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THE U.S. INVASION
Alex Cheng
English II/ 2nd Block/ Ms. Nowacky
March 4th, 2013
“In October 2001, the United States of America and
Great Britain invaded the country of Afghanistan. The
invasion was in response to the terrorist attacks launched
against the United States on September 11, 2001”
(“United States’ Invasion of Afghanistan”).
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
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CAUSE OF 9/11
No one really knows what caused the attack, but there are theories.
Some people believe that it is because of America’s support for Israel, and the
support America gave to Israel when Israel was invading South Lebanon. This led
to Bin Laden’s anti-americanism (Bergen). Some believe that the terrorists just
hated freedom and democracy (“The Attack on Afghanistan”) while some believe
that it was because of the US’ bombing in Iraq (“Doubts on Iraq Invasion”).
THE US ATTACKS
After the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration demanded the Taliban
leadership of Afghanistan to hand over Osama Bin Laden or the United States
will attack. Bin Laden have been staying in Afghanistan as a guest of the Taliban
for 6 years. They agreed to try Bin Laden in the Afghan Supreme Court if the
United States provides enough evidence of Bin Laden’s involvement in the
attacks, but the Bush administration were only interested in attacking the nation
(“The Attack of Afghanistan”).
IMPACT ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION
Death
“The killing in Afghanistan is not winding down” (Watson Institute). Up
to 17,400 civilians have been killed. More lives have been taken because of the
war than when the Taliban was in control (Watson Institute).
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IMPACT ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION
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Education
People are deprived of education. Students, especially females, are
faced with the worst. “Currently around 6,000 of schools are on plain grounds
with no buildings in the country and in most villages no schools are being built
for girls” (Shamal). In restive parts of the country, schools are closed (Shamal).
Schools aren’t considered safe because schools are burned, and students and
teachers are targeted by Taliban insurgents (Fabrizio).
IMPACT ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION
Economy and Living Situations
“Afghanistan was poor and vulnerable before the war that began in
2001; its population remains poor and vulnerable” (Watson Institute).
Afghanistan is one of the world’s poorest countries, and the GDP is expected to
drop from 9% to 5% (“Investing or a-”).
People also die because of diseases, lack of clean drinking water,
malnutrition and bad healthcare. Natural disasters are even more difficult to deal
with when living in warzones (Watson Institute).
IMPACT ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION
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CURRENT CONDITIONS
“Security situation remains critical. No region in Afghanistan should be
considered immune from violence” (“Afghanistan”). Most of the people are
unemployed and live in the urban areas which makes crimes very common
(“Afghanistan”). “No real prospects for economic growth aside from the illegal
drug trade” (“The Current Situation”). The Taliban and other insurgency groups,
such as the al-Qaeda, are still in the country, making the Afghan government
weak. The US is still trying to eliminate the Taliban and al-Qaeda leadership
(“Afghanistan Today”). Malnutrition and Cholera are still very common (Lurqin).
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