Taliban insurgency

Afghan National Security Forces and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding their government. Then two years later ISAF mission was expanded by the UN Security Council all over Afghanistan to Capture Osama bin Laden, Destroy Al-Qaeda network, and Remove Taliban Regime. ISAF achieved the first one by capturing Osama Bin Laden and execute him, but unfortunately failed in the other two. This paper will analyze the reasons for ISAF unsuccessful mission in Afghanistan. ISAF failed to achieve its ambitious…

did not hesitate to demand that the Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan, hand over bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. However, they refused to do so until the United States produced evidence of their involvement in 9/11. President Bush dismissed this request and launched "Operation Enduring Freedom" with the United Kingdom on October 7, 2001. The war comprised three phases with the aim to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power.…

By accepting the synchronous dynamic between Human Security and State Security, policy makers could have better addressed the issues facing Afghanstan. The conventional warfare, only then followed by the Bonn agreement and counter-insurgency measures reflected the traditional “state-centric” approach, reflected in the disproportionate amount of military assistance compared to civilian aid, attempting to address human and state security as independent issues. This greatly undermined…

Name: Hameedullah Takhari ID: 15450 Individual Assignment Deadly Taliban Attack on Kabul Bank Branch It was a good usual sunny day of, 19, Feb, 2011. As the normal working day, every worker was on his way to the destination of their offices. Meanwhile, the Afghan Army and Police were lined in the gate of Kabul Bank branch of Jalalabad city unaware of any incident around. While the Afghan Army and Police was lining up for the entrance to the bank branch in the line of them there were some…

On September 11, 2001,2 planes were hijacked by terrorist causing 343 american citizens to die.Two of the planes were flew into the twin towers that really hurt new york citizens.The twin towers were really important to them because people of new york grew up seeing the buildings so it really hurt people seeing them go down.Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and including Washington Dc and more than 400 police officers and firefighters.The third plane crashed the…

of Afghan Taliban Mullah Mansour is targeted on 21 May 2016 by the US drones in Pakistan. Since 9/11 attacks, this is the first time that the US has succeeded to target the highest ranking Taliban. It came as a surprise during the peak of peace talks and fighting season in Afghanistan. What are the consequences of the death of this very key and controversial Taliban leader? Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, known as Mullah Mansour was one of the strongest and cruel leaders of the Taliban. He was…

Afghan peace talks began rapidly after the collapse of the Taliban regime in December 2001. In its early stages the peace talks lacked a comprehensive and inclusive design as well as a clear structure. It was not a top priority for the Afghan government nor for the US led international forces. However, the process took a serious phase in recent years as the Taliban reemerged and the security situation entered a critical stage. The process has traversed a fluctuating path to this day not yielding…

their defending the country from foreign intrusion. This lead to the emergence of Taliban in 1994 who took advantage of their local knowledge and networks. The Taliban gave the impression of a localised insurgency who among many other things, had local motives of disarming and…

Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Implications on Women’s Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Background Throughout history the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has faced numerous invasions, a series of civil wars and enormous bloodshed. In 1978 the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan seized power in a coup against President Mohamed Daoud in what is known as the Saur Revolution . This revolution is said to be the catalyst for upheaval and armed resistance that would follow for the next 20 years.…

the Taliban and the implementation of the strict Sharia law. Beginning with the Soviet Union’s military invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the conflict between the Afghan communist government and the anti-communist Muslim population became much more violent. Moreover, the United States decided to take measure to prevent the Soviet from increasing in power, as it feared the newfound advantage the Soviet would have in the Cold War. It thus provided an abundance of military weapons for insurgencies…