Geography-Environment-Society
The Afghanistan Refugee Issue
Refugees in Afghanistan - when the bombs started dropping!
Terrorists attacks in the USA and the bombing of Afghanistan
What did the newspapers report about the air drops of emergency food aid?
How and why is Australia involved?
How and why has the issue arisen?
What is the issue?
Where were the Afghan refugees headed and how many were involved?
Background to Afghanistan - Where, What and Why?
Afghanistan is a landlocked country
When have significant events occurred in the history of Afghanistan?
When have wars occurred in Afghanistan since 1979?
The current issue of Afghan refugees
Who is involved in the issue?
How and why is Pakistan so closely linked with Afghanistan?
Why were groups in Pakistan supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan?
What happened in Afghanistan and why?
What factors led to large numbers of Afghani people becoming refugees?
Additional enquiry questions
Where are all the elements located?
Why are the elements located where they are?
How have they evolved?
When did the refugee events mostly occur?
What processes are involved?
How do the processes affect the issue?
What forms, patterns or distributions are evident?
How is it related to the natural and/or social and/or economic systems?
What conflicts are involved in the issue?
How do all the people or groups perceive the issue involved?
Why do individuals or groups see the issue as they do?
What interests are represented by the groups/individuals involved?
What alternative decisions could be made?
What would be the impacts of these alternative decisions?
How is the issue likely to be resolved?
How should the issue be resolved?
How would you respond?
How would you justify your response?
Sources of Information
Newspaper articles in 2000 and 2001 on drought in Afghanistan
Newspaper articles in 2001 on refugees in Afghanistan
Useful web sites
Activities
Activity 1
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Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
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Created: 20 december 2001
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