General: Afghanistan

Nobody would be believed if they said they knew nothing about Afghanistan after the events of the last 6 weeks or so. I have never been to Afghanistan, I am very unlikely to ever go there, and I understand little about the rival factions that live there - what I do know, as a result of events since the 11th September, is that here is a country that has incurred far more than its fair share of suffering. I am going to write here, and no I am not ...
...think the op is appropriate to the category, fine, just walk on by, otherwise read on, because I am beginning to think that either me, or a lot of other people are going completely nuts. Since 11th September, I have read stories of what was once a beautiful yet mountainous country that housed a liberal attitude towards women and practiced Moderate Islam. The country has historically been ravaged by sporadic warring factions and invaded by close ...

sue.51 16.11.2001 (17.11.2001) · Read full review
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Review of General: Afghanistan

Just about the whole world has recently been inundated with news reports coming out of a country which was formerly largely ignored.Afghanistan, a land-lacked country in south-western Asia, covers an area of 652,225 km2, and almost 75% of the land is mountainous. The highest peak is Istora Nol at 24,458 feet a.s.l. The climate is best described as generally semi-arid steppe, with very wide regional variations; the climate varies distinctly between ...
...extremely cold winters with temperatures falling to as low as –14.8°F in the Hindu Kush. In the desert in the south-west, there is less than 3 inches of rainfall annually and summer temperatures can exceed 95°F in that area. The major cities and towns in Afghanistan include Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif. More than 50% of the population are Pashtun, about 20% are Tadzhik, 9% Uzbek, approximately 8.7% Hajara, 2.9% Chahar Aimak and ...

ashford 15.10.2001 · Read full review
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After reading an opinion by Dave27 and the comments on his article I decided to write one myself. Yes some may say it is in the wrong category but I think the category is fine and it involves all three in the title of this opinion so I am putting mine here also. With a war going on I don't feel people should be upset because they think something is in the wrong catagory but if you choose not to rate that is up to you. Since I am an American I did ...
...things his way does not mean that we all agree with him. Killing more people does not solve anything that I can see and many innocents will be killed just as they were here. The main thing I wanted to talk about was Anthrax and mail for those that may not have mail being monitored or heard what to watch for. I do feel the US will be the brunt of this attack but you never know. According to the postal service here and the news media here is what ...

Rosie6349 08.11.2001 · Read full review
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Review of General: Afghanistan