Blog Discussions again.
Rise and fall of the Taliban: started in 1980s. Muja Hardin are the rebels in Afghanistan fighting the Soviets. They have a lot of harsh laws for the women. They had to wear head bail things and they banned television and music. They also jailed men for having their beards too short. Women couldn't go to school in Afghanistan either. Taliban was the government of Afghanistan. Very radical Islamic.
Causes of US invasion of Afghanistan: We went to war because of 911. Al-Qaeda was based in Afghanistan plus they were against us so we went to war their.
Highlights/lowlights of Bush and Obama in Afghanistan: Bush-Over 63,000 troops are in Afghanistan right now. He started the war in Afghanistan. He invaded Afghanistan. Obama-He wishes to get all the troops out of Afghanistan by the end of next year. Seal Team 6 killed Osama Bin Laden when he was in office.
The Ups and Downs of Al Qaeda and Taliban: The US came in and bombed all their houses they were living in. Taliban is out of leadership and they are now living in the forest. Taliban are using gorilla warfare. We took out a lot of Taliban and Al Qaeda. We are giving women an education and are helping them build and are also helping their economy. We have lost about 6,000 people.
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