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SECTION ONE HISTORY OF WOMENS OPPRESSION IN AFGHANISTAN Johnson (1998) gives a brief history of the overall Afghan struggle. He states that in the 19th century Afghanistan was 'dragged' into European politics, as Britain and Russia advanced through India and Asia. Afghanistan became a buffer state between empires and was the grounding for many fierce battles. (Johnson 1998; 17) To date this century it was the 'Cold War', that determined Afghanistan's history. In 1979 Soviet troops came across the border to rescue an unpopular communist regime and subsequently became involved in a ten-year war. Meanwhile according to Johnson (1998), "The Americans, determined to make Afghanistan, the USSR's Vietnam, poured arms into the opposition."(Johnson 1998; 17-18) Johnson (1998) goes on to say that splits occurred between various armed groups and resulted in bitter fighting until the city of Kabul was all but destroyed. Three years later the Taliban came on the scene. The...

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