How come no one talks about Afganistan anymore?
By samrat16
@samrat16 (2442)
India
March 28, 2008 10:06am CST
I think The Taliban was run out of Afghanistan in two weeks by the US and Northern Alliance. The main objective of the US military was to overthrow the Taliban government because they refused to hand over Osama bin Laden to the United States after 9/11.
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: ? ????????? ?????? ???????, Persian: ?????? ?????? ?????????), is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. It is variously designated as geographically located within Central Asia,[3][4] South Asia,[5][6] and the Middle East.[7][8][9] It has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighboring states. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east,[10] Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. The name Afghanistan means the "Land of Afghans."
Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been an ancient focal point of trade and migration. It has an important geostrategical location, connecting South, Central and Southwest Asia. During its long history, the land has seen various invaders and conquerors, while on the other hand, local entities invaded the surrounding vast regions to form their own empires. Ahmad Shah Durrani created the Durrani Empire in 1747, with its capital at Kandahar.[11] Subsequently, the capital was shifted to Kabul and most of its territories ceded to former neighboring countries. In the 19th century, Afghanistan became a buffer state in "The Great Game" played between the British Indian Empire and Russian Empire. On August 19, 1919, following the third Anglo-Afghan war, the country regained full independence from the United Kingdom over its foreign affairs.
Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered continuous and brutal civil war, which included foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the recent 2001 US-led invasion that toppled the Taliban government. In late 2001 the United Nations Security Council authorized the creation of an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). This force is composed of NATO troops that are involved in assisting the government of President Hamid Karzai in establishing the writ of law as well as rebuilding key infrastructures in the nation. In 2005, the United States and Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership agreement committing both nations to a long-term relationship. In the meantime, multi-billion US dollars have also been provided by the international community for the reconstruction of the country.
3 responses
@deepti15 (1190)
• India
28 Mar 08
because the US was never supposed to have gone into it, and now that they have they just moved to Iraq and Iran now, what they really wanted, but they couldnt just walk right into it, they needed an excuse...and "Afghanistan" was it...thats why...but shhhhh u dont want the goverment officials to hear you that some people have common sense and figure this crap out you know.
@the_ruler (1442)
• Turkey
29 Mar 08
I also strongly believe that their main reason was oil. Not only in Afganisthan. Also in Iraq. You know what? It will soon be Iran, Syrya and more. I can guess their probable reasons for all these countries.
YOu know, especially if you are rich in oil, us probaby will give you democracy also.
@Tetchie (2932)
• Australia
28 Mar 08
The reason was never Bin Laden, it was the oil, the money This is another Vietnam and I hope it all comes out in the wash. The paper trail needs to be followed. The several Trillion dollars it has cost, and the post war cost is going to be massive in regard to casualties.