AfGhAnIsTaN WaR

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AfGhAnIsTaN WaR

• By Beatriz Sarabia
• Period 5
• Date January 22, 2006

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Afghanistan war How does it affect the lives of
soldiers and Afghans?

• Afghanistan war A Forgotten war?
• When did this war start?
• How does the war affect soldiers and Afghans?

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Afghanistan War A Forgotten War

• Most people now have forgotten all about the
  Afghanistan war because everybody is focused on
  the Iraq war.
• Some people dont even know that there was ever a
  war between the U.S. and Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan war A forgotten war?

• The Afghanistan war started because of the
  terrorist attacks of September 11 of the year
  2001.
• They wanted to seek the Taliban and find the
  al-Queda leader, Osama Bin Laden.

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Afghanistan war A forgotten war?

• The original purpose of the Afghanistan war was
  to seek Osama Bin Laden. But now the Afghanistan
  war is forgotten and all the news is for the
  Iraq war.
• However, some people think that Bush used the
  terrorist attacks of 9/11 as an excuse to go to
  Iraq to get their oil. Another opinion of the
  American citizens is that the CIA was also
  involved in the plan to take Iraqs oil.

9/11 attacks
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When did this war start?
2001-present

• The Afghanistan war started on October of the
  year 2001 and it is still going on today. The
  September 11 , 2001 (9/11) attacks on the United
  States marked the beginning of its War on
  Terrorism campaign. The original purpose of the
  invasion was to destroy al-Queda and deny them
  freedom of movement within Afghanistan. They also
  wanted to remove the Taliban regime which had
  provided support and haven to al-Queda. They
  wanted to seek the Taliban and find the al-Queda
  leader, Osama Bin Laden. (War in Afghanistan
  2001-present

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When did this war start?

• Since May 1996, Osama Bin Laden had been living
  in Afghanistan also with other members of
  al-Qaeda. They operated terrorist training camps
  in a loose alliance with the Taliban. After the
  September 11, 2001 attacks, investigators rapidly
  accumulated evidence implicating Bin Laden, who
  initially publicly denied that he was involved in
  the attacks. In 2006, it was reported that the
  FBI has no hard evidence that Bin Laden was the
  source of the attacks of September 11. However, a
  while before the U.S presidential election of
  2004, Bin Laden publicly, in a taped statement,
  acknowledged al-Qaedas involvement in the
  attacks. He said the attacks were carried out
  because "we are a free people who do not accept
  injustice, and we want to regain the freedom of
  our nation.

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When did this war start?

• The Afghanistan war started because of the
  attacks of September 11, 2001. However, because
  there are two current wars involving the United
  States,most of the money for the weapons an
  everything else is going to the Iraq war. Because
  of this, the Afghanistan war funds are lower and
  aren't enough.

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How does the war affect soldiers and Afghans?

• It is estimated that there are 1.5 million
  people suffering from starvation in
  Afghanistan.Also 7.5 million people suffering as
  a result of the Afghanistans 2 current
  wars.These current wars are the civil war of
  Afghanistan and the other war is the U.S.-led
  invasion

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How does the war affect soldiers and Afghans?

• But thanks to the United Nations World Food
  Programs support, they send a daily distribution
  rate of 3,000 tons of food a day. However, it is
  estimated that 30,000 tons of food will be needed
  to provide enough relief to the improverished
  masses. Nevertheless, they are doing their part
  to help save the millions of people from
  starvation.

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How does the war affect soldiers and Afghans?

• The people in Afghanistan are suffering from
  starvation as a cause to the Afghanistan war. So
  you should also support the soldiers over in
  Afghanistan because they are also risking their
  lives to protect our country from terrorism, not
  only the soldiers in Iraq.

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Bibliography

• War in Afghanistan 2001-present
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_war_in_Afghanist
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