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Afghanistan is no stranger to conflict. For over forty years, the country has been invaded by a number of powers such as the Soviet Union and the United States with its allies in NATO. Like what has happened before, the country has once again returned to the hands of a group that know the country better than anyone else, the Taliban. Of course, the Taliban did not exist when the Soviets invaded from the North. Their predecessors were there but like the USA, the Soviet Union withdrew. How did this happen this time with the USA and its allies? Let's take a look. There are many reasons why the War in Afghanistan failed. Firstly, the Afghani military which has been funded, supplied, and trained by American forces and her NATO partners since 2001, was deeply corrupt and incapable of large-scale warfare. Many officers weren't capable of supplying their forces logistically, and give them any form of support. There was hardly any communication and long-term goals the high command wante...

Technology has improved our lives greatly. Coupled with medical and hygienic advancements, it has increased our life expectancy, gave us luxurious living standards, and more opportunities professionally, socially, and economically. But there is a disadvantage of technology as it permeates through lineages and lifestyles. It has gradually encompassed everything we do and we have a hard time living without it. Let's dive in. As I just mentioned, technology is everywhere. We can't live without it and that is the first big problem. Our lives have transformed radically in the last fifty years. Even more so with the introduction, development, and presence of engrained tech giants that have revolutionized the way we gather and understand information, plan vacations and trips, grocery and online shopping, and communicate with each other. The fact that each introduction is the "next great trend", socially you were forced to go along with this phenomena to be a part of a massiv...

Our society is marked with consumerism. It is essentially the backbone of capitalism. Both consumerism and capitalism go hand-in-hand in keeping the economy afloat and strong. The more you buy, the better the business does. Strong buying power is the key to consumerism. Without it, the economic performance of a nation will stagnate and recede. But there are a lot of disadvantages to excess consumerism in Western society that can widespread implications to us and everything around us. Let us explore them. The Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th century laid the foundation for consumerism. For the first time in human history, everyday products were manufactured for the mass population. Suddenly, more people found themselves in the position to acquire items that were so distant to them economically for centuries. The lines between rich and poor started to fade. Wages went up gradually which also meant a noticeable increase in buying power. This did not happen overnight of course. I...