The reasons for the War in Afghanistan cannot be blamed on one specific event but rather multiple. For the first decade of the 21st century, the United States has been sending thousands of troops into the middle east to fight against the Al-Qaeda who were seen as terrorists. The US knew that the al-Qaeda were allowed to hide in Afghanistan by the Taliban but the US did not act. They did not want to wage another war against a foreign country at the time, yet the War in Afghanistan lasted over 103 months making it the longest war in US history. This war was was an inevitable event that must take place due to multiple reasons. These reasons are as follows, The US trying to make itself seem invincible, the events of 9/11 and the Taliban and Soviet
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The clear and more reasonable effect would be sadness and grief. The damage had been done. The aftermath of 9/11 was irreplaceable and the US turned this sadness into rage and revenge, which, later on, would be a valid reason to justify our motives with declaring war (Daalder). But revenge and grief weren't the only things that affected The US; our reputation as an invincible, dangerous, advanced, supreme, should be feared type country was put into Jeopardy (Daalder). For the past century, America had found itself to be one of the most rapidly advanced and superior country in the world. One reason for this was the invention of the atomic bomb, which many feared. But 9/11 made the US seem weak and flawed causing them to lose their favorable reputation. To fix their reputation, the US went to war in Afghanistan against the al-Qaeda and the …show more content…
Near the end of the 20th century, Afghanistan did not have a stable ruler and continued to switch between the soviets and its independence. But it was soon taken over by the Taliban through multiple civil wars and its influence towards its people (The Taliban). There was one slight problem, its leader Mullah Omar. Omar was not on friendly terms with America and did not support its involvement in the middle east with relations to terrorism (The Taliban). For example, Mullah Omar did not tell the US that the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, resided within its land and refused to share the location of the terrorist leader of Osama Bin Laden (The Taliban). Bin Laden was accused of multiple terroristic acts but the biggest one was the bombing of a US Embassy (The Taliban). Nevertheless, the Taliban did not give the US their information, increasing the tension between Afghanistan and the US. After 9/11, the US declared war on the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The war lasted for over 103 months and was continuous fighting in the middle east (Admin). The US sent thousands of soldiers overseas and we achieved a lot. Our greatest feats in the war in Afghanistan was the assassination of Bin Laden, winning, and helping Afghanistan become a more independent country (Daalder).
“The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat Al Qaeda. … Today’s
The clear and more reasonable effect would be sadness and grief. The damage had been done. The aftermath of 9/11 was irreplaceable and the US turned this sadness into rage and revenge, which, later on, would be a valid reason to justify our motives with declaring war (Daalder). But revenge and grief weren't the only things that affected The US; our reputation as an invincible, dangerous, advanced, supreme, should be feared type country was put into Jeopardy (Daalder). For the past century, America had found itself to be one of the most rapidly advanced and superior country in the world. One reason for this was the invention of the atomic bomb, which many feared. But 9/11 made the US seem weak and flawed causing them to lose their favorable reputation. To fix their reputation, the US went to war in Afghanistan against the al-Qaeda and the …show more content…
Near the end of the 20th century, Afghanistan did not have a stable ruler and continued to switch between the soviets and its independence. But it was soon taken over by the Taliban through multiple civil wars and its influence towards its people (The Taliban). There was one slight problem, its leader Mullah Omar. Omar was not on friendly terms with America and did not support its involvement in the middle east with relations to terrorism (The Taliban). For example, Mullah Omar did not tell the US that the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, resided within its land and refused to share the location of the terrorist leader of Osama Bin Laden (The Taliban). Bin Laden was accused of multiple terroristic acts but the biggest one was the bombing of a US Embassy (The Taliban). Nevertheless, the Taliban did not give the US their information, increasing the tension between Afghanistan and the US. After 9/11, the US declared war on the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The war lasted for over 103 months and was continuous fighting in the middle east (Admin). The US sent thousands of soldiers overseas and we achieved a lot. Our greatest feats in the war in Afghanistan was the assassination of Bin Laden, winning, and helping Afghanistan become a more independent country (Daalder).
“The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat Al Qaeda. … Today’s