Thesis Book - Seeds of Hope
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1.2 History that Led to the Loss of Culture and IdentityThe land of Afghanistan has had a long history of foreign conquerorsentering, dominating, and destroying the country’s culture. To understandthe Influences of war on Afghan culture and the citizen’s right to freedom,one must understand the brief historical timeline of the country’s conflict.The first major wave of conflict occurred in 1978 when theSoviets took over Afghanistan to support the communist governmentagainst the anti-communist Muslims which soon led to a civil warin the country. By 1989, the Soviets withdrew from the country andthe Afghans that were in support of the USSR were forced to leavethe country by the anti-communist group known as the Mujahideen.The second major conflict occurred in 1994 with the arrival of anislamic extremist group called the Taliban who took control of the wholecountry and changed the country’s laws. The group imposed a rigid interpretationof Islam and enforced it on the Afghan people. The policies andlaws severely excluded women from public life as the Taliban forced mostwomen to quit their jobs and restricted their access to education by closingschools and universities for girls. The Taliban also prohibited the use oftelevision, radio, movies, and any other form of entertainment during theirrule. If the laws were violated, people would be heavily punished. (Sadr)After the fall of the Taliban rule in 2001, Afghanistan made progress intheir culture, education, infrastructure, and development of society in thecountry, however, history repeated itself after 20 years with the Talibantakeover in August 2021. Afghans now fear for the future of their homecountry as they expect the group to impose their rule like in the mid-1990s.17
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