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US Involvement in Afghanistan
Unit 4: Modern Middle East
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War in Afghanistan USA response 1979-Soviets invade
USSR=Atheists Afghanistan=Muslim What do we call a war against non believers? Jihad USA response Embargo Threatened to boycott of Olympics Provided Assistance to Afghans
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Invasion of Afghanistan Continued
Jihad “Near Enemy”-impure Muslim “Distant Enemy”-West/Secular Muslim Rebels Mujahideen USA supported by supplying weapons 1989 soviets defeated Afghanistan=Vietnam Civil War Taliban rises to power 1996 Taliban means” students’ Base for Al Qaeda
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Taliban rule Sunni Fundamental Brutal Treatment of Women
Sharia Law Brutal Treatment of Women No education beyond age 8 May only study Koran Wear Burqa No examinations by Male Doctors No Music, Movies, Television No Kite Flying (Un-Islamic) Severe Punishments
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Unit 4: Modern Middle East
Home for Al Qaeda Unit 4: Modern Middle East
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The History of Osama bin laden
Founder of Al Qaeda His Beliefs: Dislike Presence of American Troops Believed US Troops sought to humiliate the people of Islam Rejected US supported of Israel
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1996 Khobar Towers Bombings
The Hunt for Bin Laden 1993 WTC Bombings 1996 Khobar Towers Bombings 9/11 Bombings of WTC 2000 USS Cole Bombings 1998 US Embassy Bombings
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USA Invades USA invades Osama bin Laden disappears
Oct 9/11 Attacks Osama bin Laden disappears USA still in Afghanistan Obama increases troops Defines withdraw (2014) Results 1,788 killed and rising 19,541 wounded and rising According to AP
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