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Title: Afghanistan War


1
Afghanistan War
  • The war against Al-Qaedaor is it?

2
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

3
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

4
  • TIME PERIOD 9/11/01-Present
  • LOCATION Global- Focus in the Middle East
    Afghanistan (how do you find the enemy in these
    mountains!?!)

5
  • 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)

6
  • 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

7
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

8
Taliban in Afghanistan
  • Life Under the Taliban
  • http//player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?gui
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    romSearch1productcodeUS (530)
  • 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)

9
Taliban
10
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

11
What is it like for our soldiers
  • A Relentless Enemy - 60 Minutes - CBS News

12
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)

13
  • 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.

14
Announcing the News
  • http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id7364586nta
    gmncollst5 (Obamas announcement 932)
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