Tag: Taliban
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War on Terror
The War on Terror began as a global counterterrorism campaign in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Not only has this war taken place for the last 20 years, but it has also cost a total of $8 trillion and resulted in over 900,000 deaths. A part of the War on Terror was…
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Cowards vs Saviors
On August 16th, President Biden addressed the nation following the beginning of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He was honoring President Trump’s previous deal to have troops removed by May 2021. Leading up to the actual removal, the Taliban had taken over the capital of Nimroz province and, the day before these remarks, the Taliban had…
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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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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…