McNamara, Kevin 1 THE U.S. INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN • WHAT LED TO THE CONFLICT • WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE INVASION ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION • WHAT CONDITIONS CURRENTLY EXTIST?
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WHAT LED TO THE CONFLICT WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE
INVASION ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION WHAT CONDITIONS CURRENTLY EXTIST?
WHAT LED TO THE CONFLICT WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE INVASION
ON THE AFGHAN POPULATION WHAT CONDITIONS CURRENTLY EXTIST?
1McNamara, Kevin
Slide 2
History states the start of the Afghanistan invasion, began on
October 8, 2001 as the U.S. moved forward with their plan to
retaliate for the September 11 th attacks. Afghanistan was looked
at as a strategic location for U.S. troops. They went to begin the
search for members of a terrorist group called The Taliban and
bring them to justice for the acts of terror unleashed on U.S. soil
less than one month before their arrival. 2McNamara, Kevin
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Afghanistan has long been looked at as a prime geographical
location militarily speaking because of its access points to so
many countries of interest for the United States. The countrys
landscape and endless desert terrain has always been a major draw
back, but the benefits of Afghanistans location always outweighs
the difficult environment. It has been a location the United States
has found useful to them since conflicts with the Soviet Union
began over 30 years ago. 3McNamara, Kevin
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Operation Enduring Freedom was Officially fought through March
2002. However we have had a military presence there to the present
day. The purpose of Operation Enduring Freedom was to search out or
flush out the Taliban so that the senseless acts of terror and/or
plots to attack and kill innocent people would be extinguished.
4McNamara, Kevin
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It appears that the population of Afghanistan has not improved
their condition as much as many had hoped. U.S. presence in
Afghanistan was to not only find those Taliban/Al Qaeda who were a
threat, but to help stabilize and prepare the Afghanistan
government to protect and defend their country and their people.
The research suggests that 10s of thousands of Afghanistan people
have been killed or injured during the turmoil of constant
conflict. The U.S. presence has been meant with mixed emotion both
from the U.S. citizens and the Afghanistan people. 5McNamara,
Kevin
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The statistics from the loss and financial hardship the Afghan
people had suffered varies from site to site and article to
article. The effects the invasion had on the Afghanistan population
do not seem to be an extreme positive effect. The information can
come from, a Boston newspaper Columnist, a U.S. government
official, middle eastern reporter or a first- hand account by a
soldier, the Afghanistan people continue to suffer severe poverty
and loss of life and quality of life due to the conditions of their
country. Afghanistan has always been there for the taking for those
who needed that position and 6McNamara, Kevin
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Unfortunately it does not appear that things have drastically
improved for the people of Afghanistan in the big picture. There
have been many things that have socially changed due to the U.S.
presence in Afghanistan. One very important change is the treatment
of women and their rights. The awareness that has spread throughout
the world regarding fair, just and respectful treatment has made a
huge difference for the women of Afghanistan. This was not
necessarily a goal of the U.S being in Afghanistan, but their
presence did open up many issues to the world and has made a
positive impact on certain aspects of their society. 7McNamara,
Kevin
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The current conditions in Afghanistan are changing daily. We do
still have a military presence there, and are expected to remain
until at least 2014. The U.S troops who still remain in Afghanistan
are meant with mixed reactions from both the people of Afghanistan,
the United States and all over the world. 8McNamara, Kevin
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The U.S. troops have worked tirelessly to try and bring
strength and stability to the people of Afghanistan. Although they
have had a mission to stop all terrorism in and around Afghanistan
and shut down those responsible. They have done what they could to
teach the police and government officials in Afghanistan how to
protect themselves and work on improving protection of their people
for attacks and hostile actions. The U.S. has also tried to express
the importance of helping their people attain such simple
provisions as, clothing, proper shelter and medicine. 9McNamara,
Kevin
Slide 10
Current Conditions due to the Invasion of Afghanistan: The most
unfortunate outcome of any war including the invasion of
Afghanistan by the U.S., is the loss of life and those left behind
still fighting, supporting and striving for whats right. The U.S.
troops are going to continue their duties in Afghanistan until the
job is complete. The end of our troops on Afghanistan soil is
likely to occur in our lifetime, but it has been a part of U.S. and
other countrys military planning for a very long time. 10McNamara,
Kevin
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