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Perspective on Afghanistan

Hina Rabbani Khar- Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Created By - Zach O. A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistent •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- inaccurately formatted. •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. ** **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? no evidence **

Hina Rabbani Khar is the Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs. She is the youngest and first female to have the job. She was elected on February 11, 2011 at age 34, and she has a credible opinion to the War in Afghanistan because her whole job is to deal with foreign affairs of other countries and to eliminate wars by making peace. Yet, she is kwown for her fashion statements, carrying expensive bags, and designer clothing. An Indian blogger, Mira Sethi, said "'You don't carry a bag that is a serious fraction of your country's fiscal deficit and not expect it to be commented upon'" (Sethi). With all of the poverty that is going on in Pakistan, she is basically insulting the citizens when she should be helping them.

Khar is concerned about what is going on in Afghanistan because she has fear of what the Taliban will do to Pakistan if the Taliban is unchecked. So far the U.S. is maintaining some level of human rights protection in Afghanistan by having troops there. If we leave Afghanistan, human rights could revert back to where they were before the war started. When the Taliban had control in Afghanistan, thousands of refugees fled to Pakistan. However, Pakistan has high poverty levels, and refugess coming in could strain Pakistan more. If we left Afghanistan, the Taliban would gain control again, and Pakistan would be at risk. Pakistan has been called the U.S.'s unreliable ally. Just recently, the Bonn conference in Germany occurred and it was organized to help stabilize Afghanistan. About 90 countries attended and out of all those countries, Pakistan was not one of them.

Khar would probably not want the United States to leave Afghanistan at all at this point because the U.S. army is protecting Pakistan and other countries from invading them, and from the Taliban. Many refugees in Afghanistan might escape as well. It is obvious as to why she would not want U.S. to leave because her goal is to keep Pakistan protected.

Works Cited

Gurwitz, Jonathan. “What would happen if the U.S. left Afghanistan?” Oregon Live. Oregon Live LLC., 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.oregonlive.com/‌opinion/‌index.ssf/‌2010/‌09/‌what_would_happen_if_the_us_le.html>.

Kugelman, Michael. “What would happen if Pakistan and the US severed ties?” Tribune. The Express Tribune News Network, 21 July 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://tribune.com.pk/‌story/‌214435/‌what-would-happen-if-pakistan-and-the-us-severed-ties/>.

Sethi, Mira. “The Indian Media and HRK.” The Friday Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.thefridaytimes.com/‌beta2/‌tft/‌blog.php?blogstory=8>.

UPI. “Pakistan skipping Bonn conference.” UPI. United Press International, Inc., 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. <http://www.upi.com/‌Top_News/‌World-News/‌2011/‌11/‌29/‌Pakistan-skipping-Bonn-conference/‌UPI-55041322571653/‌?spt=hs&or=tn>.