Why invaded afghanistan

After Tora Bora, a grand council of Afghan tribal leaders and former exiles was convened under the leadership of Hamid Karzai, who first served as interim leader before becoming the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan on December 7, Even as Afghanistan began to take the first steps toward democracy, however, with more than 10, U.

Over the next decade-plus, they continued to engage U. Despite a peace agreement signed between the Taliban and U. In April of , President Biden —who, like his previous two predecessors, pledged to end the war in Afghanistan—set the deadline of September 11, as the date of full U. By early August of that year, the Taliban began retaking the country.

Following the collapse of the Afghan government and Taliban victory, on August 31, , President Biden declared the war in Afghanistan officially over. During the year conflict, more than 3, allied soldiers were killed , with 20,plus Americans injured. Approximately 69, Afghan security forces were killed, along with roughly 51, civilians and 51, militants. According to the United Nations, some 5 million Afghans have been displaced by the war since , making Afghanistan the world's third-largest displaced population.

But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On October 7, , Lynette Woodard, captain of the gold-medal-winning U. Olympic women's basketball team in , becomes the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters. In the end, the , Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, and a police force with , personnel, besides an air force and other security wings armed with technology and trained by the US and NATO, proved unequal to a motley Taliban force.

The capital Kabul, and their birthplace, Kandahar, from where the Taliban had to run off in disarray, are again in their hands, along with the untamable northern Panjshir valley as a bonus. It also claimed the lives of 2, US troops, whereas another 20, soldiers were wounded since , according to the US Defense Department.

A stunned Joe Biden administration, already under fire for a "hasty" pullout, is scrambling to tackle the new reality in the war-wracked country. The end of the year war carries a mixed bag of hits and misses for Washington, according to local and international analysts.

The US provided that response by ousting al-Qaeda and toppling its Taliban hosts. This, he went on to argue, was then compounded by not even concentrating on the task, but diverting resources to the Iraq War.

The insurgents stormed across the country , capturing all major cities in a matter of days, as Afghan security forces trained and equipped by the U. The Taliban, a militant group that ran the country in the late s, have again taken control. The U. After they blitzed across the country in recent days, the Western-backed government that has run the country for 20 years collapsed. Afghans, fearing for the future, raced to the airport , one of the last routes out of the country. Many also fear the Taliban will reimpose the harsh interpretation of Islamic law that they relied on when they ran Afghanistan from to Back then, women were barred from attending school or working outside the home.

They had to wear the all-encompassing burqa and be accompanied by a male relative whenever they went outside. The Taliban banned music, cut off the hands of thieves and stoned adulterers.

The Taliban have sought to present themselves as a more moderate force in recent years. But many Afghans are skeptical of those promises. Some were so desperate, they clung to the side of a military jet as it took off and then plunged to their deaths.

At least seven people died in the chaos, U. Although the Taliban's comeback is a setback to Western intervention in Afghanistan, from the Afghan perspective, the US invasion was not an utter failure. Experts say Afghan society has changed tremendously since the US invasion — so much so that the Taliban also feel the need to present a "benign" and "moderate" face to their compatriots and the international community.

After capturing Kabul, the militant group said it would form an inclusive government, and that the new regime would be qualitatively different from the one established before the US invasion. The middle class has expanded in the country, and the number of educated people and entrepreneurs has also grown in the past two decades. Different groups — including women, academics and common citizens — are protesting the Taliban rule in different parts of the country. As female employees in Kabul were reportedly told to stay home, some staged a protest against the latest restrictions on women by the new Taliban government.

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