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Right now in the year 2023, I have seen and witnessed the dignity of human life being threatened in the present, one of the most extensive displays of this would be in Afghanistan today. The Taliban a Pro Pashtun movement known for their brutal and unequal way of leadership gained control over Afghanistan not too long ago. With their new rise to power, problems arose, such as a lack of peace, lack of basic needs, inequality between women and men, lack of healthcare, and a crash in their economy.

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The more I reflect on issues such as the Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan, the more my heart aches as there are countless men being forced to fight for a cause that they don't believe in, women essentially being treated as decorations that can't leave the house, young boys being indoctrinated into the Taliban's wrong and harmful view of islam to create more suicidal soldiers, and young girls not being granted the education that they need and deserve. Alongside the empathy and compassion that I feel for these people, I also feel a sense of responsibility and thankfulness. I feel responsible to use the luck that God has graced me with - the luck of being born in a loving, caring, well-off environment - to live the best life I can possible so I may not take advantage of it because I know that it could be so much worse. I also feel a sense of thankfulness towards God for allowing my time on this Earth to be not as painful as it could have been.

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I believe that a good option in this experience is to continue praying for those affected by this regime. As a student, and especially a minor, there isn't much that I can accomplish on my own, so possibly the biggest form of support that I can give independently is my prayers and love. Besides that, encouraging my fellow peers to do the same will be in order, while also informing my parents of the situation so they may possibly think of charitably contributing to the cause of saving these suffering people. All of these courses of action have the virtue of generosity and compassion in common. To be generous to the people in need here is to actively help them, and being a compassionate person will allow us to continue finding the drive within us to fight the good fight. Although the road is long, tough, and riddled with bullets, with generosity allowing us the opportunity to continue giving without counting the cost, and compassion to find the willpower to drive through these obstacles, salvation and rescue may come to these people.

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The issue that is quite evidently present in this depressing situation is the abuse of power that the government of Afghanistan - currently controlled by the Taliban terror group - governs their people through violence and threats, with these threats including being abused, tortured, and executed should a citizen break one of their many rules. Together with this, a great inequality between men and women arose with women being abused as well as looked down upon by the men, not receiving the same level of health care, education, and opportunities.