Afganistan

Afganistán

De la invasión soviética a los talibanes

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the united states offensive

afghanistan civil war

Where is afghanistan?

the taliban regime

the american retreat

why did the soviet union invade afghanistan?

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Where is afganistan?

Why did the soviet union invade afghanistan?

The soviet union invaded afghanistan for various reasons. The apparent cause of the invasion was to protect Afghanistan from "invaders from the West". the government of afghanistan that was communist asked the usrs to invade them to have a communist government and defeat the mujahideen who were the opposite in 1979.

By the other hand the mujahideen were helped by numerous foreign countries, most notably was the United States, which provided them with large amounts of weapons and money.

Consequences of the Soviet invasion

The consequences were that between 500,000 and one million civilians died, 18,000 Afghan soldiers, 90,000 mujahideen rebels and 13,000 Soviet soldiers and others were progressive changes implemented, such as an agrarian reform and another in the educational system and new rights were decreed, particularly to women. Increased weakening of the Soviet Union

Afghanistan civil war (1992-1996)

The civil war in Afghanistan following the collapse of the Afghan socialist regime and power struggles between the numerous Islamic fundamentalist factions (known since the 1980s as mujahideen), which included the then newly proclaimed Islamic State of Afghanistan.

the taliban regime

What is the Taliban regime? Taliban (which means "students") are that governs two thirds of the territory of Afghanistan The Taliban regime are a Deobandi Islamist military organization and political-religious movement from Afghanistan, who ruled the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

the taliban regime

Objetive:

The objetive of the Taliban is to regain political power to restore an extremist theocratic regime in the country

what happened in 1996 in afghanistan?

"On September 27, 1996 the Taliban regime took the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. Few thought that this fundamentalist and fundamentalist Islamic movement would control 90% of the country,

the united states offensive

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Afghanistan to defeat al Qaeda and remove the Taliban government that had sheltered them. The fighting lasted barely two months: the Taliban was removed from power and a transitional government led by Hamid Karzai was imposed. US President George Bush called for the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden and drive out al Qaeda

the united states offensive

The United States and its allies promptly ousted the Taliban from power on December 17, 2001 and built military bases near the country's major cities. The most important base is the Bagram base

the retreat

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan began in May 2021 and U.S. combat forces ended their withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021. On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed a peace agreement titled "agreement to bring peace to Afghanistan," also known as the Doha agreement1 with provisions including the withdrawal of all regular U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan.

the retreat

The fall of Kabul corresponds to the seizure of the capital of the then Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by the Taliban on August 15, 2021 in the framework of the so-called Taliban offensive of 2021, which followed the withdrawal of NATO troops from the country. Following the U.S. government's escape, hundreds of U.S. citizens and, separately, hundreds of U.S. residents (green card holders) remained in Afghanistan.

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