Are we still in combat in Afghanistan?
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Are we still in combat in Afghanistan?
On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended ISAF combat operations in Afghanistan and officially transferred full security responsibility to the Afghan government.
How did US invade Afghanistan?
On October 7, 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to avenge the al-Qaida-orchestrated September 11 terrorist attacks. The invasion was largely a success, although Taliban and al-Qaida fighters remained evasive and managed to regroup just a few years after the Western-backed Hamid Karzai government came to power in Kabul.
Why did the US go to war in Afghanistan?
Dubbed “Operation Enduring Freedom” in U.S. military parlance, the invasion of Afghanistan was intended to target terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organization, which was based in the country, as well as the extreme fundamentalist Taliban government that had ruled most of the country since 1996 and …
Does keeping US troops in Afghanistan make America safe?
If keeping US troops in Afghanistan could guarantee that our country would not be targeted by further terrorist attacks, I would favour making our longest war longer still. But the terrorist threat has evolved since 9/11 and keeping US forces in Afghanistan does not “make America safe”.
When will US troops be out of Afghanistan?
Under his agreement, U.S. forces would be out of Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. The choice I had to make as your president was either to follow through on that agreement or be prepared to go back to fighting the Taliban in the middle of the spring fighting season.
Was it the right decision to leave Afghanistan?
Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. The Afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight. If anything, the developments of the past week reinforce that ending U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision.
What did the US do to help the civilians in Afghanistan?
Helping distribute food, clothing, and other necessities to internally displaced people (IDPs) and other civilians impacted by the conflict was an ongoing responsibility of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.