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Here are the websites that I used.

Works Cited

Dawi, Akmal, and Akmal Dawi. “Despite Massive Taliban Death Toll No Drop in Insurgency.” VOA, VOA, 7 Mar. 2014, www.voanews.com/a/despite-massive-taliban-death-toll-no-drop-in-insurgency/1866009.html.

“Help Children in Afghanistan.” Save the Children, www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/where-we-work/greater-middle-east-eurasia/afghanistan.

“How the Invasion of Afghanistan Changed Lives – for Better and Worse.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 6 Oct. 2011, www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/06/afghan-voices-tenth-anniversary-invasion.

“Survivors Recall 'Horror' Of Kabul Attack.” TOLOnews, www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/survivors-recall-‘horror’-kabul-attack.

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I was working on a paper for my boss when I hear a loud bang that is followed by a bunch of people screaming that is then followed by a barrage of bullets. I quickly got up and tried to ask someone what was going on and they replied "Gunmen entered the building." I went to the staircase and looked over the stairway. My frightened expression quickly changed to sadness as I saw my colleagues laying on the floor and a few of my friends. One of the gunmen looked up at me and started firing at me. I quickly dived down, as the shots fired above my head I started crawling back to my office to hide.

I heard one gunman tell the other one to grab a lighter and set the place on fire. At this point I got off the floor and grabbed a fire extinguisher and went to the back of the office and got inside one of the vents. I heard one of the gunman come into my office, I watched as he came into the office to check for any survivors. I watched as he came into the office and found one of my friends hiding under one of the desks. He was shot down immediately. I felt a great pang of sadness that was then filled by a volcano of anger as he continued to look for others. He found three other of my colleagues and did the same to each of them. I saw ten other of my colleagues that were playing dead in the office that moved to a safer hiding spot as soon the gunman left the room.

5 hours later

I am really cramped up in my hiding spot. occasionally I hear a few gunshots. Every scream makes me sad and sends a shiver down my spine. I don't know how long I have been here but I know that they haven't left yet. I hear sirens outside. One gunman walks in and I could hear my breath quicken. He suddenly looks directly at me. He walks over to my vent and starts shooting into it. somehow it misses me. He turns to the exit and just as he is about to leave he turns around walks towards my vent and opens it. He sticks his head through and my instinct hit him with the fire extinguisher. he crumpled to the ground with a thud. His gun hit the floor and it went off with a bang.

I quickly put the cover on the vent just as another gunman comes in. He doesn't see me but he calls his buddies and they come over to their fallen comrade. They give the room a quick search and then they leave the room as if nothing happened. I let out the breath that I didn't know I was holding.

10 hours since the beginning of the assault.

I see Army uniforms storm into the office, I don't know if I could move again since I was so cramped. I pop the lid and all the soldiers point their guns at me. I raise my hand up and tell them that I was a victim. They lower their guns and lead me to the exit of the building with one of their men. As I exit the building I can't help but feel melacholy that all my friends and colleagues are dead. I know that I will never forget this experience

Below is a map of Afghanistan

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What is currently being done to address this problem? What can I personally do to help?

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What is currently being done to address this problem? What can I personally do to help?

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The Afghanistan Military have been trained by the U.S military and since being trained, have made a lot of progress as far as destroying the Taliban goes, however the Taliban had also been recruiting many new members. The U.S Military has been thinning the amount of Taliban forces ever since waging war in 2001. It is estimated that the U.S military and Afghan forces have killed 35,000 Taliban members. The U.S military sometimes had support from Great Britain.

The easiest way to help people in afghanistan is to donate to a website called Save The Children (https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/where-we-work/greater-middle-east-eurasia/afghanistan), the people who run the website take the money you give them and gives the kids in afghanistan food, school supplies, protection and health care. You don't just have to donate you could sponsor a child, which means that you send a kid messages (birthday, Ramadan, ETC....) or you could send a kid a gift.

Currently they have done the following things.

Save The Children

Protected 8,698 children from harm

Supported 113,298 children in times of crisis

Provided 348,742 children with a healthy start in life

Supported 24,733 parents to provide for their children’s basic needs

Gave 41,136 children vital nourishment

Below is the website logo

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Why should the rest of the world be concerned about this issue?

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Why should the rest of the world be concerned about this issue?

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The rest of the world should be concerned about this issue because they don't just attack afghan civilians, the Taliban have killed soldiers from 30 different countries and all the deaths were involved in the war. This means that it is not just a war involving 3 countries, the war had involves 30 countries. This shows that more countries could easily become involved.

The Taliban is a very good example on how misinterpretation of god can easily lead to genocide, suicide attacks, prejudice and mass murder. The Taliban is also a very good warning to other religious groups and countries that if you let your faith get too extreme, that you consider committing genocide and mass murder, than you should probably learn to control it and not let it get out of control.

It is very important for other religious groups and countries to have a open mind when it comes to other religions and be okay with other people worshipping a different god than you.

In conclusion, the Taliban could affect the rest of the world by killing more people from different countries but it is important for other religions to keep an open mind for another and accept that people can worship a different god.

Below is a graph on foreign soldier casualties in Afghanistan.

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How has the problem affected the community directly?

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How has the problem affected the community directly?

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This problem has affected the community by killing many innocent civilians and soldiers. Many families have been split up, many refugees fleeing the country and many people fleeing their home. The Taliban are responsible for mass fear and chaos. The Taliban have affected Afghanistan for the worse.

The war in Afghanistan continues destroying lives, because of the direct consequences of violence and the war-induced breakdown of public health, security, and infrastructure. Civilians have been killed by crossfire, improvised explosive devices, assassinations, bombings, and night raids into houses of suspected insurgents. 31,000 civilian casualties of war have been documented and over 111,000 civilians, soldiers and militants have been killed in the conflict.

Many people in support of the Taliban have become targets by the U.S military as well as the Afghanistan military. Below is a true story that really brings out how the Taliban has affected the community.

Haji Awaz Ali, 69, whose son, a police officer, was killed by a suicide bomber

Ten years ago, we thought there would be no more fighting. We were happy. Now the fighting still continues. Will it stop? Only God knows. Is it better or worse? It's the same.

Ten years ago, people could breathe comfortably. Now people can't go out of their houses because of suicide bombers. The Taliban are the enemy of God, the enemy of people. They are coming in the name of Islam but they are the enemy of Islam. They killed my son.

He was at the gate of his police compound when the attacker tried to come inside. My son, Jan Ali, went to the attacker, grabbed him, hugged him and then the attacker exploded himself. My son, my brave son, he died. He was 27.

The Meshrano Jirga [parliament's upper house] gave my family a medal and his monthly salary of 15,000 afghanis (£202). The Americans gave us $2,000 (£1,300) and a medal. But that's all we have. His salary used to pay the rent. I went to the presidential palace and they said they would give me a house but I don't have any news. Without Jan Ali, we can't afford to send his four daughters to school.

In conclusion, the Taliban has affected the community by inflicting fear, killing innocent civilians and killing soldiers. They claim to be killing people in the name of god but as Haji Awaz Ali (story above) says "The Taliban are the enemy of God, the enemy of people. They are coming in the name of Islam but they are the enemy of Islam." These lines really support my point because in Islam you are not supposed to inflict harm on other innocent people.

American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division deploy to fight Taliban fighters as part of Operation

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What is the problem and what is the root of the problem

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What is the problem and what is the root of the problem

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The main problem with the Taliban is that they think that killing innocent people is the right thing to do and they think that god wants them to do it. They try to impose their interpretation of islamic law on Afghanistan to try to remove foreign influence on the country. This is the main problem is that they kill innocent civilians.

To understand the root problem of the Taliban you have to understand how it started. back in 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the Mujahideen ( in islamic fighting force) were trying to kick the Soviet Union out. Many of the Mujahideen fighters back in 1979 became Taliban members when the Taliban formed. When the Taliban formed they were anti-Soviet Union, and effectively fought the Soviet Union out of the country with the help of the U.S. The Taliban officially formed on October 10, 1994.

After the U.S arrived in Afghanistan to dismantle the Al-Qaeda. The Taliban saw the U.S as invaders that wanted to take control of Afghanistan. The Taliban started attacking the U.S after the September 11 attacks even though it was not them who initiated the attacks.

The root cause of the problem is that their interpretation of the islam is causing them to kill other people because that is what they think god wants them to do, they also think that the U.S want control of Afghanistan and want to kick the U.S out like they did with the Soviet Union

Below an Afghan security force walks around the site of suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan