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9/11 Afghanistan War
The document provides background information on the war in Afghanistan including: - A brief history of the Soviet war in Afghanistan from 1979-1989 and the subsequent civil wars. - Details on the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001 that prompted US intervention in Afghanistan to dismantle Al-Qaeda. - An overview of the key actors involved in the Afghanistan war such as the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, NATO forces, and the governments of the US, UK, and Pakistan. - Statistics on US spending (over $100 billion annually since 2009) and the duration of the war (over 14 years since 2001). - Outcomes of the war such as ongoing casualties among US, allied, and Afghan
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- 1. Afghanistan WAR 9/11 ID: 24201 ZauqAkhtar, MSDS
- 2. Afghanistan Basics Population =32 million Area= 647,500 sq. km Language = Afghan Persian 70 different languages Ethnicity = Mixed Pashtun 50% Associate with Tribes Literacy Rate = 36% Land = Mountain and Desert Landlocked Won Independence from Great Britain in 1919
- 3. History and Actorsin Afghanistan WAR The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine year from December 1979 to February 1989. Civil war in Afghanistan (1989-92) collapse of communist Najibullah government Civil war in Afghanistan (1992-96) leads to the Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan Civil war in Afghanistan (1996-2001) Taliban period War in Afghanistan after 9/11 from 2001- till date ISAF/NATO involvement Military Power
- 4. September 11, 2001TwinTowers Attack Al-Qaeda attacked on the Twin Towers of World Trade Center in New- York city After 9/11, (2001) USA waged a War on Terror with the help of her allies i.e. UK and the NATO countries. There was no clear picture to USA that who was the main target after twin tower attacks.
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- 6. 9/11 ActorsInternational Terrorism International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) Al-Qaeda Taliban Other Militant Organizations United Kingdom (UK) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members Non-NATO participates including Pakistan United States of America (USA)
- 7. International Terrorism Al Qaeda &Osama Bin Laden Al Qaeda bombing of World Trade Centre (1993) attempt to destroy 11 Jumbo’s (1995) bombing of US facilities in Riyadh (1995) & Dhahran (1996), killing 26 and injuring 540 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 (1998) attack on USS Cole (2000) Osama Bin Laden Originally from a rich Saudi Arabian family. Joined the call from Afghanistan to join a religious war against the Soviets He received training from our CIA operatives
- 8. International Terrorism • The warfollowed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in an effort to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. • U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al- Qaeda • The United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001. • In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee security in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. • ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan. • U.S. military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. • On 2 May 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. • UN-backed peace talks began between the Afghan government and the Taliban. War in Afghanistan 2001-Present
- 9. International Terrorism US Troops inAfghanistan 2002-2004 US Mission limited to Kabul 2004-2006 Mission expends other regions of country Low level of violence during 2002 to 2006 Growing violence from 2007-2008 2009 First troop increase under president Obama (68,000) 2010 Second Obama increase troops 98,000
- 10. US spending onthis WarInternational Terrorism $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 2001/2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 $21 $15 $15 $20 $19 $39 $43 $60 $94 $119 $114 Source: Federation of American Scientists Spending's In Billions
- 11. Duration 9/11 WarInternational Terrorism September11, 2001 Present To From 14 Years, 6 months and two weeks
- 12. Outcomes of theWARInternational Terrorism • USA and ally troops are dying or are injured everyday. • Innocent Afghans are being killed or injured daily too, people are hating America because of it. • More than 60 thousand Pakistani civilian and military personnel being killed. • Hope to stop terrorists from planning attacks in the future
- 13. ReferenceInternational Terrorism http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5365287n&tag=mncol;lst;1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WUcyZKSCM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhX1NNSnh4 http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7364759n&tag=mncol;lst;3 Federation of AmericanScientists US department of defense Congressional Research Services
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