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Fariba Nawa Created By - Katie Van Winkle Fariba was born in Afghanistan but her family fled to America when the Soviet Union invaded. She was "Americanized" but she still loves her homeland and she visits often. Fariba Nawa currently lives in the San Fransico Bay area. || Fariba Nawa supports education for women. She believes the should US to pull out of Afghanistan soon because "It's a bigger mess than it was before and if we hadn't gotten involved before, it would have been fine, but we've gotten involved. It was somewhat stable during the Taliban and now it's worse than it was as far as security is concerned." ||
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 A quality perspective will: •Answer the questions in extended power paragraphs. inconsistently used •Draw evidence from two high quality, credible sources. Evidence included, sources not credited •Cite evidence internally and in a Works Cited-- inaccurately formatted. •Post your entry on the wiki by Friday, December 9th.

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: •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?

Sources: // The Future Of Women's Rights In //// Afghanistan //. NPR. 5 Dec. 2011. // NPR.org //. Web. Transcript. 8 Dec. 2011.  143141872?page=5>. // Fariba Nawa //. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. .x Nawa, Fariba. "Home After 20 Years Travel to Herat ." // Afghan Magazine //. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. .
 * 1)  Fariba Nawa, an award-winning Afghan-American journalist. She also reports for NPR and is the author of the report, //Afghanistan, Inc//. and the book //Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey Through// //Afghanistan//. Fariba was born in Afghanistan but her family fled to America when the Soviet Union invaded. She was "Americanized" but she still loves her homeland and she visits often. Fariba Nawa currently lives in the San Fransico Bay area.
 * 2)  She is interested in Afghanistan because she comes from Afghanistan. She is personally affected by the recent events there. In an article she wrote for //the afghan magazine// she wrote, “On the seventh day of my trip back to Herat, I stepped into the orchard home, saving the best for last. I threw my burqa on the ground and sprinted toward the living quarters, hearing my family's laughter inside the hallways. But there was no one and no laughter. The doors of the 11 rooms were locked shut, some of their windows broken. I ran out to the field, frantically looking for the mulberry and pomegranate trees where we had picnics. I found the trees but no harvest due to the drought. The entire place seemed much smaller. I kept running into walls. Then I recalled that my uncles sold three acres of the land a few years ago. My happy nostalgia turned into despair. I climbed the roof overlooking the city, buried my face in my hands and wept” She fled the Soviet Union invasion in the 80’sbut returning to her home she realized how much the war on terror has actually changed her childhood home. Her belief is that “it's a bigger mess than it was before and if we hadn't gotten involved before, it would have been fine, but we've gotten involved. It was somewhat stable during the Taliban and now it's worse than it was as far as security is concerned.”
 * 3) She believes the should US to pull out of Afghanistan soon because "It's a bigger mess than it was before and if we hadn't gotten involved before, it would have been fine, but we've gotten involved. It was somewhat stable during the Taliban and now it's worse than it was as far as security is concerned."