PPT-Afghani – who? What? Where?

A brief synopsis of Afghanstans recent events Where Coup of 1973 The Kite Runner deals with the country of Afghanistan from the 1970s to the year 2002 Like all places Afghanistan has a long and complicated history but it came to international attention only after the coup of 1973 In order to orient ourselves let us look at Afghanistans geography The nation is located in Central Asia and is made up of thirtyfour provinces The countrys capital is Kabul which is also the capital of the northeast province of the same name Afghanistan means Land of Afghan Afghan being a name the Pashtun majority used to describe themselves starting before the year 1000 It is bordered by Pakistan Iran Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan and for a short distance China. It borders Pakistan in the south and east Iran in the west Turkmenistan Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north and China in the far east The old silk route crossed this land once known as Ariana Afghanistan is an impoverished and least developed 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. . Euan F. Thomson, Philippe Chabot, and Iain A. Wright The Macaulay Institute, based in Aberdeen, UK brings together many disciplines to develop a better understanding of the environment and society's Islam yang . G. igih. Said Jamaluddin Al-Afghani. Nama. : Said . Jamaluddin. B. . Safdar. Al-Afghani. Tarikh. . lahir. : 1254 H / 1838 M. Tempat. . Lahir. : . Asa’d. . A’bad. , Kabul, Afghanistan.. The Pan-Islamic Appeal: Afghani and II * ANikki R. Keddie The standard biographies of Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, nearly all of which date back to biographies by such Arab adm 0 5 - 10 1 Iraqi and Afghani Special Immigrant Status Iraqi and Afghani aliens and family members who claim special immigrant status must provide verification that they have been admitted under sect . What is it?. Kite fighting is one of Afghanistan's outdoor national sports. It is played in many different countries but is usually associated with Afghanistan. It is a very interesting sport where you have kites but you make them go side to side or up and down to try and cut your opponents kite string. In Afghanistan everyone participates no matter the age. They have fun competing with the kites that they build/buy but if they lose it is seen as humiliation. . . Hosseini. . Report by: Scott Gillespie. Loyalty. One of the key themes of the Kite Runner story is loyalty, as shown in Amir’s loyalty to his father and to his nephew. When Amir and his wife are trying to have a child he wonders, “What sort of father would I make, I wanted to be just like Baba...” After Baba and Amir immigrate to America, their roles are reversed as Amir takes care of his father, the same way his father had cared for him in Afghanistan. Amir never questions his need to be there for his father because he is a loyal son..