The Afghanistan War: The Afghanistan War

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The conflict I chose to write about is the Afghanistan War. This war is both political and cultural. The Afghan war was originally started after the attack on 9/11/01.
The U.S has been in war with Afghanistan and Republic of Iraq for 13 years now and we all understand why. It all started on Sept. 11, 2001. The U.S. was set as a target and therefore the World Trade Centers were destroyed by acts of coercion. Now, due to those attacks, we tend to be in war with the Taliban. These wars we tend to be concerned with were thought to be easy and simple to accomplish what was necessary for the mission.
As it seems, our presence in Republic of Iraq end up attracting terrorists that simply wish to kill U.S troops. The war has attracted plenty of attention to the Taliban with our military being out there and it shows with the quantity of casualties. As it seems, war was powerful and not short, as it was expected to be. As a result, we've currently been fighting within the Mideast for over 10 years. Another challenge we faced in Afghanistan and Republic of Iraq was the terrain. The Taliban ar...

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