The+Taliban

=U. N. Reports Taliban Stockpiling Opium= toc []


 * 1) Why is the Taliban cutting poppy cultivation and stockpiling raw opium?
 * 2) What part of Afghanistan is opium produced most? Why do you think there is a concentration of it in this area over other regions of Afghanistan?
 * 3) Approximately how much did the Taliban make off of the previous year's opium crop?
 * 4) What would happen if the American and NATO forces were to simply "eradicate," or wipe out, the opium fields?
 * 5) What is Costa's solution to "disrupting the trade"?
 * 6) What has been part of the incentive for Afghani farmers to move away from opium/poppy fields, and move to other, legal crops?
 * 7) What percentage of the world's opium is cultivated in Afghanistan? How much of the Afghani economy is comprised by the drug trade?
 * 8) What remains to be the biggest threat to the progress AGAINST the farming of poppy?
 * 9) Using chart #1, in what region(s) is poppy cultivated the least? Why might this be the case?
 * 10) Using chart #2, why do you think poppy cultivation has risen over the past decade? Why do you think it was so low in 2001?
 * 11) Using chart #3, what might be a "way out" for the Afghani economy?

=__ **Taliban Webquest** __= Using the websites below, answer the ensuing questions. This is a two-day, **independent** library assignment, that will be due on Thursday 9/27/12.

CIA World Factbook
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What is the **Geography** of Afghanistan?
 * Location:
 * Area - Comparable to which U.S. state:
 * Environment - Current Issues - What are some of the environmental problems in Afghanistan?

Describe the **People and Society** of Afghanistan.
 * What are the top four ethnicities (and give %'s)?
 * Breakdown of Religions (and %'s)?
 * Population?

Description of the Afghani **Government**.
 * Government type:
 * Legal system:

Describe the Afghani **Economy**.
 * Using the **Economy** - **Overview**section, summarize the current state of the economy in 2-3 sentences.
 * Agricultural products:
 * Oil production and exports per day:

General Taliban Information
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 * 1) What does //taliban// mean?
 * 2) How does the Taliban rise to power (focus on the events between 1994-1996)?
 * 3) What is **//Sharia Law//**(click on the hyperlink for a better description)?
 * 4) What societal changes do the Taliban make in Afghanistan, and how do they enforce/punish those who violate these ordinances?
 * 5) Referencing the above question, in what ways do we see this play out in //The Kite Runner//?

Mullah Omar Interview
[] Interview with Mullah Omar in November 2001
 * 1) What is the "bigger cause" that Omar, the leader of the Taliban, seeks?
 * 2) What does Omar mean by the "screening process"?

Hazaras in Afghanistan
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Read the first primary source located on this page.
 * 1) In a paragraph, summarize what is happening in this event detailed by the eyewitness.
 * 2) Who is being targeted by the Taliban?
 * 3) What event in //The Kite Runner// is this comparable to?

Life for Afghani Women
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 * 1) Upon the Taliban seizing power, what basic rights were specifically eliminated for women?
 * 2) In the section, **Taliban Reality for Women and Girls**, select the two most brutal accounts of mistreatment towards women.
 * 3) How was life different for women in Afghanistan prior to life under Taliban rule?