Soviet war in Afghanistan

The international involvement in Afghanistan began as a response to an act of state-sponsored terrorism, with the goal of dismantling Al Qaida and toppling the uncooperative Taliban government Following the Bonn Agreement in December 2001 international involvement changed to dual processes…

The author is from Afghanistan and like most Afghanis he escape to Australia because of the Taliban. In his old life, bombs exploding all over the Mazar-e-Sharif which indicates that life was not easy in Afghanistan and the chance of death is much higher. This is indicated by this quote, “ how many rockets explode…”. The reader can also tell that the author is from Afghanistan by this quote, “ I say, in Dari”, as Dari is one of the numerous Persian languages spoken in Afghanistan and in the…

When it comes to the topic of Afghanistan, most of us will readily agree that it was necessary and peace will come along after. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of when to bring our troops back. Whereas some are convinced that we should bring the troops back now, others maintain that we should rebuild and sustain Afghanistan before having the troops come back. In the book, Taking Sides by John T. Rourke, he opens up the argument concerning whether U.S. forces…

Sangin, Afghanistan is a graveyard for U.S troops and Allied forces. From 2009 to 2012 no other district in Afghanistan has claimed more lives of coalition forces than the Sangin district. The United States and British troops combined have lost over 162 service members while being deployed to the area. While I was deployed to Sangin in 2010, my battalion lost nine Marines in four days during the first few weeks of the deployment. By the end of our deployment, we sustained more casualties…

Operations Enduring Freedom Afghanistan began in October in 2001after the terrorist attack of 9-11. Which was an attack on the twin towers. The American government decided to repel with force. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization made the mutual defense clause.Other countries like Russia and Pakistan pledged support. This strategy pursued america and its government to destroy the Al-Qaeda group who destroyed the twin towers on September 11. America was then allowed to engage in combat and…

The Northern Alliance The Northern Alliance was an armed alliance formed to oppose the Taliban. The Taliban are local Islamic fighters in Afghanistan. The Northern Alliance was established in 1992 by President Najibullah. The Alliance was also known as the National Islamic United Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan. It consisted of several groups, such as the National Islamic State movement and the Islamic Unity Party. The Northern Alliance fought against the Taliban government. Taliban…

“The real truth behind Afghanistan” Spotted hyenas are scavengers that possess great intelligence and the ability to hunt is unfortunately very monstrous. The strategy of these hardy beasts’ hunters to skillfully pick off a weaker member and chase the rest away is their real game to attack and keep dominance. Hyenas are species that are viewed as the most dangerous and that only show up when their prey is in distress. Hyenas is a resemblance of the U.S fragmented government today. Just like…

Military involvement in Afghanistan has been historically ineffective, and characterized by bad strategy. In order to run a successful campaign in this area, a military must develop an effort which incorporates tactics known as COIN operations to minimize the “Accidental-Guerilla” syndrome. Specifically speaking, three major pieces of COIN ideology are relevant in regard to the Afghan conflict. This particular campaign must seek to legitimize the Afghan government by creating local change…

When United States military troops were first deployed in Afghanistan in 2001, under George W. Bush, until the end of Bush’s presidency, we lost 630 soldiers. Since Barack Obama has come into power in 2009, over 1,600 American troops have been killed (West). This startling increase is not due to the enemy acquiring superior fighting tactics or enhanced strategies. Instead, the rising death tolls are directly related to the Obama administration cracking down on the military ROEs, or rules of…

(AGG)Sixty-eight percent of all casualties in Afghanistan during part of the war was because of the Taliban, the other thirty-two percent was from nations trying to help fight back, and one of those nations was the U.S., and in the book Under The Persimmon Tree many were killed by American bombings. (BS-1)The bombings that are in the book are very similar to those events that took place in real life. (BS-2)These bombings that are in the book have drastically affected Najmah and Nusrat, along…