Blog Discussion continues
- Rise of the Taliban
- 1980's
- Started to fight back the Soviets
- Didn't become a force until 1994
- Mujaheddin
- Controlled 90% of Afghanistan
- Harsh laws for women
- Jailed men with beards too short
- Extremely religious
- Fall of the Taliban
- Within days/weeks of our invasion, they are out of power
- Started with guerrilla tactics in battle
- In the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Causes of Invasion
- 9-11 attacks
- Location of Al Qaeda
- Bush Highlights/Lowlights in Afghanistan
- First major conflict of the century
- Didn't ask questions about it
- 63,000 troops in Afghanistan
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