THE AFGHAN WAR
The war in Afghanistan all started on October 11, 2001. That was the day American forces launched “Operation Enduring Freedom” with British Armed Forces, the Afghan United Front , and an assortment of other allies. But the main point of going to war was the attack on the World Trade Center in New York , the attack on the Pentagon , and the foiled attack on the White House. The attack on the White House was stopped by the passengers aboard the plane who forced the plane to crash in a field outside of Pittsburg. The Pentagon was hit and a large portion of it destroyed. The most well-known event was the falling of the twin towers in New York. The first part of Operation Enduring Freedom featured the ground forces of the Afghan United Front working in a joint effort with both British and American Special Forces, and U.S. air support, in an effort to oust the Taliban regime from power in Kabul. Later, in the next few weeks, this effort extended to removing Taliban forces from most of Afghanistan as well. As a result of the military action, most of the formerly occupying Taliban leadership fled into Pakistan. At the end of December, 2001, in order to secure Kabul and surrounding areas, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) established the U.N. Security Council. In 2003, NATO took control of ISAF – a group which included troops from 42 countries. The main goal was to find the man responsible for these heinous acts and the man responsible was Osama bin Laden and other high ranking Al-Qaeda officials. In addition, the U.S. wanted to ultimately topple the Taliban regime. Howerver, in 2003, Taliban forces -- featuring the Haqqani network and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Hezb-I Islami-- began an insurgency campaign against the democratic Islamic Republic. The change in political and cultural direction, coupled with the occupation and presence by ISAF troops in Afghanistan, began to upset a large portion of the population – something that the forces were able to capitalize on. In 2006, Afghanistan began to experience a noticeable increase in Taliban- led insurgent activity. In 2009, Taliban forces were responsible for nearly 72 percent of civilian casualities in the country. On December 1, 2009, American President Barack Obama announced that he would deploy an additional 30,000 soldiers over the next six months. He then went on to set a withdrawl date: 2014.
The war that is going on in Afghanistan is just a horrible thing that is happening every year, month, hour, and minuite. Every second people are putting their own safety and lives in harm's way to keep the United States of America safe.
The war that is going on in Afghanistan is just a horrible thing that is happening every year, month, hour, and minuite. Every second people are putting their own safety and lives in harm's way to keep the United States of America safe.