Afghanistan

ABSTRACT

Afghanistan is a nation comprised eight different ethnic groups and was founded in 1747 by the Pashtu tribes. The local government went through a transformation in 2004 with the adoption of a new constitution and the election of a new president. Today the nation is in turmoil due to the rise of the Taliban, and with help of the United Nations they are still fighting the war on terrorism. The local economy in the nation is doing better, due to it being landlocked. They are highly dependent on foreign aid, due to much of the country being very poor, having poor medical coverage, and housing.

AFGHANISTAN

The afghan people have been subject to take over’s, turmoil, and cultural disruptions for many years. The fall of the Taliban in 2001 has helped the people of Afghanistan. The local economy is very dependent of foreign trade due to the country being land locked. The religions of Afghanistan are predominantly Islamic, but a small percentage worships other religions. The global war has made times hard in Afghanistan, but with all the NATO help things are looking like they are turning around.

The main religion in Afghanistan is Islam; however it hasn’t always been that way. The Islamic drive started in Afghanistan from 1880-1901 and was primarily started by Amir Abdur Rahman during his drive to centralize the laws of Islam in state building. This enhanced the religious community on the one hand, but as they were increasingly inducted into the bureaucracy as servants of the state, the religious leadership was ultimately weakened (Unknown 2012).

Many Hindus will state that Afghanistan started out as a Hindu country with as many as 40,000 families practicing the religion. A statue of Buddha has stood in the country for 2,000 years and a mountain is named after Asha mai, which is a Hindu goddess. Many of the Hindus were prosperous and dealt in textiles, dry fruits, teas and spices. It is believed that the muslins showed resentment...