Taliban Downfall

September 11, 2001 was a tragic part of  history for the United States of America. On September 11,  four planes crashed down by hijackers at the Pentagon, the Twin Towers, and a Pennsylvania field. The Pentagon and World Trade Center were the primary buildings where the Al Qaeda wanted to attack. The White House was another target, however they never made it. Later that night, President George W. Bush gave a speech about 9/11 in the Oval Office. George W. Bush inspired America of their safety and security of his confident tone, religious beliefs,word choice.

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

On September 11th 2001, the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out terrorist attacks against the United States. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center twin towers. The third hit the Pentagon outside Washington, and the final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed as a result, and this tragic event defined the presidency of George W. Bush (History.com Staff). Shortly after the attacks, President Bush delivered a powerful speech that helped unify the American people, defy the terrorists, and call the citizens to action. In his 9/11 speech, President Bush successfully uses rhetorical devices to address the terrorism, unite people, and give hope to his audience.

After the September 11 attacks, it was widely believed that the terrorists responsible were hiding throughout the hills and caves of Afghanistan. The United States chose to invade Afghanistan because it was searching for the terrorists. President Bush believed that the Taliban was hiding Osama Bin Laden and his people. The United States and our allies were successful at removing the threat during World War II, but while our military was able to overthrow the Taliban and capture some of Bin Laden’s associates, we are still involved in a war in the Middle East.

Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States on the 20th of January 2001. President Bush narrowly won the 2000 election, garnering only 271 of the needed 270 Electoral College votes required against his opponent, former Vice President Al Gore. This close race resulted in nationwide unrests due to the popular vote going to the defeated candidate. Partisan affiliation divided national outlooks concerning the future. Despite the political rift present following the election President Bush and his Administration began working to fulfill the priorities established based on campaign promises. This concept of priorities, however, became all but forgotten following the September 11th attacks targeting the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon, and a fourth plane was disallowed their hijacking efforts and subsequently crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This coordinated and organized attack on the American people was sanctioned by the terrorist leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and unfortunately resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 innocent lives. President Bush responded decisively and declared a “War on Terror”. The War on Terror effectively dominated President Bush’s first term. Within a month of the 9/11 attacks, the United States had invaded Afghanistan and overthrew the oppressive Taliban Government due to their alleged role in harboring Osama bin Laden. Coalition

He created a secret network of militant Muslims and their goal was to take up the jihadist cause around the world, righting perceived wrongs under the accordance of pure, Islamic law. Osama had a goal of drawing the United States into war and his hope was that Muslims, unified by battle, would create a single, true Islamic state. While Osama took refuge in Afghanistan and received protection from the Taliban militia, he issued many religious statements declaring a holy war against the United States. The biggest attack Osama had successfully executed was on September 11, 2001, where a small group of Osama's Al Qaeda Jihadists hijacked four commercial airplanes in the United States. Two of these planes collided into the World Trade Center Towers, the other crashed into The Pentagon while the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania but the final aircraft was believed to be targeted at the United States Capitol. Following those attacks on the United States, George W. Bush created a coalition that successfully overthrew the Taliban and Osama went into hiding for more than 10 years. Later, Osama was pronounced dead by president Obama. Although, Osama is dead, his beliefs are not, many still believe in

The War in Afghanistan has been an all consuming conflict for the US government since we started to launch air strikes on October 7, 2001. This is a conflict that’s been brewing since before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This war has the continuation of past conflicts in it, conflicts that can be connected a good deal to the interference of other large powers, such as the USSR. From keeping an eye on the oil reserves, pressuring Iran, and keeping Pakistan stable, our interests and motives for occupying Afghanistan are undeniably laced with many ulterior motives, providing us with the issue of unfavorable opinion and our interests being the source of terrorist attacks. Afghanistan is a country that has been plagued with

One of them is ordering for the capturing and killing of Osama bin Laden, who was an infamous terrorist and extremist who planned the most devastating attack on the United States to date. On the 11th of September, 2001, A small group of Osama's Al Qaeda hijacked 4 passenger planes, 2 of which were flown into the World Trade Towers, another into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, but the other one crashed in Pennsylvania. Overall, the attack sadly killed around 3,000 citizens. On May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was killed in a terrorist compound.

19 members associated with al-Qaeda flew four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. The members flew into the World Trade Center towers in New York, hit the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Approximately 3,000 people were killed in this tragic incident, and Americans were outraged at this, leading to initiatives to combat terrorism and President George W. Bush’s promise to eliminate the terrorism. Bin Laden and his group, al-Qaeda, planned this because they were angered at Israel gaining support from America, the United States’ involvement in the Persian Gulf War, and America also continued its military support in the Middle East. In the evening of September 11, President Bush declared that America remains strong and the terrorists would not get away with this. After this, the United States created Operation Enduring Freedom to destroy the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and to take out bin Laden’s terrorist network. American forces had efficiently destroyed the Taliban from power, and bin Laden was finally tracked down by the United States forces and was killed on May 2, 2011. Because of the horrific event of 9/11, the United States passed a 40 billion dollars disaster relief bill and passed the Patriot Act, where investigators were given a great amount of freedom in their domestic

On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, destroying the complex of seven buildings. Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon, headquarters for the United States Department of Defense, outside Washington, D.C. A fourth plane, believed to be heading for the Capitol or the White House, crashed in rural Pennsylvania when passengers attempted to retake control from the hijackers. Almost three thousand people were killed in the attacks (Staff, 2010). On September 20th, President Bush spoke before a joint session of Congress in the United States Capitol. Through his speech Bush sought to assure the American people that they were safe and steps were already in place to prevent future attacks.

On September 11, 2001, the Islamist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda launched a series of terrorist attacks on the United States of America, specifically in the New York City and Washington D.C areas. Nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes with the intention of using them as suicide attacks that would crash those planes into designated buildings, or targets. Two of the four passenger jets were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, both of which collapsed entirely within two hours of being hit. The third plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and the west side of the building, which is the

On September 11 of 2001 an attack on the twin towers was committed by a group led by the notorious Osama Bin Laden who had his own ideology about the United States. Four planes were deployed around the United States commencing his act of violence. One plane crashed on the Pentagon, two on the twin towers, and the last one supposedly heading towards the White House but failed to reach. George Bush called this assault “War of Terrorism”. Countries felt insulted and stunned. War was declared war upon Afghanistan in a matter of hours but the invasion of Afghanistan took place on October of 2001. But even though war was declared By almost three thousand people perished by either jumping from buildings or by being crashed brutally by the jumpers

Afghanistan once served as a base for the terror group that carried out the horrific attacks of 9/11, Al Qaeda , and its leader, Osama Bin Laden. The United States invaded and since then has killed Bin Laden

In an age when mankind has the ability to completely annihilate itself through nuclear combat, war can be a more terrifying and powerful thought than ever before. Unfortunately, because of the extent of the actions that the Taliban has committed against both America and its own followers, the United States’ war against terrorism seems to be a necessity. I do feel, however, as if there are many things that can be done by the American government in the near future to peacefully approach a more civil and politically involved Afghanistan. Although my feelings on a war against terrorism are mixed, I do feel that significant actions must be taken in order to restrict the spread of

See this isn’t our problem yet because they are planning but they haven’t done it yet. So the United States military should just get prepared and stop this war. Because is this all necessary to really to keep this war going, it’s been eight years really they should just don’t send the troops. Ok also before the twin towers were destroyed, Afghanistan had more problems with their neighbor they were going to get in a war and that’s when the United States got involved and tried to stop that war from happening. Like they shouldn’t have gotten involved because probably when they destroyed the Twins Towers was because they were nosy and got involved on what was not any of their business. So yea they really shouldn’t gotten into that problem because now we, the United States, are the ones who are suffering from all this. Many would argue that the story of how 9/11 came about goes back, at least, to 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, with which it shares a border. Afghanistan had experienced several problems since 1973, when the Afghanistan monarchy was overthrown by Daud Khan, who was sympathetic to Soviet overtures. An unsuspected attack reflected struggles within Afghanistan among factions with different ideas about how Afghanistan should be governed and whether it should be communist, and with the problems with the Soviet Union. The Soviets intervened following the overthrow of a pro-communist leader. In late December 1979, after several months