PPT-The History of Afghanistan

From httpwwwstategovrpaeibgn5380htm Afghanistans ethnically mixed population reflects its location astride historic trade and invasion routes leading through Central Asia Pashtuns make up the largest ethnic group at 42. Short Form Afghanistan Term for Citizens Afghans Capital Kabul Major Cities Herat Hirat Jalalaba d Kandahar Qandahar Kondoz Kunduz and Mazare Sharif Independence Afghanistan recognizes its independen ce day as August 19 the date in 1919 when the cou Twelve years and counting. …. Information courtesy of the Choices Program: Afghanistan. The Invasion. President Bush decided that since the Taliban would not hand over bin Laden and would protect Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the Taliban had to go. . RUDRENDRA TANDON. JOINT . SECRETARY for PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN & IRAN . in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. September 3, 2015. Time has come to focus RECCA Cooperation to enhance Afghanistan’s connectivity.. Geography and Economics. Location: Southern Asia, North West of Pakistan, East of Iran.. -Land Locked. . -Hindu Kush mountains that run Northeast to Southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country.. MOHAMMAD YAMMA SHAMS.  . Director General & Chief Executive Officer. Afghanistan Railway Authority. September 4, 2015. WHY RAILWAY IN AFGHANISTAN ?. → The Potential. . . The Kite Runner. by Khaled Hosseini. Culture Clash chart. :. Fill out why you think the practices listed on the left might be strange to another culture. Khaled Hosseini. . “Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father was a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and history at a high school in Kabul. In 1976, the Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then their homeland had witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet Army. The Hosseinis sought and were granted political asylum in the United States, and in September 1980 moved to San Jose, California. Hosseini graduated from high school in 1984 and enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1988. The following year he entered the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, where he earned a medical degree in 1993. He completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai medical center in Los Angeles and was a practicing internist between 1996 and 2004.. Planting, Maintenance, Harvesting and Processing Saffron: Afghanistan Red Gold Table of Contents Foreword from DACAAR Foreword from ICARDA - RALF Introduction What is saffron? The Saffron Plant Uses Background info…. Afghan Communist Party founded in 1965.. Communist Party took control in a Soviet backed military coup in 1978.. Party never had much support, especially in the rural areas.. In a short time, Afghan Rebels had control of 22 of 28 Afghan provinces.. Resolution 7. Prof Cynthia Burek from report by Shirley . Randell. Resolution 7 passed. The 31st IFUW Conference resolves that: . 1. National Federations and Associations (NFAs) urge their respective governments to take effective action to support girls and women who are seeking, attending and promoting education at all levels amongst all countries where educational access is low, unsafe and/or at risk, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan;. Afghanistan: History. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were traced to Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network based in Afghanistan.. On your Left Side:. What do your remember of Sept 11, 2001?. Counterinsurgency Operations in Kunar and Nuristan. Situation. September 11. th. terrorist attack. OEF launched . October 7, 2001 as a . response. Find Osama . Bin Laden and all high-ranking Al Qaeda . Afghanistan:. An ethnically . mixed population . . a) Due to location . astride historic trade and invasion routes . of Central Asia. Yet Pashtuns . make up the largest ethnic group at 42%. An Islamic country. USSR - War in Afghanistan. Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”). By Sarah Nichols. the Arms Race. Major Events. Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)– End of war with Japan. A-Bomb and H-Bomb testing by USA – 1945 and 1952 respectively. History. Long War. Terrorism. Current Situation . Presentation by: . Shahzad Aryobee. Afghanistan . GENERAL INFORMATION: . Area:. 652,237 sq. km. Population:. 35.53 (according to 2017 WB). Official language:.