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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"The Taliban"”.
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The Taliban the Second Time Around: The Evolution of Taliban Strategy and Tactics and Future Scenarios For Afghanistan
The Taliban emerged as a military force during the Afghan civil war in 1994. By 1996, the Taliban had seized control of most of Afghanistan and established an Islamic government that enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law. The Taliban provided sanctuary to al Qaeda before and after the 9/11 …
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Narrative Characteristics in Refugee Discourse: An Analysis of American Public Opinion on Afghan Refugee Crisis After the Taliban Takeover
The United States (U.S.) military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 was met with turmoil as Taliban regained control of most of the country, including Kabul. These events have affected many and were widely discussed on social media, especially in the U.S. In this work, we focus on Twitter …
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Utilizing Social Movement Theory to Examine Three Salafi Jihadist Groups, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS: the Resource Mobilization Approach of Charles Tilly
This dissertation applies the social movement theory of resource mobilization to examine three Salafi jihadist movements, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Originally presented in the early 1970s, Charles Tilly's resource mobilization approach within the social movement theories focuses on the …
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A influência da religião no crescimento do movimento Talibã no Afeganistão (1989 a 1996)
This paper aims to analyze the rise of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and the use of religion to achieve power in the country, focusing mainly in the period between 1989 and 1996, when the Soviet Union leaves the country until the capture of Kabul and other provinces. The origins of Taliban …
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Rights in Flux: The Rights of Afghan Women in Different Eras
Have the lives of Afghan women improved since the U.S. invasion of October of 2001? Historically, the George W. Bush Administration followed past foreign governments, Afghan political parties, and Afghan regimes who also promised to "liberate Afghan women" when making the case for war or violence. …
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Understanding the Afghan Diaspora: Exploring the Factors Driving Migration and the Impact of Migration Policies on Recent Afghan Evacuees Resettling in the United States
<p>Afghanistan has been at war with the West since the late 1900’s, remaining in a state of constant turmoil. During the Cold War (1979), Afghanistan had fought a war with the Soviet Union, known as the Soviet- Afghan War. During this time, Afghanistan was invaded by both the Soviet and US, …
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Opium production and distribution: Poppies, profits and power in Afghanistan
<p>After the Soviet invasion in 1980, Afghanistan became the world’s leading<br />supplier of opium and has continued to do so in 2011. The prevailing explanations for the proliferation of the opium economy in Afghanistan point out several key factors: opium as a manageable and profitable cash crop …
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The Efficacy of International Cultural Heritage Law: A Critical Examination of its Application to the Terrorist-led Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle East.
This thesis will be examining the efficacy of international cultural heritage law and its application to the terrorist-led destruction of cultural heritage. Over the past two decades, there has been a sharp increase in the terrorist-led destructions of cultural heritage, specifically in the Middle …
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Constructing Narcoterrorism as Danger: Afghanistan and the Politics of Security and Representation
… and narcoterrorism have come to define the country and the current conflict. However, despite the prevalence of these dangers globally, they are seldom treated as political representations. This project theorizes danger as a political representation by deconstructing and problematizing …
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Women's education in Afghanistan : activist, Taliban and public views
This study investigates the intricate landscape of women's education in Afghanistan through the perspectives of diverse groups, including activists, Taliban officials, and the general public. The study aims to explore the attitudes and sentiments surrounding women's education by combining content …
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar : Afghanistan's persistent insurgent
Afghanistan has proved to be one of the most dangerous and unstable political environments in South Asia, if not the world. Against this backdrop, Islamic fundamentalist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has waged a continuous guerilla war to gain control of the state. Towards this end, he has fought ambitious …
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An Assessment of Post-Taliban Media Development in Afghanistan (2002-2017)
This research project constitutes the first of its kind in-depth baseline assessment of the growth and development of the Afghan media sector post-2001. The assessment utilizes the United Nations Media Development Indicators (MDIs) for this specific purpose.In doing so, this thesis project tests …
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Revolt against the West a comparison of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900-1901 & the current war against terror
This thesis compares the Western response to two radical challenges in eras considerably removed in time: the 1900-1901 Boxer rebellion in China and today's Islamic terror. It brings a much-needed historical perspective to bear in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary Western …
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Narratives of Exclusion: Gender, Sex, Islamophobia, and Violence in American Political Discourse
<p>This dissertation interrogates the pervasive deployment of Islamophobic rhetoric within U.S. political, cultural, and media discourses, especially when those discourses concern issues related to gender, sex, and sexuality. I ask why anxieties around gender, sex, and sexuality are negotiated …
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Child marriage in Afghanistan; a contested human rights concern, or a socially accepted norm?
Investigating the practice of child marriage in Afghanistan offers a complex intersection between human rights violations and deeply embedded social norms. Despite the existence of international legal frameworks and the national laws enacted by successive Afghan governments over the past twenty …
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A constructivist account of Pakistan's political practice in the aftermath of 9/11. The normalisation of Pakistan's participation in the 'war on terror'.
… is concerned with Pakistan¿s participation in the US-led `war on terror¿ in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. The study seeks to explain how Pakistan¿s state practice in the aftermath of 9/11 was normalised and made possible. In explaining the state practice, the …
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Asymmetric Strategies and Asymmetric Threats: A Structural-realist Critique of Drone Strikes in Pakistan, 2004-2014
As a component of the overall policy to defeat global terrorism and prevent attacks against the U.S., the Bush and Obama administrations have turned to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. From 2004 to 2014, Pakistan has seen the largest volume of U.S. drone strikes targeting radical groups …
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Afghanistan and transnational war: Interlocking security dilemmas and strategic challenges
Following the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001, the United States and Afghan governments have sought, with little success, to resolve Afghanistan’s regional problems through a political framework intended to knit the region together. This thesis investigates the reasons why a regional …
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Two or more wrongs make a right? – The evolution of the customary right of self-defence in the post 9/11 era, and the effect of ‘unlawful' state behaviour on the formation of custom on the right of self-defence against non-state actors
The attacks of 9/11 constitute a crucial point in the development of the right of self-defence against a non-state actor in customary international law. More and more states used force against non-state actors while claiming their right of self-defence in the post-9/11 era. Situations such as the …
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Compliance and defiance in patron-client state relationships: a case study of Pakistan’s relationship with the united states, 1947-2013
By employing the theoretical construct of patron-client state relationships, this thesis conducts a historical analysis of the relationship between Pakistan and the United States from Pakistan’s independence in 1947 to its first successful transition from one elected government to another in 2013. …
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