Sam on Afghanistan
This DVD explains the sources and causes of the current conflict in Afghanistan.It goes through the historical reasons, starting with the foundation of Modern Afghanistan under King Abdul Rehman, who was followed by Habibullah, Amanullah, Bacha Saqao, Nadir Shah, Zahir Shah, Daud Khan, Taraki, Hafizullah Amin, Babrak Karmal, Najibullah, Mojadidi, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Gulbuddin, the Taliban and the current leadership.
In just 60 minutes, this DVD goes through this entire sweep of history and brings us up to today.
The narrator, Ismail Sloan, is part of this story too. Arrested as a spy by the Taraki government, he escaped from jail in Lashkar Gah, was arrested again while trying to sneak across the border into Pakistan, and was held in Demazang and Puli Charqi prisons. He learned to speak Pashto and Farsi while locked up in prison. Almost all of his fellow prisoners were executed. He, almost alone, has lived to tell about it.
Background music is in the Pashto language: Da Watan or "This Is Our Country" sung by Istad Awal Mir
Interesting Askville Questions:
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Afghanistan's percentage of the world supply is 90-93%. But it's down 10 percent in the last year. |
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Afghanistan is a land-locked country. To supply our troops there we either have to cross over land through Pakistan or fly in from bases in the North. These two articles from the New York Times illustrate the problem we have.
Kyrgyzstan Says It Will Close U.S. Base
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/world/europe/04kyrgyz.html?ref=world
"In Moscow to seek financial support, the president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, on Tuesday announced that a decision to close a U.S. air base in his country ? a decision that will seriously hamper U.S. efforts in Afghanistan."
Taliban Hits NATO Supply Route
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/world/asia/04pstan.html?ref=world
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? Supplies intended for NATO forces in Afghanistan were suspended Tuesday after Taliban militants blew up a highway bridge in the Khyber Pass region, a lawless northwestern tribal area straddling the border with Afghanistan." |
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I have been watching football for years and only relatively recently I've started hearing the term SAM in referring to a linebacker. But I have no idea what it means or where it came from. Any clues? |
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