American Revolution Chapter 13 Outline

The financial and military support by the Pakistani government, as well as Saudi Arabia, China and United States contributed to withdrawal of Soviet troops form Afghanistan. The Soviets lost 15,000 troops, plus more than 500,000 troops were injured by 1989. The Afghan-Soviet was lasted for a decade and for the Soviet Union it was a costly mistake that historians claim to be a major factor in collapse of Soviet Union several years later. The victory of mujahidin was bitter sweet since more than 1 million Afghan lost their lives and 5 million people were displaced and the the political chaos between the mujahidin faction allowed the Taliban to take control of Afghanistan’s capital city in

In the night of July 17th, 1973, the Afghanistan monarchy was cleaved, but it was in April, 1978 when communism really took over Afghanistan. When this happened, Amir was only a small child. His father, Baba smuggled them both out of Afghanistan and into America. Not too soon after, Amir graduated high school and became a writer. After marrying and releasing his first book, Amir comes to us today to describe his transition to America.

In February 1979 the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, was kidnapped by Setami Milli militants and was later killed during an assault carried out by the Afghan police, assisted by Soviet advisers (Harrison 1995). Dubs' death led to a major deterioration in Afghanistan–United States relations, and contributed to the strong reaction of the U.S.S.R’s involvement (Harrison

After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Islamic fighters rushed to Afghanistan to support their brothers and fight against the communists. Most Arab nations and the U.S. facilitated the

The situation in Afghanistan actually began in 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded their country. The United States funded money to the "mujahedin," or holy warriors, in the name of stopping communism. From this support, Afghanistan was able to defeat the Soviet Union in 1989. Yet the country became very unstable after the war. Political power was fluctuating often and leaders came in and out of power rapidly. Farmers resorted to growing many drugs such as poppies and marijuana and sold them around the globe. Cities were annihilated. Over five million Afghanis fled to other countries in search of a better life. When the Afghanis turned to the United States for help in rebuilding our country, we refused. This caused great anger amongst the Afghani people directed toward the United States. This also lead to Mullah Mohammod Omar, the current leader of Afghanistan, to form a ground of men to "rebuild" his country. They are now known as the Taliban. Omar's personal description is, "A simple band of dedicated youths determined to establish the laws of God on

In 1979, the USSR took control of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and tried to gain control over the whole country and its people. The invasion was a failure, costing thousands of lives and having serious consequences.

For over 2 centuries, Afghanistan has known virtually no time without war. Beginning around 326 B.C. with the conquests of Alexander the Great, to the Persians, British, Russians and most recently, America and our NATO allies, Afghanistan has been cultivated into the country that it is today through a trial by fire. Regardless of this relentless onslaught of foreign military power, the Afghan people have tirelessly defended their homeland with no outside power ever being able to subdue them completely. Following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1989, the country fell into civil war, torn even further apart by fiercely dedicated tribal warlords. This power vacuum led to the rise of a group called the Taliban. Led by a one eyed man

“Afghanistan was a monarchy ruled by King Zahir Shah. On July 17, 1973, when the king was on away on vacation, a man by the name of Mohammad Daoud Khan attained power. The military takeover did not cause any bloodshed, but as we see through Amir's story, it was still a frightening time for the people of Kabul who heard rioting and shooting in the streets. For six years, Mohammad Daoud Khan was President and Prime Minister of Afghanistan. Then, on April 27, 1978, he was violently overthrown by the PDPA, People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Daoud was killed in the coup along with most of his family. Even though Afghanistan had long insisted on maintaining its independence from Russia, the PDPA was a Communist party and therefore held close ties to the Soviet Union. The PDPA instituted many

Afghanistan was once a country of peace and stability. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 everything

Anti-American sentiment grew in Afghanistan as a result of American policy neither leaving the country alone nor helping to rebuild it. When the Geneva Accords were signed on April 14, 1988, it ended Soviet involvement and ushered in a new era for Afghanistan. The creation of a radical, extremist government by the Taliban allowed for other extremists to join them in establishing a radical Muslim state. Many foreign investors, such as Osama Bin Laden, funded the Taliban army in exchange for political control. According to journalist Ahmed Rashid, “[Osama] funded a lot of their activities. He provided funds to them. And he 's also become a kind of ideological mentor of theirs in the sense he introduced them in many ways to the world of

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 1979, the goal was to help Afghan communist forces set up a communist government. The Soviet Union felt Afghanistan had key resources and a foothold in the Middle East to spread communist ideas. The result would be a war that the Soviet Union wishes it never got involved in and likened to their “Vietnam War”, meaning winning a number of battles but not the war like what happened to the U.S. in Vietnam. The background of the war, outcome of the war, and impact on the United States are key to understanding the Soviet-Afghan War.

Afghanistan began their colonial and post-colonial struggles in the early 1800s when Britain invaded. They left Afghanistan around 1921 leaving behind an unstable monarchy. Afghanistan began their ties to the Soviet Union and communism in 1953 when Mohammed Daoud Khan became their prime minister. However, the country did not become strongly tied with the USSR until 1973, which is around when A Thousand Splendid Suns begins.

But when the afghan rebels came to power in 1992 they killed many people and this is when a lot of people started leaving Afghanistan in fear. It was one of the most devastating times in Afghan History. The people who felt in danger fled to neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Iran and Russia. It was very hard for these people to leave their country and come to an unknown place, where everything like custom, language, religion, culture, and tradition is alien and different to them.

“Afghanistan was a monarchy ruled by King Zahir Shah. On July 17, 1973, when the king was on away on vacation, a man by the name of Mohammad Daoud Khan attained power. The military takeover did not cause any bloodshed, but as we see through Amir's story, it was still a frightening time for the people of Kabul who heard rioting and shooting in the streets. For six years, Mohammad Daoud Khan was President and Prime Minister of Afghanistan. Then, on April 27, 1978, he was violently overthrown by the PDPA, People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Daoud was killed in

On April 2nd, 2018, in the Dasht-e Archi District of Afghanistan, the Afghan Air Force, their motives completely different, targeted a group of Taliban elders, and started an air strike, resulting in many casualties and deaths. The Afghan government initially blamed the Taliban for this tragic event, resulting in 250 casualties, fifty-nine of them being killed, and the other one hundred and twenty being severely injured, and whisked away to be helped. It is tragedies such as this one that make people wonder about the Taliban’s whereabouts today, especially since the time of their overthrow since 2001.