PPT-The War in Afghanistan:

Counterinsurgency Operations in Kunar and Nuristan Situation September 11 th terrorist attack OEF launched October 7 2001 as a response Find Osama Bin Laden and all highranking Al Qaeda . Canada . in Afghanistan. Presentation by: Derakhshan Qurban-Ali. “. Defence, Diplomacy, and Development” to “Danger, Distrust and Disaffection. ”. A . review of lessons learned from Canada’s war in Afghanistan and its effect on Canadian . By: Ahmad Hasib Farhan . Public Policy Program (MP1). Affiliation: Sanayee Development Foundation/MRRD/MAIL. 22 July 2011 Policy Design and Implementation in Developing Countries. Contents of the Presentation. Twelve years and counting. …. Information courtesy of the Choices Program: Afghanistan. The Invasion. President Bush decided that since the Taliban would not hand over bin Laden and would protect Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the Taliban had to go. . Afghanistan. Written history goes back 3,500 years. Conquered during Islamic Imperial Age (642 C.E.) . Introduced Islam as the area was taken over . Most people in the region become Muslims . History of conquests, monarchies and dynasties until the Europeans arrive (1830’s) . Counterinsurgency Operations in Kunar and Nuristan. Situation. September 11. th. terrorist attack. OEF launched . October 7, 2001 as a . response. Find Osama . Bin Laden and all high-ranking Al Qaeda . Background info…. Afghan Communist Party founded in 1965.. Communist Party took control in a Soviet backed military coup in 1978.. Party never had much support, especially in the rural areas.. In a short time, Afghan Rebels had control of 22 of 28 Afghan provinces.. CARGO MOVEMENT. Strategically Placed Pakistan . Pakistan is placed in a very strategic position and can be used as a transit point for South East Asian countries Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Tajikistan via Afghanistan.. Communists. . in Afghanistan. 1978 – Afghan . govt. overthrown by leftist military led by . Taraki. Power shared by two Marxist groups: People’s Party and Banner Party. Afghan . govt. now had close ties to Soviet Union but little popular support. From . http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm . ~Afghanistan’s ethnically mixed population reflects its location astride historic trade and invasion routes leading through Central Asia. ~Pashtuns make up the largest ethnic group at 42%. Religion and Culture . Islamic Nation. 80% Sunni Muslim. 19% . Shia. Muslim. 1% Others. Influence of religion in daily lives. Less right for women: women live in fear. Hijab. Clothing . Men’s clothing . Learning objective . – to be able to explain the . reasons why the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979.. I can . describe. the . reasons . why the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979. .. Grade D. I can . History. Between the late 1800s and early 1900s Great Britain fought 3 wars with Afghanistan with the goal of consolidating it’s Indian empire and to prevent Russia from moving South into their territory (2). Rehan. . Asghar. . With my group mates. Faizan. Ali. M. . Haris. M. . Hasan. . Arif. Ahmed . Sharafat. . Terrorism. From where it started. , To where it will lead. What is . Terrorism. ?. . . The word terrorism is derived from a Latin word “. History. Long War. Terrorism. Current Situation . Presentation by: . Shahzad Aryobee. Afghanistan . GENERAL INFORMATION: . Area:. 652,237 sq. km. Population:. 35.53 (according to 2017 WB). Official language:.