Terrorism

Terrorism is defined as the use of intimidation or violence to instill fear in a society in order to achieve a specific political goal. Terrorist acts by various terrorist organisations target locations of interest and may result in large casualties, primarily among civilians and terrorists themselves. Terrorist groups use various acts of terrorism to cause fear in the population, such as plane hijackings, bombings, and mass shootings. Terrorist groups operate successfully in various parts of the world, including Afghanistan and Syria, and these areas serve as breeding grounds for terrorist organizations.  Afghanistan serves a breeding ground for terrorist organizations because of poor governance since most of the leaders in the government pledge their allegiance to the terrorist organizations like the Taliban and Al Qaeda. If the country leaders feel that the activities of the terror groups are fine, then they will make minimal effort to try and eradicate them. When complaints are made by the countries attacked by the terrorist groups from Afghanistan, the country does not take it upon itself to eliminate the terrorist groups, and it makes harsh statements to the victim countries. In the case of 9/11 attack in the United States, the Afghanistan government refused to hand in the leader of the terrorist group Osama Bin Laden to U.S for accountability in the attack that killed many Americans (Koskinas, 2015). This makes the terrorist groups feel as if they protected and feel more empowered to conduct their terror activities and this forms the basis of Afghanistan being a breeding ground for terror organizations.

People in Afghanistan including civilians and the Taliban feel that the United States is always against them regarding their policies and always supporting their opponents. The Afghans feel the U.S aims at keeping them weak and divided and with this perception in mind the terrorists and terrorism are highly endorsed to prove to the U.S they are capable of handling themselves as a country (Rubin & Benjamin, 2000).

Iran as a Breeding Ground for Terrorist Organizations

Iran serves as a breeding ground for terrorist organizations in many ways like sponsoring a range of terrorist organizations in the Middle East, thus it creates a sense of encouragement towards the terrorist groups. Some of the terrorist groups in Iran are such as Mujahedin E Khalq, Jundallah, and Harkat Ansar Iran. Iran is not in good terms with U.S and through it sponsoring terrorist groups, it will pose a threat to destabilization of the United States and its allies in the Middle East (Byman, 2013). The terrorist groups in Iran worsen civil wars and aim at striking U.S assets as a contingency measure preventing U.S from attacking it.

Iran promotes the terrorist organizations because their sponsorship gives Iran leverage against its rivals and a sense of superiority, thus increasing Iran’s influence in different regions. The terrorist groups in Iran have managed to create unrest and eliminate Iran’s enemies through supporting them with arms and training. Also, Iran serves as a breeding ground for terrorist organizations because it has an objective to spread an Iranian style Islamic state across the country (Byman, 2013). The terrorist groups were the only ones able to help accomplish that because its military was weak, thus this makes the number of terrorists high in the country.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is evident that terrorism has dominated many parts of the world and most Middle Eastern countries like Afghanistan and Iran. Through the government protecting the terrorist groups in Afghanistan they serve as breeding grounds for the terrorist. On the other hand, Iran sponsoring terrorist groups makes other nations fear attacking it.





































References

Byman, D. (2013). Iran’s Terrorism Problem Retrieved from: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2013/11/21/irans-terrorism-problem/

Koskinas, I. (2015). Call the Taliban What They Are — Terrorists. Retrieved from: http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/19/call-the-taliban-what-they-are-terrorists/

Rubin, M &Benjamin, D. (2000). The Taliban and Terrorism. Retrieved from: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-taliban-and-terrorism-report-from-afghanistan