The Afghanistan War

American deaths was very effective to home life in the war. In the United States, about 405,400 civilians and soldiers died fighting for their country and their freedom (OI). It was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed,

The war in Afghanistan started in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks because of a terrorist group called Al- Qaeda, and its leader, Osama bin Laden, the one who planned the attacks. It was a very long and hard conflict that lasted approximately thirteen years. Canadian troops got involved for more than a decade fighting to make Afghanistan a better place for their citizens. The Canadian forces completed several key military operations, including “Medusa operation”, and more with the help of their allies before ending the conflict successfully on their own terms.

Around 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars--620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts. It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War.

The war in Afghanistan which has become the longest war in American history has also become one of the most expensive war in history behind the war in Iraq, which justifies the idea that the United States is unable to manage their expenses and resources in times of war. The war which has lasted for thirteen years along with two years of soldiers still stationed in Afghanistan has caused America to invest a lot into the war against terror. The cost of the Afghanistan war alone has reached almost 1 trillion dollars and counting. The Money has been used for military defense, medical aid, reconstruction, and post war relief (PBS). All of these expenses are from tax payer’s dollars and money that was borrowed and comes with a hefty amount of interest, 124 billion dollars already paid (CNBC). A total of almost two trillion dollars was borrowed and was approximately 20% of the total United States debt (Global Research). During this war money was not being spent effectively, one example includes 6.5 million dollars on communication towers that were never used. For the reconstruction of Afghanistan approximately 104 billion dollars was used and a billions of dollars lost due to wasteful spending, fraud and corruption (MSNBC). Exact values cannot even be placed on where the money went exactly and how much was really lost because the costs were never detailed by the government and further exemplifies the idea that the United States is unable to manage their spending

According to the official statistics, an estimate of more than 58.000 Americans were dead in the struggle, another 153.303 U.S military personnel were wounded and around 2.500 were still named as missing in action. As for the Communist forces, the number of South Vietnamese battle deaths was placed at 195.000 – 430.000, along with the massacre of 50.000 – 65.000 North Vietnamese civilians. As illustrated by a further demographic study, between 200.000 and 300.000 Cambodians lost their life and merely 60.000 Laotians were executed to death (Sitikoff, n.d.). After the war, hundreds of thousands of children were left

Families have fathers and sons fighting in the war in Afghanistan. We as a country were determined to fight back against the terrorists and some people might not have agreed with that. We now have soldiers in afghanistan fighting and dying and we are dropping bombs on towns with innocent people in them. We are starting to look like the terrorists. Osama bin laden has been killed so what are we still fighting against. On June 3rd 2015 Adam Taylor from Washington post wrote an article that states, “War has directly resulted in the deaths of 149,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan between 2001 and 2014, according to estimates in a new report released by Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. That figure includes U.S. military members, contractors, and opposition fighters as well as at least 26,270 civilians in Afghanistan, and 21,500 in Pakistan.” This shows how many people are still dying in the war. The lives of many United States loved ones have been lost in that war which has affected us

Afghanistan’s GDP is $20 billion ($590.30 per Capita), which equates to 111th in the world (bottom 5th percentile). In the US all individuals get an education no matter how old you are, or what your gender is; whereas in Afghanistan most women cannot attend school. Adult literacy in the US is close to 86%, and

The literacy rate for girls over the age of fifteen is 12.6 percent. Forty percent of girls only go to primary school and only six percent attend secondary school ( Women and Girls in Afghanistan). The literacy for females is much lower than it is for males and the attendance for girls going to schools is much lower than it is for males. Families in afghanistan think it is unnecessary for girls to attend school and the girls who do attend school are in an all girls school. The schools for girls that do exist are burned down or the teachers are threatened or killed.

More than 500,000 American, South Korea, and other United Nation troops were killed, captured or reported missing during the Korean war. North Korea and chinese military casualties have been estimated at nearly 1.6

The Afghanistan War has brought many other historic events, including the defeat of the Taliban, and the killing of Osama bin Laden. The Afghanistan War has altered the lives of millions, including those in Afghanistan. The war brought a new government and rid the country of the corrupted government. However great these victories were, there were various drawbacks as a result of the war. The U.S. lost millions of lives and millions of dollars. The U.S. has been driven into debt but these aren’t the only consequences faced by the U.S. The United States has immensely been affected both socially and economically. The United States has suffered from the political consequences the Afghanistan War has brought.

Troops are constantly risking their lives for our protection. Each war kills thousands of soldiers, however the civil war and world war two killed more than any other wars combined. 1,084,938 American soldiers were either killed or missing in the civil war, 1,076,254 in world war two. Our own men have witnessed people dying, some in their own arms. America needs soldiers, but a captain with 6 years experience only makes $69,987.60.

Additionallly, many U.S. fighters died fighting for the U.S.. It said in the text according to U.S. department their were 4,442 total deaths their were also about 31,952 wounded

The Counter Insurgency operations in Vietnam have taught the U.S. a lot that can be applied to Afghanistan. According to Phillips (2015) “Although our understanding and steadfast support can make a significant difference, ultimate success depends on

First of all President Obama is going to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan next year. My first reason on why he shouldn’t is because of their safety, like for example people

According to the UN only 9,759 civilians have died in Afghanistan, but the Lansing medical journal reports that 654,965 civilian casualties occurred in Iraq from 2003 to 2006 so these reports should be taken with a grain of salt. On the pro-Saddam side of the war 76,778 Islamists fighters have died; these deaths were made of security forces, private contractors, Sons of Iraq, and most were made up of other supporters of the regime. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Armed Forces have suffered 4,487 deaths and 32,223 were wounded in action as of May 2012.