head by the Taliban, and her subsequent recovery, as a case study for the need for UN intervention in the Middle East to address issues of the violation of human rights. Throughout the speech, Malala’s use of delivery, pathos and audience adaptation provided her with a tremendously effective and heart-stopping speech which ...

In the past few years where Afghanistan has gained some impressive achievements at the same time the country still remains amongst the list of world’s poorest countries. Not only the poorest, in fact Afghanistan has been considered as the second worst corrupted country of the world due to the rule incompetent government who is unable to make decisions on its own and in the right path. The country has suffered from destruction, war and terrorism since a decade due to the hold of Taliban who shattered every nook and corner of the country to the worst extent. But since ...

On September 20, 2001, nine days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the President of America at the time, George W. Bush gave a speech to address the Congress and the nation. The speech recounted the events past briefly, identified the cause of the event and the perpetrators involved: it also consoled the American people and identified heroes who discharged their duties well. The speech was ended with a promise to the American people to ‘bring justice to the enemies of freedom’.
The speech was well crafted to induce a specific action from the American people: ...

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Model Female Leader Award
Introduction
Leadership qualities that influence across cultures dead or alive have qualities that inspire, direct, challenge, and effectively change the world founded in strong ethical practices. Rhodes et al, (2005) describes how “converging political, industrial, and economic characteristics” aligned to ethical leadership practices prove effective (p. 87). The following is an academic exercise – a learning task demanding critical thought, organizational aptitude, and specific objectives toward achieving a better understanding about the human experience and what distinguishes leadership qualities influencing people across cultures.

Oprah Winfrey

Billionaire Oprah Winfrey is an internationally recognized first African American billionaire. ...

The struggle started with this news, when Hamid Karzai’s government quietly started to release prisoners from Bagram prison in 2013. Parwan Detention Facility or also called the Bagram Theater Internment Facility is located in U.S. airbase, in Bagram. This facility has a long dramatic history, were torturing dozens of prisoners were disclosed. The control of this prison was handed to Afghan Authorities in a small ceremony on September 10, 2012. Later the Afghan authorities started to classify the prisoners into two groups: The first group is identified as criminals and they’ll wait for criminal prosecution, the second group will ...

Does Al-Qaeda a represent a ‘global insurgency’?

The September 11, 2011 attacks in the United States can be considered the day that shook the balance of power and peace throughout the globe as the attack instigated terror to reign after decades of peace from the Great Wars. The attack, instigated by an Islamic terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda, targeted several installations showcasing the US’ power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands had perished in the attack, plagued the world in fear and a few clamored to find answers as to how such attack existed in this time of peace. The international community, led by the ...

Introduction: Afghanistan as America’s Longest War

In Chapter 2 of her book, Every Man in this Village is a Liar, Megan Stack described the start of the Afghan War in 2001 and the failed attempt to capture or kill Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora. Bin Laden is dead now, of course, gunned down by a Navy SEAL team at his hideout in Pakistan, but the war in Afghanistan drags on despite all loss of popular support for it there or in the United States. None of the conditions Stack observed in 2001, such as the corruption of the warlords, the poverty and despair of the common ...

For a long time, it has been debated whether Islam and democracy can be workable in a region like the Middle East where politics of extremism is dominant. Many scholars think that reconciling Islam and democracy is not impossible; in fact, Islamic values seem to coincide with democracy. It is with the interpretation of Islamists that makes reconciling democracy and Islam difficult. The problem of reconciliation lies in the political and social structure of the Middle East. It is not in Islam itself as a religion.

Undemocratic Middle East

There are several reasons why many scholars claim that democracy in the Middle East is incompatible. ...

Issue and Solutions for Various Minority Groups in South Asia

Introduction
The term “South Asia” is given to the nations occupying the southern section of the Asian continent. This area is dominated by the region of the Indian Plate, to include the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (United Nations Statistics Division: Composition of Macro Geographical Regions, Geographical Sub-Regions, and Selected Economic and Other Groupings). South Asia’s population is said to be about one-fifth of the world’s total population, and thus it is known to be the most densely populated geographical region in the world (South Asian Regional Gateway: South Asia ...

Introduction

No doubt this nation has suffered greatly in the recent past and its staying power has been challenged to its limits, chief among them the insurgency of Boko HaramBoko Haram will soon know the strength of our will and commitment to rid this nation of terror we shall spare no effort until we defeat terrorism (Buhari cited in Associated Press, 2015b)).
The above quotation is from the first speech of the newly elected President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari knew exactly what he was saying, when put tackling Boko Haram as the first issue of his agenda (Associated Press, ...

Terrorism as a global phenomenon is recognized to be the key problem of international security. However, at the national level, terrorism is not a new phenomenon. As a method of struggle, especially in conditions of limited resources of various opposition forces, the terrorist activity was quite common in world history.
According to one theory, the concept of “terror” originated during the French revolution - Jacobin terror, which meant the public destruction of unwanted people to intimidate others. There are earlier mentions of such a method of waging of a war of aggression.
The word “terror” means a state of ...

The Effects of Post-Modernism on the ‘Raced Bodies’

Post-Modernism is the counterpart of the modernist ideals both in the philosophy and aesthetic preferences. Modernism existed before the beginning of the Second World War and this period primarily focused on the preservation of one’s culture through rejection of outside influences that might alter the cultural values. For instance, Sandler argued that there is a greater contrast between post-modernism and modernism in a sense that can be viewed from a philosophical point-of-view and aesthetic tastes. “Post-modernism has rejected modernism’s purity and has instead welcomed impurity” (Sandler 1980, p. 346). Another scholar named Irvine (2004/2014) also supported this ...

А summаry аnd аnаlysіs of а nеw US strаtеgy аs а rеsponsе to thе crіsіs іn thе Mіddlе Еаst
The United States’ strategy in the Middle East area shall remain among the ​​vital interest spheres for Washington policy-makers for several reasons, although, as you know, the national interests of our country are far from its own geographical boundaries. Among these reasons are; enormous oil resources in the Middle East, making up about 40% of their total worldwide output in this region strategically important areas. The results of the implementation of this new ...

Contemporary Issues and Research

Introduction
In Afghanistan, security contractors play a vital role after the bulk of the U.S. troops stationed there officially departed at the end of 2014. The Department of Defense (DOD) has increasingly relied on contractors to support its operations in Afghanistan, which has resulted in numerous foreign contractors working in the country. The foreign contractors in the country number 110,000 individuals. The critical role played by the foreign contractors is in supporting various military operations. Lack of adequate contract management can prevent troops from receiving support and can also lead to wasteful spending (Schwartz 2009, p. 3).
The ...

Question 1

Torture has been considered as a serious human right violation all-round the world. Torture is prohibited by each country and also the international law. The use of torture on individuals has an effect on their political and civil rights. This issue was the first to be addressed by the United Nations in 1949 after it was formed. The international law as set out by the United Nations is against any form of inhuman and any degrading activities to humans and cannot be accepted at any cost. Torture is the inflict of harm or pain or emotional trauma in any human ...

Introduction:

Muslim women and their stereotype have always been the topics of discussion, particularly in Western Media. The Western media has created a dark and negative image about entire Muslim community and Muslim women. They are treated either with sympathy or suspicion. In United States and other Western countries, a certain image has been created about Muslim women. This image is certainly not positive. The Muslim women are underestimated and people do not believe in their ability to change the world. I want to put before the readers some facts about Muslim women through which I want to refute such misconceptions. That ...

Media policy is often described to be the effort of the government to feed people of propaganda and information about what the government wants them to believe. There are various ways to do so, and this paper will look at some of the ways the government of two different countries try to provide information and change the perception of their citizens. This paper will look at two countries with a common issue but a completely different solution to tackle the issue.
One of the main headlines, found these days in the media channels in the USA, is related to a terrorist ...

Terrorism

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the future complexion and definition of terrorism has become quite ambiguous for the public. In its early incarnations, terrorism was associated with the spread of fear for the sake of ideology without the mass genocide included. However, as the years progressed with the onset of various ideologies and changed political affiliations, some no longer know if the ongoing violence classified as terrorism is still ‘terrorism’ or just a plain warfare. This ambiguity has subsequently influenced how governments, such as the United States, in organizing their counter-terrorism strategies and now directed such strategies in ...

Communication

Abstract
Music has evolved with the times, and has a new meaning and role in the development of society. Before the 16th century, music was confined to religious sermons and other church practices. However, in the 16th century, there was a distinct change in the role of music. The emergence of Protestants saw music change from the practices of the Roman Catholics. The Renaissance witnessed the emergence of a new style of music; the birth of music that was a more vocal accompanied by a mixture of secular music. The Roman Catholics used music for their Mass and the motet, and while the ...

Access to school is a significant social justice affair; success in education is a primary step in achieving brighter future not only for Afghanistan but also for re-invigorating the nation in terms of opportunity, combating poverty and economy. It is significant to offer system of education which can counter the worrying effect of unique religious doctrine which is dangerous and rampant within its ideology and jeopardizes the stability as well as the future of Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan, 40 percent of girls attend or access elementary school, and just one in 20 Afghan girls attend school past the sixth grade (Ahmed-Ghosh ...

Abstract

The U.S-Pakistan relations have been under scrutiny since the assassination of Osama bin Laden by the American seals. While the U.S.A has been providing Pakistan with millions of dollars each year as foreign aid, the Pakistan government has been instrumental in helping the U.S fight against al Qaeda. However, the large amount of aid given in exchange for this cooperation has been a major source of concern for American. This paper provides an insight on why despite the imbalances in this symbiotic relationship; it is still in the interest of Unites States of America to provide aid to Pakistan.
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The cold war was a military and economic super showing between the Soviet Union and the western allied states to the United States. The concept of brinkmanship was used to show the extend or extreme nature in which the cold war pushed both the United States and the Soviet Union to invent deadly military weapons so as to force each other to the extremities and finally forcing them to surrender unconditionally (Gaddis, 2006).
During the cold war, the eastern block and the western blocks both used tactics and intimidation as strategies to make their opposing factions back down or ...

The last decade has had policy makers, governments and the media see an increase in the emergence of powers in the global economy and governance. Countries such as China, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Japan, India and Germany have significant influence in political and economic matters, in world politics and their respective regions. These countries have labels such as middle powers, uncertain powers, regional powers and new titans. This is because the countries have significant influence in the world today and this has seen previously powerful countries such as U.S. and Britain evaluate their international relations. Gaining international power is ...

In September 12, 2012, extreme Islam militants took advantage of an anti American demonstration over a video that made fun of the founder of Islam Mohamed, executed a terrorist act using anti-aircraft weapons and heavy machinery such as rocket grenades, and raided the diplomatic mission of the United States in Benghazi, Libya. This event occurred on late Tuesday night and was responsible for the deaths of the American ambassador and three other diplomats. The American ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens died after this attack after a four hours fierce exchange with the militants. This was the first time an American ambassador had ...

Among Christians, the theory of just war dates back to the days of St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. The latter uses the former’s authority argument in an effort to explain the state under which war would be termed as just. Accordingly, there are three conditions: war it must happen for a just and good course as opposed to self-gain, it should be executed by a legitimately instituted civil authority and finally peace must prevail at all costs (Einwechter, 1). Consequently, the war against terrorism (AL Qaeda and Taliban) especially after September 11 attack most closely follows the biblical view of ...

The al-Qaeda, translated “the base,” is a militant group comprising of Sunni Islamists that was founded in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden, Zawahiri, Dr Fadl and other Arab fighters from the U.S. backed Mujahedeen which had succeeded in pushing out the Soviet Union from Afghanistan. The ideology of al-Qaeda is a complete break away of Muslim nation from foreign influence or interference. It operates as a network that is a stateless army, multinational and a radical Sunni Muslim movement that calls for a global Jihad against the enemies of Islam with the United States top on their list.
This movement has been tagged the ...

1.0 Historical Background of Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global terrorist network established by Osama bin Laden between 1988 and 1989. The mission of Al-Qaeda is to free Muslim Nations of what it considers irreverent western influence and replace their leadership with fundamentalist Islamic Governments[ CITATION Jay11 \l 2057 ]. Despite having started in the 1980s the network only came to light after September 11 2011 attacks on Washington and New York, following which the United States of America and Her allies declared war on terror[ CITATION Dav11 \l 2057 ]. Al-Qaeda works through a network multinational and stateless armies as well as ...