Afghanistan war by Carmelo Harris https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb en-us 2022-11-09 14:47:03 UTC 2022-11-11 15:18:19 UTC hello@padlet.com What branches of the military are in Afghanistan carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2377017216 Occupying forces include the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Coalition Forces and civilians complete the constitution of the base.]]> 2022-11-09 15:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2377017216 how the Afghanistan war started (where i got my info from https://www.defense.gov/ carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2377043923 The United States went to Afghanistan in 2001 to wage a necessary war of self-defense. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked our country. They were able to plan and execute such a horrific attack because their Taliban hosts had given them safe haven in Afghanistan.]]> 2022-11-09 15:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2377043923 who won the Afghanistan war carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2378829622 The nearly 20-year-long conflict ultimately ended with the 2021 Taliban offensive, which overthrew the Islamic Republic, and re-established the Islamic Emirate. It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately six months.]]> 2022-11-10 15:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2378829622 How many people died in the war carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380286457 About 243,000 people have been killed in the Afghanistan/Pakistan war zone since 2001. More than 70,000 of those killed have been civilians.]]> 2022-11-11 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380286457 How many US Troops are still in Afghanistan carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380292393 Now we believe that about 100 to 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan with some intention to leave.  Most of those who remain are dual citizens, long-time residents who had earlier decided to stay because of their family roots in Afghanistan.]]> 2022-11-11 14:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380292393 who led the Afghanistan war carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380303656 The U.S- led military intervention in Afghanistan marks the fourth phase in the country's twenty-three-year-old civil war. In every phase foreign powers have intensified the conflict by supporting one side against another.]]> 2022-11-11 15:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380303656 who was Afghanistan's leader when the USSR invaded in Afghanistan carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380306939 These uprisings, along with internal fighting and coups within the government between the People's and Banner factions, prompted the Soviets to invade the country on the night of December 24, 1979, sending in some 30,000 troops and toppling the short-lived presidency of People's leader Hafizullah Amin]]> 2022-11-11 15:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380306939 Afghanistan song carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380315213 2022-11-11 15:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380315213 Poem carmeloharris1 https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380323149 Life's no life when honor's left; 
Man's a man when honor's kept. 

Nation's honor and nation's fame; 
on life they have a prior claim.

With thoughts of these i do remain;
Unvexed with cares of loss or gain

-Khushal khattak ]]> 2022-11-11 15:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/carmeloharris1/ladew2488p5rcpdb/wish/2380323149