The Afghanistan War did not come out to be the success everyone had thought it would be. It actually turned out to be quite the opposite. Continuing the Afghanistan war was a mistake because of it many people were killed or sent away from their families‚ it dragged on for too long‚ and has cost the U.S. billions of dollars. In just 2010 alone 711 foreign troops and 500 American soldiers were killed. (Strategic Studies 31.1 (2011). Academic OneFile. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.) This lengthy war seems to have
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Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan By Seth G. Jones RAND Corporation‚ 2008‚ 144 pages Reviewed by: Mariely Norris‚ Student Overview Taking a look at this monograph we can find a close examination of the counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan followed by the appearance of the Taliban regime in 2001. It is based on repeated trips to Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ and India from (2004-2008). The author focused on the early stages of the insurgency (2002-2008) and examines how and why it began. The
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the capability to develop strong‚ fit and to be positive when something bad happens. During 40 years of civilization war‚ Afghanistan people had been overextended and perverse a lot mothers and fathers lost their children’s countless women lost their partners‚ numerous people lost their friends and several brothers lost their sisters. Due to that happen the population of Afghanistan‚ some became crazy and once they saw their family gone‚ and many people fell in to different mental diseases‚ such as
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The War in Afghanistan began in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. United States and NATO coalition forces attacked Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. As of 2014‚ United States personnel were withdrawing from the country‚ ending over a decade of fighting. However‚ the real discussion regarding the United States led war in Afghanistan is whether or not there were any serious diplomatic alternatives. The most crucial word in this discussion is serious‚ because no one can deny that diplomatic alternatives
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When someone asks us about a country we know nothing or little about‚ the majority of us would say the first thing that pops up into our heads that has been planted there by the news‚movies or documentaries about that country. We assume the things we are shown about places are all facts and that these countries are really how they are portrayed on these popular media sources. In a brief field study‚ when asked about the country of Afgahnistan some mentioned they percieved Afgahnistan as
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Running Head: AFGHANISTAN- THE ECONOMIC COST OF WAR Afghanistan- The Economic Cost of War Melinda Tolar MGT 250 Afghanistan- The Economic Cost of War Introduction The September 11 attacks‚ often referred to as September 11th or 9/11‚ were a series of coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11‚ 2001. Early on the morning of September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles…and the rest
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The Economic Impact of the US/Iraq and Afghanistan ECO2013 August 18‚ 2014 Introduction In the past decade‚ the US has engaged in a number of wars with countries in the Middle East with regard to increased terrorism threat in the world. Presently‚ the US troops are engaged in armed conflict with the Taliban groups in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and is contemplating engaging its troops in Syria to combat the Syrian government in the Syrian civil crisis. This move
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks‚ and its public aims were 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 Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country‚ but declined to extradite
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Afghanistan Economy Profile 2013 Economy- Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance‚ the recovery of the agricultural sector‚ and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years‚ Afghanistan is extremely poor‚ landlocked‚ and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages
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Education in Afghanistan Before the Taliban Public education is relatively recent concept in Afghanistan. It wasn’t until 1969 that the Afghan government legislated free‚ mandatory education for children between the ages of 7 and 15. Before 1969‚ schools existed‚ but whether or not a child attended school was completely up to his or her family. Some families thought that education was important and made sacrifices to secure their children’s education However‚ the provision of schools‚ teachers
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