Afghanistan Web Quest

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INTRO

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7741767.stm

1. Name the 4 ethnic groups that make up the majority of Afghanistan’s population.  List the percentage of the population and origin of the group next to the label.

2. How are Pashtuns different from Hazaras?

3.  What group is responsible for the recent rise in violence in Afghanistan?

Health

4.  How does Afghanistan compare in mortality rates and life expectancy with other lower developed nations?

5.  What is the average life expectancy of someone living in Afghanistan?  Name at least two contributing factors.

6.  How many Afghans over the age of 15 are literate?  Name two contributing factors.

7.  Where is there a severe security risk in Afghanistan?  Name two contributing factors.

Taliban

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8.  When did the Taliban emerge in Afghanistan?  Who was the target of the Taliban rebels?

9.  What ethnic group did members of the Taliban belong to?

10. Name 5 types of punishment or rules the Taliban enforced in Afghanistan.

11. What happened to the Taliban in 2001?  Who is the current leader of the Taliban?  Where is he located?

Treatment of Women-Reflection

12.  Describe your thoughts on how the Taliban treats women.

Border Problems

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7595827.stm

13.  Where is Kandahar?  How does the Taliban treat the people of this region?

14.  Why don’t people help the government in this region?

15.  Give two examples of how other communities/regions are coping with the Taliban.

Brutality

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7700639.stm

16.  Who are the mujahideen?  Who takes power after the Soviet occupation?  What man does this group befriend?