Tag: Kabul
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Political Rhetoric: Afghanistan
An ever-changing and difficult topic in the political world in recent months is one that has been among headlines for 20 years: Afghanistan. American troops arrived in Afghanistan in 2003 with the objective of bringing Osama Bin Laden and every other Al-Qaeda terrorist to justice that took part in the planning and execution of the…
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Afghan Children Used for Propaganda Following the 2021 U.S. Withdrawal
Timeline: What was happening? The United States initially went to war in Afghanistan as an act of revenge on the Al Qaeda terrorist group nearly two decades ago, but eventually began deviating from their original plans and began trying to establish a centralized democracy, secure women’s rights, advocate for education and essentially fix everything that…
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CNN’s portrayal of Afghan Women during September 2021
A Brief Overview of This Analysis In this analysis, I aim to point out the ways in which Western news sources continue to use Afghan women as a means for perpetrating an American political agenda. To accurately analyze a modern example of this, one must first lay the historical groundwork. America has a lengthy history…