Transcript Afghanistan in Conflict Timeline of Events…

Afghanistan in Conflict
Timeline of Events…
• After WWI 1919,
Britain and
Afghanistan fought.
• 1960’s Afghanistan
has Constitutional
Monarchy (not very
stable)
• 1979 Soviet invasion
• Mujahideen (freedom
fighters) form the
Taliban militia group
• 1989 Soviet’s
withdraw
• Mujahideen continue
civil war to overthrow
what’s left of gov’t.
• 1996 Taliban take
Kabul and rule 2/3
thirds of country.
Begin strict Islamic
rule!
• 1998 US begins air
strikes on parts of
Afghanistan aiming at
targets or places they
think Osama bin
Laden might be.
• 1999 US starts
embargo’s on
Afghanistan
• October 2001 U.S.
and G.Britain begin
air strikes against
Taliban for not
handing over Osama
bin Laden.
• 2003 New democratic
constitution, but civil
wars and U.S. fighting
continues
• 2003-2008 civil war
and U.S. troops
fighting more….
• 2009 New elections, new U.S. approach to
try and stabilize Afghanistan.
• Get them functioning on their own, police,
fire, schools, elections, government
officials.
• Parliament elected.
• 2010 to present….????
Remember…
• The U.S. is 234 years old….
• The U.S. fought from 1760’s
and on…
– American Revolution
– Franco-American War
– War of 1812
– Creek War
– Mexican-American War
– U.S. Civil War
-Spanish-American War
-World War I
-World War II
-Korean War
-Vietnam War
-Grenada
-Intervention in Bosnia
-Persian Gulf
-Invasion of Afghanistan 2001
-Invasion of Iraq 2003
• Afghanistan’s new
government is not very
old…
Difference between Taliban and AlQaeda
• Al Qaeda consists of Sunni Muslims who practice
Wahabism, which is considered to be the most
extreme form of Islam. The al qaeda wants to
establish Islamic rule and that all governments
should be replaced by Islamic leaders.
• Al Qaeda- leader- Osama bin Laden
• Responsible for attack on U.S. September 11,
2001
• Also, responsible for several other bombings and
attacks previous to that.
• Al Qaeda has no boundaries
Taliban
• The Taliban at first consisted of religious
students who were very much
conservative. They believed more in
Sharia (Islamic law).
• Mostly contained in the mountain region of
Afghanistan and Pakistan (Southwest
Asia)
The future…