Ground Zero Ch. 1-6 Vocabulary

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mezzanine

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a partial story between main stories in a building

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Taliban

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A fundamentalist Muslim movement whose militia took control of much of Afghanistan from early 1995

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Pashto

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Language of Afghanistan

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Islam

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A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Followers are called Muslims.

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turban

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a traditional Muslim headdress for men consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head

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ANA Soldier

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Afghan National Army--support of the United States

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baba

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Father

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unperturbed

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not concerned

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cache

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(n.) a hiding place; something hidden or stored

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ambition

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a strong drive for success.