The Negative Impacts of the War on Afghanistan Many people have different ideas about the war in Afghanistan.
Some people oppose the war while others propose it. “September 11 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Queda hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks against the United States targets” (“9/11 Death Statistic”). The war on Afghanistan started after these attacks on 9/11. The Afghanistan war has been going on for 12 years now and is currently still active. The death toll of these attacks is 2,996 people. The Afghanistan war has negatively affected millions of people in several different ways. The impact of this war with Afghanistan has hit the Afghan people the hardest.
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For example, they could have had the money to make repairs to schools instead of closing them. Since the war started in 2001, the price of gas and food has rose drastically. Many people have lost their jobs due to the declining economy since the start of this war. “These gigantic expenses have had a negative impact on the federal budget because the money could have been used to solve a wide range of economic problems, such as education, health-care, infrastructure, and job creation” (Bateman). The national debt will eventually cause the United States citizens to have to pay higher taxes. Everything has raised but a person’s wages. “To date, $459.8 billion dollars has been allocated for the war in Afghanistan since 2001 in current, or “then year” dollars” (“Annual costs of”). The United States economy would be richer without having to pay back this unnecessary borrowing. The worst thing about war is that it never really ends.
People effected by the war will have symptoms well after post deployment. Some of the effects may be physical while others may be mental. Millions of people have died due to the violence of the Afghanistan war. Afghans live with the war daily and dying premature deaths because of it. Trillions of dollars have been lost to pay for the war that we have to pay back with interest. Nothing good will ever come from going into war. Works Cited
Some people oppose the war while others propose it. “September 11 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Queda hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks against the United States targets” (“9/11 Death Statistic”). The war on Afghanistan started after these attacks on 9/11. The Afghanistan war has been going on for 12 years now and is currently still active. The death toll of these attacks is 2,996 people. The Afghanistan war has negatively affected millions of people in several different ways. The impact of this war with Afghanistan has hit the Afghan people the hardest.
“Up to 11,864 civilians …show more content…
For example, they could have had the money to make repairs to schools instead of closing them. Since the war started in 2001, the price of gas and food has rose drastically. Many people have lost their jobs due to the declining economy since the start of this war. “These gigantic expenses have had a negative impact on the federal budget because the money could have been used to solve a wide range of economic problems, such as education, health-care, infrastructure, and job creation” (Bateman). The national debt will eventually cause the United States citizens to have to pay higher taxes. Everything has raised but a person’s wages. “To date, $459.8 billion dollars has been allocated for the war in Afghanistan since 2001 in current, or “then year” dollars” (“Annual costs of”). The United States economy would be richer without having to pay back this unnecessary borrowing. The worst thing about war is that it never really ends.
People effected by the war will have symptoms well after post deployment. Some of the effects may be physical while others may be mental. Millions of people have died due to the violence of the Afghanistan war. Afghans live with the war daily and dying premature deaths because of it. Trillions of dollars have been lost to pay for the war that we have to pay back with interest. Nothing good will ever come from going into war. Works Cited