War in Afghanistan

troops in Afghanistan was made after having learned that Afghan government is still not up to the task. This is after U.S had spent 65 billion dollars for the efforts to build up Afghan military and police. The president’s announcement came as a result of after recent siege of the Taliban militants of the city of kunduz that lasted for fifteen days. The Obama administration’s decision was also influenced by a historical mistake made by the Bush administration to have abandoned Afghanistan at a…

In the article, “Afghan War Veteran." written by David P. Straub, the article states that returning United States Soldiers are suffering from PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq and they are not getting the help they need. America launched Operation Enduring Freedom a month after the September 11th terrorist attack to overthrow the Taliban regime and destroy terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan. For about two years only about 15,000–20,000 military…

States, marked the beginning of the war on terror in the international system. Al Qaeda emerged as the group who took responsibility for the attacks. In response to these attacks the United States began their campaign in Afghanistan where Al Qaeda was based (Andreani, 2004, p. 32). The United States wanted to eliminate the Taliban and to give back power to the Afghan government (Elshtain, 2003, pp. 2-4). However, the United States’ motives behind moving into Afghanistan was primarily to maintain…

The Battle of Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan was the first battle and victory in the Global War of Terrorism following the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 (Fall_of_Mazari_Sharif, 2015). The combined forces of Northern Alliance U.S. Army Special Forces, supported by the U.S Air Force and U.S. Naval Air Forces (Gutkin, 2001) fought against the Taliban, al-Qaeda forces, led by Osama bin Laden, and Pakistani volunteers for the control of Mazari Sharif. This battle took place on…

into a terrorist organization, or perhaps the fact that supporting an insurgent group is a sign of choosing sides in international affairs (or other countries domestic affairs). Through the example of the U.S supporting the Mujahidin in Afghanistan during the cold war, we can analyses how supporting an insurgent group resulted in outcomes that did not end up…

War has always played a part in human society, even though wars have hurt and destroyed empires. War effects both civilians and soldiers, yet it has a more impact on soldiers. When a soldier goes out to war they are required to abandon their humanity and deem their enemy as other and not as people. "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle," Wilfred Owen wrote this in his poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth"…

who wrote "Escape from Afghanistan", undertook the mission of getting out of Afghanistan because of the war. Walt Masters, from "The King of Mazy May", mission was to protect Loren Hall's claim from claim jumpers. Buck, from "The Call of the Wild", undertook the mission of defeating Spitz and becoming the lead dog. However, all three were undertaking their mission because of their determination. Farah Ahmedi had determination to complete her mission because her country was war-torn. For…

interesting to me because of how technology is literally the source of many things. The first technological development I would like to introduce are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems better known as drones. Drones impacted wars in many different ways and has prevented many casualties on the offensive side. Usually when people think of drones they assume robots or something like UFO. Drones could be in the air, land or water. They are an advancement and even though…

and the Selling and Ending of the War in Afghanistan Summary In his article, McCrisken (2012) outlines what wartime “sacrifice” means to America and how President Obama had used this image provoking word to gain support in the 2012 presidential election. In his election, President Obama praised America’s sacrifice and pledged that he will end OEF by 2014. President Obama stated that the U.S.’s security was his primary concern in comparison to rebuilding Afghanistan; however, to accomplish…

Operation desert storm caused a lot of damage to the middle east and because of that damage American has been plunged in 2 wars with the Middle East. One of those wars we are still in today, nearly a generation since the original operation. Operation desert storm was one of the largest multinational operations in the history of the world. Operation desert storm AKA(the Gulf war) was caused by the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who sent troops into the tiny country of Kuwait. The problem with…