Afghanistan War

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Afghanistan War

• The war against Al-Qaedaor is it?

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AFGHANISTANThe Facts

• After 9/11, (2001) USA waged a War on Terror
• USA decided to go after any country who helped
  terrorists
• Who was our main target after September 11th????
• George W. Bush Ground Zero Speech 246
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vU1rtoP4l_yg

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Afghanistan-Operation Enduring Freedom The
War on Terrorism

• COUNTRIES Afghanistan (Taliban Al-Qaeda) vs.
  USA and United Kingdom (allies)
• LEADERS George W. Bush Barack Obama vs. Osama
  bin Laden and All Terrorist Organizations
  Worldwide

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• TIME PERIOD 9/11/01-Present
• LOCATION Global- Focus in the Middle East
  Afghanistan (how do you find the enemy in these
  mountains!?!)

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• CAUSES
• Al-Qaeda (Osama bin Ladins group) attacked the
  US on 9/11/2001
• Operation Enduring Freedom began after 9/11/2001
  attack (use of aggressive force to deal with
  foreign countries)

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• Causes Capture Al Qaeda operatives and free
  Afghanistan of the Taliban (Islamic militant
  group who controls the region and GOVERNMENT) and
  create a democratic state

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Taliban

• Rose to power during conflict between Russia and
  Afghanistan
• Began as the mujahideen, a rebel group who wanted
  the Russians out
• USA supported this rebel group who was protecting
  the Afghanistan people and way of life
• After years of fighting, Russia leaves, and
  groups of mujahideen fight for control of the
  country/government
• They follow very, very strict Muslim laws
• They are a religious fundamentalist group who now
  controls the government in Afghanistan (named the
  Islamic Unity of Afghanistsan Mujahideen)
• Some believe that they supported Al-Qaeda
• Today some changes under the Taliban have
  occurred in Afghanistan
• LETS SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

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Taliban in Afghanistan

• Life Under the Taliban
• http//player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?gui
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vb2WUcyZKSCM (518)
• Women
• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id5384993nta
  gmncollst7 (400)
• 2009-Who are we really fighting?
• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id5365287nta
  gmncollst1 (401)

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Taliban
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Outcome

• USA and ally troops are dying or are injured
  everyday
• Innocent Afghans are being killed or injured
  daily toopeople are hating America because of it
• Hope to stop terrorists from planning attacks in
  the future
• There is a time table for the pullout of US
  troops and to end this war by the end of 2014

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What is it like for our soldiers

• A Relentless Enemy - 60 Minutes - CBS News

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Hunt for Osama bin Laden

• MISSION find, capture, kill
• Osama Bin Laden and end terrorist groups in
  Afghanistan
• Osama bin Laden was found in Pakistan
• Supposedly living there in a compound for a while
• US Navy Seals completed a successful secret
  attack to kill Osama bin Laden
• Bin Ladens body was buried at sea
• Will Al Qaeda strike back?
• Could they survive losing their leader??
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v8yhX1NNSnh4
  (244)
• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id7364759nta
  gmncollst3 (344)

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• President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe
  Biden, along with members of the national
  security team, watching live feed of Bin Laden
  raid
• in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1,
  2011.

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Announcing the News

• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id7364586nta
  gmncollst5 (Obamas announcement 932)