Afghanistan War Research Paper

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Did the U.S. help create Al Qaeda an anti-American terrorist group responsible for multiple attacks on U.S. Soil? In Soviet Afghan war the United States backed resistance fighters to fight against the USSR. After the war some of these fighter went on to create the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. In this paper I will write about how backing the resistors in afghanistan came back to bite the United States in the butt. In the 70’s Russia was providing millions to Afghanistan’s government. In 1973 Mohammad Daud overthrew King Zahir of Afghanistan, by a military coup. Mohammad Daud’s revolt relied on being pro-Soviet, and in support of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Daud isn't have the same views as all of the PDPA, so it split …show more content…

The mujahideen means “fighters of faith”. The mujahideen who saw the non-Islamic soviets helping control Afghanistan gained the support of the Islamic culture when they declared holy war, or Jihad. After the war the United States left the mujahideen, trained and armed jihadists in power. The taliban was created by Mullah Mohammad Omar, a form mujahideen freedom fighter. The taliban rose to power in Afghanistan with support from the bordering Pakistan, who provided money to the Taliban. The Pakistani government started to help the Taliban provide airports, telephones, electricity, and radio in southern Afghanistan, because the Pakistan was struggling with trade to Central Asia. Osama Bin laden came from Saudi Arabia in 1980 and started fighting with the mujahideen. After the war was over Bin Laden created the terrorist group Al Queda. In 1996 the Taliban agreed to take in and protect Osama Bin Laden after he was exiled from Sudan for his terroristic behaviors. In return for his protection Bin Laden used his money to help the Taliban. With his influence of the Taliban controlled government Bin Laden could open training camps to grow Al Queda. After the taliban found it hard recruiting Afghani men to its military, Bin laden and Pakistan provided men for them. In 2001 the United States invaded Afghanistan, because they were protecting Osama Bin Laden. To this daytime United

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