What Impact Has Conflict Had On Afghanistan's Development
What Impact has Conflict had on Afghanistan’s Development?
By: Danielle Dominic In 2001, a war broke out in Afghanistan. Since 1996, the Taliban had controlled most of the country. During this period, the Taliban allowed a group called al-Qaeda, a terrorist group, to have training camps in Afghanistan. In the 9/11 attacks in USA, nearly 3,000 people were killed. The leader of al-Qaeda was a man called Osama Bin Laden. The USA believed he was the man behind these attacks. The Taliban refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden so the USA used their American Forces. The British as well the Northern Alliance, an Afghan fighter group, also helped the USA. So, in October 2001, the USA began to bomb Afghanistan, targeting at bih Laden and the Taliban. In November 2001, the …show more content…
Northern Alliance took control of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.
In 2011, Osama bin Laden was eventually found by American soldiers in Pakistan, where he was shot and killed. Many people would believe that conflict in a county would be bad for the development. This is true because bombing would destroy many buildings and schools and hence decrease the literacy rate and it would destroy the land. However, in my opinion conflict has had a better impact on the development of Afghanistan. Firstly, the Afghans believe they are better off now than they were before the war broke out. In fact, about 60% of the population said they are more prosperous in 2009 than in 2000. This is because many countries, especially the UK, have donated lots of money to help the country develop. Many individuals have used the loans to start up new businesses for them so they can rebuild their life. Also, in 2006, 42% of the population had no access to electricity but this percentage had dropped to 33% in 2009. This was because the UK has donated around £32 million towards local projects to improve water supply, roads, health and education in Afghanistan. The UK has also spent a great deal of money on building 59km of roads and over 2000 wells. The number of children
(aged 12 to 23 months) immune to measles in 2000 was 35%. In 2007, that number increased to 70%. This supports the fact that child immunisation programmes are saving the lives of about 35,000 children a year. In Helmand there is a new district hospital and 45 new clinics have been built. Under the Taliban, women were not allowed to vote or work and girls were not allowed to attend school. Rates of literacy and female education are now rising because they are not under the control of the Taliban anymore. Enrolled pupil numbers have grown from 1 million in 2002 to around 6.6 million in 2009 and about a third of those are girls. Also, in 2005, only 37% of children were enrolled in secondary school but this number increased to 52% in 2009. Finally, when the question ‘Do you feel security is a reason for optimism?’ was given to the people who experienced the war, in 2006, 30% of the population said yes whereas in 2009, 45% of the population said yes. As you can see from the facts above, the war had a better impact on the development of Afghanistan because other countries, such as the USA and the UK, have helped the Afghans to rebuild their life. I think that in the future more and more countries would help and all these numbers will increase.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15214375 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8377393.stm
By: Danielle Dominic In 2001, a war broke out in Afghanistan. Since 1996, the Taliban had controlled most of the country. During this period, the Taliban allowed a group called al-Qaeda, a terrorist group, to have training camps in Afghanistan. In the 9/11 attacks in USA, nearly 3,000 people were killed. The leader of al-Qaeda was a man called Osama Bin Laden. The USA believed he was the man behind these attacks. The Taliban refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden so the USA used their American Forces. The British as well the Northern Alliance, an Afghan fighter group, also helped the USA. So, in October 2001, the USA began to bomb Afghanistan, targeting at bih Laden and the Taliban. In November 2001, the …show more content…
Northern Alliance took control of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.
In 2011, Osama bin Laden was eventually found by American soldiers in Pakistan, where he was shot and killed. Many people would believe that conflict in a county would be bad for the development. This is true because bombing would destroy many buildings and schools and hence decrease the literacy rate and it would destroy the land. However, in my opinion conflict has had a better impact on the development of Afghanistan. Firstly, the Afghans believe they are better off now than they were before the war broke out. In fact, about 60% of the population said they are more prosperous in 2009 than in 2000. This is because many countries, especially the UK, have donated lots of money to help the country develop. Many individuals have used the loans to start up new businesses for them so they can rebuild their life. Also, in 2006, 42% of the population had no access to electricity but this percentage had dropped to 33% in 2009. This was because the UK has donated around £32 million towards local projects to improve water supply, roads, health and education in Afghanistan. The UK has also spent a great deal of money on building 59km of roads and over 2000 wells. The number of children
(aged 12 to 23 months) immune to measles in 2000 was 35%. In 2007, that number increased to 70%. This supports the fact that child immunisation programmes are saving the lives of about 35,000 children a year. In Helmand there is a new district hospital and 45 new clinics have been built. Under the Taliban, women were not allowed to vote or work and girls were not allowed to attend school. Rates of literacy and female education are now rising because they are not under the control of the Taliban anymore. Enrolled pupil numbers have grown from 1 million in 2002 to around 6.6 million in 2009 and about a third of those are girls. Also, in 2005, only 37% of children were enrolled in secondary school but this number increased to 52% in 2009. Finally, when the question ‘Do you feel security is a reason for optimism?’ was given to the people who experienced the war, in 2006, 30% of the population said yes whereas in 2009, 45% of the population said yes. As you can see from the facts above, the war had a better impact on the development of Afghanistan because other countries, such as the USA and the UK, have helped the Afghans to rebuild their life. I think that in the future more and more countries would help and all these numbers will increase.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15214375 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8377393.stm