AFGHANISTAN: HOW WE GOT THERE



upfront - Afghanistan: How we got there

1) What do you know about the Cold War?

2) When and why was Afghanistan invaded by the Soviet Union? Provide EVIDENCE for your CLAIM.

3) Explain what made the Soviet invasion last so long (10 years).

4) Is this the first time Afghanistan has been invaded? Providence evidence.

5) What role did the United States play in the soviet invasion to Afghanistan? Explain.

6) Why do you think the United States supported the Islamic guerillas (known as the mujahedeen)? Support your answer.

7) How many casualties were there as a result of the war?

8) How did the Afghan War affect the Soviet Union in the end? Explain.

9) Explain how the Taliban began (be sure to include their educational background).

10) What is sharia law and how did it affect Afghan society?

11) What son of a Saudi Arabian billionaire joined the Taliban in Afghanistan?

12) What did his (#11) organization become known as?

13) What terrorist acts is this organization known to have committed?

14) WHEN, by WHOM, and FOR WHAT REASON did the United States send troops into Afghanistan? Address and explain all three answers.

15) Where did they believe Osama bin Laden was hiding? Where did we eventually find him (this is not in your reading)?

16) Who is the president of Afghanistan?

17) What did Jimmy Carter compare the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan to?

18) What are President Obama’s plans with the Afghan War? Explain.

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