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Perspective on Afghanistan

Army General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, (Pakistan's Military Commander) Created By - Drew S. of the the Person || PHOTO of the Perspectives' Primary concern about the Afghanistan War. e.g Women's education or abusive security forces ||
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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: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Incomplete answer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•Why is he/she interested in Afghanistan? Is it personal, political, social, economic, religious, humanitarian, etc? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•How was this person affected when the Taliban controlled Afghanistan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•How has this person been affected by the United States presence in Afghanistan? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">•How would this person's life change if the United States left Afghanistan abruptly? <span style="color: #1d871d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">** 3. How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan? ** <span style="color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">** Paragraph 1: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">Introduce your person and explain why he/she has a credible opinion on the War in Afghanistan. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px;">General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has been the leader of the Pakistani government since 2007, when the general Pervez Musharraf moved down from the position ton become a civilian president. He has the role of being the nation's most powerful leader. "General Kayani is regarded as the nation's most powerful official" (NYtimes). Since he is the leader of the Pakistani government I think that he is very credible to have a opinion on the war. He has a good opinion because he is the decision maker and leader so he is the one that knows everything thats going on and knows all perspectives of the war. He is a public idol and leader and has a lot of weight on his shoulders. General Ashfag Parvez Kayani also has a history with politics. General Kayani is the former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-ServicesIntelligence (ISI), and Director General opt Military Operations (MO). This brings him more than qualified to know all the necessary information about the war. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">**Paragraph 2:**Describe your person's perspective on the U.S.'s involvement in Afghanistan. This answer has 4 parts. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px;">General Kayani is intrested in politics because he is a political leader. I feel like a lot of his work with the war is political but some involves his personal vision of the war. The General was not largely effected when the Taliban was in control of Afghanistan. The leader was and still is effected by the presence of the United States. The Pakistan and the United Sates have a strong relationship as in supporting each other but when the war began the United Sates was not so pleased with Pakistans effort but a article was presented in 2008 saying "Over the last several months, a little-known, enigmatic Pakistani general has quietly raised hopes among American officials that he could emerge as a new force for stability in Pakistan, according to current and former government officials" (Rohde & Gall). This was a good start but then when the United States went in and killed Osama Bin Laden Pakistan was worried that the U.S. would now continue to make decisions without them. "In his First public reaction to the American covert operation in May 2011 that killed Osama Bin Laden [|,] which left many Pakistanis questioning the capacities of the nation’s army, General Kayani said that he would not tolerate a repeat of such a raid, warning that any similar action would lead to a reconsideration of the relationship with the United States" (NYtimes). General Kayani's life would change drastically if the United States were to leave because the U.S. is a big supported of the Pakistani government and if they leave then they would no longer have that support and might lose the war. <span style="color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">** Paragraph 3: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab00ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">How would your person answer the question: When should the United States leave Afghanistan? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Pakistani government does not want the United States to necessarily leave its just a matter of how much support they need. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">" While he does not want to abandon the alliance completely, he is seen as more likely to pursue a strategy of decreasing Pakistan’s reliance on the United States, and continuing to offer just enough cooperation to keep the billions of dollars in aid flowing, said a confidant of the general who has spoken with him recently" (NYtimes). This shows the the government is only using the United States for their supplies rather than their help. General Kayani thinks that the United States should pull back but not so much as they are completely out of the war. The general thinks it would be better if they had to depend on the United States less and more on fighting their own war. Many people could argue this back and forth but this is the opinion that the general had. __Works Cited__ By DAVID ROHDE and CARLOTTA GALL. “In Musharraf’s Shadow, a New Hope for Pakistan Rises.” //The New York Times//. FlexPen, 7 Jan. 2008. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/‌2008/‌01/‌07/‌world/‌asia/‌07kayani.html?ref=ashfaqparvezkayani>. New York Times. “Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.” //The New York Times//. FlexPen, 16 June 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. <http://topics.nytimes.com/‌top/‌reference/‌timestopics/‌people/‌k/‌ashfaq_parvez_kayani/‌index.html>.