... , its people disenfranchised, its traditional political structures shattered, and its human development indices among the lowest in the world."" From 1996 to 99, UNHCR estimated the "official- Afghan refugee population in Pakistan to be 1.2 million, but said that as many as 2 million other Afghans could be living in Pakistan without documentation. In 2000 UNHCR changed its ... , Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and China - have officially closed their borders to Afghanistan. 5.--Pakistan wants refuges to leave since the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan ended. Iran wants the 1.4 million Afghan ref...

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... right people and/or parties, as well as threatens a rift within the forces altogether. • The ANP's reputation is not providing any sense of security in the majority of the Afghan provinces. Corruption, issues pertaining to ethnic factions, and a general inability to deal with the daily threat of murder, robbery, kidnapping, and extortion, and most notably the notoriety of being ... perpetrators of many crimes, is lending credit to any other agency or group, such as the Taliban, who are proving more successful in helping the people. (Felbab-Brown, Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan...

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... and Iran, all of which have provided assistance to the Islamic resistance fighters known collectively as the mujahedin (defenders of Islam), and the Soviet Union, which has assisted the Afghan government of President Najibullah. The Secretary General's plan calls for a settlement based on an internationally assisted "transitional mechanism." This mechanism would enable the Afghans to hold "free ... in the professional class that developed with Zahir Shah's efforts to modernize the country. Barnett Rubin, an American political expert on Afghanistan at New York University, has described th...

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... the terrorist were apart of this same religion, many U. S. citizens have begun to hate the religion. Not only do the American citizens have prejudice against Muslims but also against the Afghan people. Many believe that since one person from that country and religion has committed an evil act, than that country harbors citizens that will be just like that one. In ... other words, one bad apple ruins the whole bunch. People are also scared that Muslims and Afghan people living in America will become resentful of what the U. S. is doing to their home country. Then, we would have to deal w...

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... emerged as a powerful organization in late 1994 when it worked for Pakistan protecting Pakistan's convoys. With Pakistan providing weapons, military training and financial support, the Taliban gained control over several Afghan cities only to eventually capture Kabul.50 Pakistani support for the Taliban is based on strong religious and ethnic bonds, especially on the North West frontier of Pakistan. Unlike Boko ... act upon forcing Sharia law is evident that they have the same mindset of Wahhabis who prefer being ruled by Sharia Law. Dr.Antonio Giustozzi is a researcher and author on Af...

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... an authoritarian state. 3) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and Pakistan's involvement in supporting the mujahideen had a huge impact on Pakistani society as well. Pakistanis saw the glory of jihad. The Afghan mujahideen had close ties with parties like the Jamaate- Islami as well. Pakistan's madrassah system grew out of this association as well and sustained young Pakistanis and Afghans in its ... ...

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... people of Kabul have nothing to be patient about except their own poverty and hunger." His comments could not have been more accurate. The obvious reason for this discrepancy in Afghan coverage is because Al-Jazeera was the only news organization allowed in the country but would the coverage have been different if U.S. news had been allowed within Afghanistan's borders? The ... ...

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... beginning of the session. Another question affecting the jurisdiction issue was the question of whether or not the Taliban was the de facto government of Afghanistan. The fact that the Afghan representatives were not from the Taliban clouded this issue amidst questions of command, control, and recognition. Additionally, the fact that there is no clear information regarding whether or not Kenya ... ...

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... Maryland town that is the headquarters of the NSA. Language deficiency is another problem for the NSA. The NSA has only one or two people who speak any of the Afghan languages. When the U.S. invaded Haiti had only one Creole speaker. The task of the NSA is to protect the United States from surprise attack, yet in this case it was ... ...

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... Maryland town that is the headquarters of the NSA. Language deficiency is another problem for the NSA. The NSA has only one or two people who speak any of the Afghan languages. When the U.S. invaded Haiti had only one Creole speaker. The task of the NSA is to protect the United States from surprise attack, yet in this case it was ... ...

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