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Wahidullah Shahrani Created By - Elena M.  A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistent in paragraph 2 •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- some omissions. •Post your entry on the wiki by Friday, December 9th.
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**1. Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan.** **Credit source** **2. Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan.** Your answer should address following bullet points: Incomplete answer •Why is he/she interested in Afghanistan? Is it personal, political, social, economic, religious, humanitarian, etc? •How was this person affected when the Taliban controlled Afghanistan •How has this person been affected by the United States presence in Afghanistan? •How would this person's life change if the United States left Afghanistan abruptly? **3. How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?**

 ** Paragraph 1: ** Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan.

Wahidullah Shahrani is the Afghanistan Minister of Mines and is in the process of creating four projects that are expected to dramatically help the Afghanistan economy. He has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan because he studied in England before being appointed to a high position in the Afghan government. He plans to begin mining in the country because he says "[Afghanistan has] big deposits and the mineral resources are diversified because of our geological formation." He expects this to help the Afghanistan economy and provide jobs for workers and money for security so the United States can leave near the expected year of 2014.

**Paragraph 2:**Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan.

Shahrani supports the United States decision to remove troops in 2014 and he is preparing for when that time comes. According to Shahrani "Afghanistan plans to sell the rights for up to five mines every year until 2014, when most international combat troops are to have left the country". He hopes that the "mining industry will generate billions in revenue to help rebuild the nation after 30 years of war" (Riechmann 1). He predicts that these mines will create 4,000-5,000 jobs in the next five years for Afghans and this overall will help the economy of Afghanistan. Shahrani predicts that the mines could start to deliver the first gold production by 2013 or 2014 and the fist copper production by 2015.

** Paragraph 3: ** How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan?

Wahidullah Shahrani expects Afghanistan to be financially set by the time the United States leaves the country in 2014. His mine projects look promising and he expects Afghanistan to be able to make it on their own after the U.S leaves. Afghanistan currently has "billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of the country that together are roughly the size of the Grand Canyon" (Riechmann 1). Hopefully if all goes as planned, then Afghans will have more jobs and the country will be economically stable after 2014.

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N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.Mineweb.com>.

MacDonald, Alex. "Afghan metals tenders slated to finish by mid-2012." //Market// //Watch//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.marketwatch.com>.

Riechmann, Deb. "Afghanistan opens bids for gold, copper deposits to generate

revenue for war-torn nation." //680 news//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.

<http://www.680news.com/news/>.