Friday, May 1, 2009

Why We're in Afghanistan

Read this story and answer the following questions about the war in Afghanistan.

1. Where is Afghanistan located? Describe what the country looks like.
2. What is the Taliban? What did they do to the U.S.?
3. When American troops arrived in Afghanistan after Sept. 11,2001, what was their mission?
4.When was the Taliban removed from power? What changes occurred in Afghanistan by 2004?
5. What is the goal of the U.S. in sending additional troops to Afghanistan?

9 comments:

$$$ GeOrGe $$$ said...

1. It is located between iran and pakanistan.
2. A taliban is tarorist group.
3. There mission was to go find the tarorists so that wouldn't happen again.
4. Tabalian was removed from power in three months.
5. The goal to send additional troups is so we can over take them.

Christian said...

1. Afghanistan is located between Iran and Pakistan.

2. The Taliban is the group of terrorist that protected the al-Qaeda

3. Their mission was to overthrow the Taliban.

4. The Taliban was removed by power within Three months.Afghans had aproved a new constitution and voted in elections.

5. The goal is to fight terrorism by establishing sucurity.

~*Samantha*~ said...

1.Afghanistan is located between Iran and Pakistan.Words to describe Afghanistan is landlocked, brutal, mountainous and beautiful.

2.The Taliban are a group of terrorists. The Taliban just protected the al-Qaeda and were responsible for the September 11th attack.

3.The American troops mission was to overthrow the Taliban.

4.The Taliban was removed from power three months after the Sptember 11th attack.The changes that happened in Afghanistan after that was women got more freedom, there was a new constitution and harsh laws were abolished.

5.The goal of the U.S in sending more troops to Afghanistan is to fight terrorism by establishing security, supporting the government and building stronger communities.

~*Lauren*~ said...

1. It is located between Iran and Pakistan. Words that describe it are landlocked, mountainous, brutal, and beautiful.

2. The Taliban is the country's brutal leader. They protected the al-Qaeda, the terrorists who attacked the U.S.

3. Their misson was to overthrow the Taliban.

4. The Taliban was removed from power four months after the assault. The afgans had approved a new constitution.

5. Their goal is to fight terrorism by putting in security, supporting the government and building stronger communities.

$$ Luis $$ said...

1. Afghanistan. It lies between Iran and Pakistan, it is brutal, landlocked,mountains.

2. A taliban is the countrys brutal leaders.They attacked the U.S. on September 11, at the World Trade center. wich is well know as 911.

3. There job was to find out were the terrorists are so no such thing like 911 can not happen again.

4.The Taliba was removed from power after the attack of 911.

5. The goal to send U.S. troops to Afghanistan to get all of the terrorists.

:-[*~Lizbet*~:-] said...

1.It located near between Iran and Pakistan.The country looks like mountainous,brutal and beautiful.

2.The country`s brutal leaders { terrorist group}.They attaked The World Trade centers on September 11,2001.They kiled everyone on a plane and almost everyone in the building and some firefighters.

3.There mission was to find the terrorist so it could not happen again.

4.There power was removed 3 months after the attake on September 11,2001.

5.The goal is to send U.S troops to Afghanistan to fight the terrorist {Terrorism}.

XDRachelXD said...

1. Afghanistan is located between Iran & Pakistan. Afghanistan has alot of mountains & is very beautiful.

2. The Taliban is th eocuntrys leaders. The Tabliban crashed into the twintowers in NYC.

3. Their mission was to overthrow Taliban leaders.

4. The Taliban was removed from power within 3 months from 9-11. Afghanistan changed by 2004 in many ways. One way they changed is they got rid of harsh laws.

5. The U.S. wants to send more troops to Afghanistan because they want to fight the terrorism.

*JanEE* said...

1. Afghanistan is located between Iran & Pakistan. That country could be described as landlocked, mountainous, brutal,very beautiful.
2. Taliban is Afghanistan's brutal leaders.
3. The troops misstion was to seek out the terrorist.
4.

Donteth said...

1.Afghanistan is located between Iran and pakistan.Afghanistan is Landlocked, mountainous, brutal & beautiful.

2.Taliban is the country's brutal leaders.Taliban protected the terrorist group responsible for attacking the U.S.

3.