Afghanistan is traditional society that has multi ethnic deviations, different languages, and customs. That ruled by deferent governments such as: dictatorship, aristocrats, and autonomous rulers. Before democratic era Taliban govern Afghanistan, The Taliban are “freedom fighters” that during civil war in Afghanistan they came to power which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001it was an Islamic knowledge Movement. Taliban first emerged in south and southeast provinces then they were able to control over 90% of Afghanistan territory with military and financial support from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Taliban also known as Mujahideen or religious students which formed during the Soviet Union occupation of Afghanistan but after withdrawal of Soviet Union they govern Kabul and other provinces by an interim presidency of Burhanudin Rabani. The Taliban lead by Mullah Muhammad Omar, they want to form an Islamic Emirates in Afghanistan by interpretation of sharia and Islamic law also, they make coalition with al Qaeda. But The Taliban overthrew from power in December 2001 by Afghan and U.S. troops because of a terrorist attack by unknown hijackers that packed up in two airliners in the World Trade Center of New York City that killed many people, Both buildings collapsed in two hours and destroyed other buildings too which happened on September 11 attacks on the United States (Gregory, June 2011). Then in 2001 the Taliban government claps and U.S. invade Afghanistan by NATO and its allied forces to disassemble the terrorist organization which is al-Qaeda and to eliminate the power of Taliban that controlled 90% of Afghanistan also to abolish their government, overthrow Laden, and to banish the al-Qaeda which were the main supporter of ...
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...liminate Taliban totally also, failed to provide better security in all parts of Afghanistan and they were not able to eliminate corruptions with drug trafficking. However, now U.S. wants to sign a bilateral agreement with Afghan government to establish a permanent military bases in Afghanistan with their 15000 troops.
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To sum up, with the research I have done was that U.S in these thirteen years could not achieve its goal and the promises they had wan not successful therefore, by signing of bilateral agreement they wanted to have a permanent military base in Afghanistan to have control all the Asian countries especially Iran and Pakistan because their own self-interest. Also, we have 2014 election which is really essential for all of us and by participating in the election we will have a better government to bring peace and security in Afghanistan.
...in reasons that most political violence occurs, and how to resolves these conflicts of political violence. After the research was completed, it is very apparent that Canada has had a very positive impact on Afghanistan. There are not many countries who would continue to stay in the country after completing their time in battle. Although Canada was involved in the war against Afghanistan, the country itself still found it mandatory for troops to continue to serve in Afghanistan as peace makers. Canada is known for peace and freedom and this exemplifies just that. Canada is putting forth time, effort, and money, to improve the living conditions of those in Afghanistan and helping them build a sustainable, peaceful life that they can carry out for years to come. Every country will have its own corruption; the answer is to begin from the basics. Peace and security.
On December 24th 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On that day began a war which wreaked incredible havoc and destruction on Afghanistan for 10 long years. The Soviets stormed in with thousands of troops at the request of the troubled Afghan Communist regime. The Russians believed this be a neat surgical military operation. They were wrong.(Boggs) The only resistance to the Soviet invasion were men known as the "mujahideen" known to many as freedom fighters. They are multinational; some even from America, doing everything in their power to repeal the Soviet horde. The Soviet invasion frightened neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, so they unofficially allied with the United States. The U.S. provided the weaponry, training, etc., Saudi Arabia recruited the fighters (mujahideen) which were sometimes based in Pakistan. They all agreed on the need for armed resistance against the Soviets. The U.S. decided to tap the religious vein of the rebels, creating a zealous religiously driven guerrilla organization; well armed and trained by CIA officers with the goal of returning Afghanistan to Islamic purity.
The original mission in October of 2001 was the destruction of al- Qaeda forces responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the overthrow of the Taliban regime that had given al-Qaeda a safe haven. Those goals had been met rather quickly and by the spring of 2002, Afghanistan had a new government and was seemingly proceeding down the path toward democracy. Coalition forces remained in Afghanistan but in the latter half of 2002 and through 2003, United States units largely resided in a small number of bases from which they mounted periodic security missions.
1. Immediately following the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, American military power sought out and aggressively attacked Al Qaeda and Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan. Within weeks, the United States removed the Taliban from governing Afghanistan and worked with the international community to establish a new democratic government led by Afghan native Hamid Karzai, who would soon be elected president. However, by 2006, the Taliban significantly increased attacks on pro-Afghan government officials, Afghan security forces, and coalition military members. The United States and partner North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members responded with a surge of military might in 2010 to make one final push to drive the Taliban out. With major ground now gained for the Afghan government in 2014, Afghanistan faces a critical crossroads in its nation’s history. After recovering areas once held by the Taliban, Afghanistan must become self-sufficient in sustaining its first democratic government. With Company Grade Officers (CGOs) in the American military key to reaching strategic objectives, a secure and democratic Afghanistan is in the national interest of the United States in order to prevent a safe-haven for international terrorist activity.
Certain revolutions in Afghanistan occurred between 1978 and 2001 which caused the US War with Afghanistan. The United States helped Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel by giving them military weapons and, as a result, the Soviet Union viewed this as if the United States was trying to have power over the Middle East. After the collapse of the Soviet regime in Afghanistan, Afghan socialists fought over power, which led to the creation of Taliban by Mullah Omar, a religious preacher who taught in Pakistan. During Mullah Omar’s time, Osama Bin-Laden came to Afghanistan and he ...
The US relationship between Afghanistan and Iraq has been a severely complicated one since its beginning. Although the U.S. and other western countries had originally supported the mujahideen movement in the 1980’s, the formation of Al-Qaeda and the search for jihads by its members eventually led to the declaration of a fatwa against the United States in 1998. After many terrorist attempts believed to be caused by Al-Qaeda, the conflict culminated with the attacks on the Twin Towers and pentagon on September 11, 2001. The attacks against the United States caused an international domino effect of support. Pr...
...ot in close combat and provide battlefield spacing to return the fighting back to the Mujahedeen’s terms. Having support of the majority of the local population led to the success of the Mujahedeen. This allowed them to have sanctuary in nearly all areas of operation. The Russian army had desertions in the Afghan army ranks and without support or loyalties of local populations were consistently playing into the hand of the Mujahedeen. Although having many victories the Russians found that without constant occupation the area would fall immediately back under Mujahedeen control. This was the stalemate that drew the Soviet Union into a prolonged insurgency and subsequently caused the Soviet withdraw and a no-victor “Vietnam” situation that ultimately ending costing the lives of 25,000 Russians, up to 1,000,000 Mujahedeen and possibly 2,000,000 Afghan civilians.
President Obama first attempted to address this Afghanistan-Pakistan problem by committing 17,000 troops to safeguard the integrity of Afghanistan’s presidential election. After the election, US troops
When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 1979, the goal was to help Afghan communist forces set up a communist government. The Soviet Union felt Afghanistan had key resources and a foothold in the Middle East to spread communist ideas. The result would be a war that the Soviet Union wishes it never got involved in and likened to their “Vietnam War”, meaning winning a number of battles but not the war like what happened to the U.S. in Vietnam. The background of the war, outcome of the war, and impact on the United States are key to understanding the Soviet-Afghan War.
Without any outside involvement, the Taliban will continue to dominate and spread fear. Canada’s involvement engages the people to take a stand against an oppressed regime. Without any dialogue, the status quo will remain unless there is external involvement from the international community.
For decades Afghanistan has been a reservoir for war. From the collapse of the communist government, to the implementation of the Taliban’s extremist views, the country has been ridden with civil war resulting in over 26,000 civilians killed at the expense of the interminable violence. The people of Afghanistan see no end to the barbaric measures that have stripped them of their liberty. While corruption ridden the country’s leaders, the Taliban displays the public slaughter of civilians in order to establish obedience.
The Taliban has had an outstanding impact on the men, women and children or Afghanistan. The Taliban is a group of radical Muslims who frown upon traditional and modern day ideologies. In Afghanistan. However Najmah, was affected by the Taliban in many ways. In conclusion, The Taliban had a great impact on the people of Afghanistan, although the Taliban is not as active presently, many people are still affected by
Many Islamic Militia groups such as the taliban start to rise and form packs with other freedom fighters to seize control of Afghanistan. In Witte’s article Afghanistan War, Griffe states that “In 1996 the Taliban seized Kabul and instituted a severe interpretation of Islamic law that, for example, forbade female education and prescribed the severing of hands, or even execution, as punishment for petty crimes” (Witte). With the Taliban's presences and al- Qaeda's enforcement of the new law the Taliban gained control of almost nearly 90 percent of Afghan territory by the summer of 2001. With many of Afghanistan's people not agreeing with the newly enforced laws nearly one million people begin to flee to neighboring countries. With many people finally seeing and disagreeing with the the taliban's laws, freedom fighters from the past wars start to rise and form opposing rebellions against the taliban and al-Qaeda. Outrage by other rebellion groups, al-Qaeda start to carry out executions and other terrorist attacks. Ethnic groups in the north, under Massoud's Northern Alliance, and the south, aided in part by Hamid Karzai, continue to battle the Taliban for control of the country. (ADMIN 27) In September 9th al-Qaeda hit men carried out the assassination of famed mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who at the time was leading the Northern Alliance.(Witte 5) Outraged by the Northern Alliance's support of U.S. the Taliban and al- Qaeda start to target American embassies. (Admin
Afghanistan is like a time capsule. Many people farm for subsistence, and few are able to read or write. Afghans have been compared to Spartans in that they are a martial people who have been at war for thousands of years. The rough terrain in which they live lends itself to long periods of resistance. Time and time again they have been able to push away would be conquerors. The current war in Afghanistan stands in contrast to previous wars because its purpose is not one of conquest for land or for the exploitation of resources. The purpose of the current war in Afghanistan is to win over the Afghan people and to help them grow ideologically to assimilate into an ever more technologically advanced global environment.
In the past ten years the Afghan Government has been dealing with a number of issues that have caused problems for the country, problems such as illegal drug trade, terrorism and violence. But nowadays they are fighting a problem that has long existed between people, and quite recently has taken a whole new aspect to it. Ethnic conflict is the destructive factor that has caused problems between people for generations, often leading to fights, outbreak of violence and grudge between different ethnicities.