War in Afghanistan

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…

(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…

Afghanistan Paper WHAT I KNOW? Americans have been fighting in Afghanistan for a while. I Believe that the reason we went over there was because of 9/11. I may be absolutely wrong on that though. From what I have heard previously on the news, thousands of Afghanistan citizens were killed in this war. My research is all about the Combat Outpost. I know absolutely nothing about it. I have no idea what it is, or who it is, when it happened or how it occurred. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW? Since I know…

the Middle East has been a constant war zone since the Iraqi Kurdish Revolt began in 1961. Being such a war torn region, they have gained the attention of many countries and international organizations. For an abundance of reasons that remain unclear to many, countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have sent troops, money, and other aid into the Middle East. Whether their intent was to honor the Anzus Defense Treaty, deny Afghanistan a safe haven, destroy the Taliban…

of Kunduz Prompts a Difficult Choice This month the Taliban attacked and recaptured a majority of Kunduz, one of the most populated and largest cities in Afghanistan. In addition to reclaiming the city, many prisoners were freed from the prisons. This is a drastic turn of events from fourteen years ago at the start of the war in Afghanistan. On November 26, 2001 the United States, with the support of the Afghan forces, captured Kunduz from the Taliban. At the time, this was a major victory for…

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…

Aisha Bibi is a woman from Afghanistan known all around the world for her famous picture on the cover of the 2010 Time magazine. It showed her face without a nose with a troubling comment on the side, “What happens if we leave Afghanistan” (Baker). The article by Aryn Baker explains, she was beaten and abused by her husband’s family, Aisha Bibi fled to her parents after she could no longer take the abuse. She was then dragged away by a group of men from the Taliban and taken back to her husband.…

Redemption plays a major role in “The Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini as the book is about how Amir redeems himself after horrible decisions as a kid. This is best demonstrated by how he tries to redeem himself after the rape of Hassan, the war in Afghanistan, and the fight between Amir and Assef. He makes the book very violent by creating a number of violent actions that leads to other violent acts. Hosseini makes all of this violence to show the readers that violence is part of the…

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…

entire perspective of the world had shifted. She had become more aware of her own situation as well as her family's as the Taliban proceeded to take control of her once loved hometown of Kabul. The start of it all happened after the traumatic war in Afghanistan, when a group of individuals decided on creating a new society based…