Afghanistan War

The war against Al-Qaeda…or is it?

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 2:46

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1rtoP4l_yg

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

TIME PERIOD: 9/11/01-PresentLOCATION: Global- Focus in the Middle

East – Afghanistan (how do you find the enemy in these mountains!?!)

CAUSES: • Al-Qaeda (Osama bin Ladin’s 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)

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

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

• LET’S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

Taliban in Afghanistan

Life Under the Taliban• http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=

08232E3B-3794-48D4-8266-7423CFCE0D72&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US (5:30)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WUcyZKSCM (5:18)

Womenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?

id=5384993n&tag=mncol;lst;7 (4:00)

2009-Who are we really fighting?• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?

id=5365287n&tag=mncol;lst;1 (4:01)

Taliban

Outcome…

• USA and ally troops are dying or are injured everyday• Innocent Afghans are being killed or injured daily too…people 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

What is it like for our soldiers…

A Relentless Enemy - 60 Minutes - CBS News

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 Laden’s body was buried at sea

Will Al Qaeda strike back? Could they survive losing their leader??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhX1NNSnh4 (2:44)http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?

id=7364759n&tag=mncol;lst;3 (3:44)

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

Announcing the News

• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7364586n&tag=mncol;lst;5 (Obama’s announcement 9:32)