The US military has been in Afghanistan for 20 years, starting with President George W. Bush in 2001 and ending with Joe Biden with three presidents later. Each president has handled the ongoing struggle differently, but none has succeeded in bringing America's longest war to a peaceful conclusion.
As the country falls under Taliban rule, the current retreat has resulted in a bitter battle to expel American citizens and Afghan friends. In mid-August, an Islamic fundamentalist organization took over Kabul, the country's capital.
Efforts to drive terrorists out of Afghanistan and arm the country against the new Taliban insurgency have cost the United States nearly $ 830 billion and thousands of lives. Here is the detail of the regional policy of each president:
George W. Bush is the President of the United States of America.
Shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centers in New York City, President George W. Bush sent US troops to Afghanistan. The military was looking for the Al Qaeda terrorists who planned the attack and the Taliban who aided them.
According to State Department reports from 2001 to 2009, the Bush administration "developed a global coalition against terrorism" during the first 100 days of the war. The president's actions were aimed at funding terrorists, increasing funding for national security and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, and attempting to drive the Taliban out of the country.
After defeating al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2002, Bush called for a Marshall Plan to rebuild the country. However, a year later, US military forces were deployed to Iraq to wage a major war on terrorism, depleting resources in Afghanistan.
Barack obama
In 2009, President Barack Obama deployed US troops to Afghanistan to deal with a resurgence of the Taliban. After discovering links between Afghan and Pakistani Taliban fighters, the administration turned to Pakistan for further cooperation.
In December 2009, Obama ordered an increase in military strength of 30,000 in addition to the 68,000 already stationed in the country.
In 2011, he claimed that Osama bin Laden, the organizer of September 11, was discovered and executed in Pakistan by the US military and CIA officials.
In 2012, the administration withdrew 33,000 "additional" troops with the intention of transferring all security responsibilities to Afghanistan in 2014 and completing the withdrawal by 2016. The withdrawal only took place. the end of Obama's term in 2017.
Donald Trump - President of the United States of America
In 2017, President Donald Trump warned against a “hasty” withdrawal from Afghanistan. After a tough organization claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed 12 people, including an American, it postponed peace talks between the United States, Taliban commanders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in 2019.
The following year, Trump struck a deal with the Taliban to withdraw the remaining 13,000 US troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. In return, the group would sever ties with al-Qaeda and end attacks on American troops.
Joe Biden is a former US vice president.
In April, President Biden announced that all U.S. forces would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. On May 1, troops began withdrawing troops from the region according to Trump's plan. Biden revealed his intention to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghans who were assisting US soldiers in June.
In early July, the United States left Bagram Airfield, the country's largest military base since 2001. Biden pushed back the army's departure schedule to August. 31 days later.
When American soldiers left the country, the Taliban reclaimed new territory. In July, Biden told reporters that the Afghan National Security Forces and the Afghan Defense Forces are "better trained, better equipped and more competent to fight."
The Afghan army quickly disintegrated in the face of a resurgence of the Taliban. On August 15, President Ghani fled the country and the US Embassy in Kabul was evacuated.
As the country falls under Taliban rule, the current retreat has resulted in a bitter battle to expel American citizens and Afghan friends. In mid-August, an Islamic fundamentalist organization took over Kabul, the country's capital.
Efforts to drive terrorists out of Afghanistan and arm the country against the new Taliban insurgency have cost the United States nearly $ 830 billion and thousands of lives. Here is the detail of the regional policy of each president:
George W. Bush is the President of the United States of America.
Shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centers in New York City, President George W. Bush sent US troops to Afghanistan. The military was looking for the Al Qaeda terrorists who planned the attack and the Taliban who aided them.
According to State Department reports from 2001 to 2009, the Bush administration "developed a global coalition against terrorism" during the first 100 days of the war. The president's actions were aimed at funding terrorists, increasing funding for national security and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, and attempting to drive the Taliban out of the country.
After defeating al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2002, Bush called for a Marshall Plan to rebuild the country. However, a year later, US military forces were deployed to Iraq to wage a major war on terrorism, depleting resources in Afghanistan.
Barack obama
In 2009, President Barack Obama deployed US troops to Afghanistan to deal with a resurgence of the Taliban. After discovering links between Afghan and Pakistani Taliban fighters, the administration turned to Pakistan for further cooperation.
In December 2009, Obama ordered an increase in military strength of 30,000 in addition to the 68,000 already stationed in the country.
In 2011, he claimed that Osama bin Laden, the organizer of September 11, was discovered and executed in Pakistan by the US military and CIA officials.
In 2012, the administration withdrew 33,000 "additional" troops with the intention of transferring all security responsibilities to Afghanistan in 2014 and completing the withdrawal by 2016. The withdrawal only took place. the end of Obama's term in 2017.
Donald Trump - President of the United States of America
In 2017, President Donald Trump warned against a “hasty” withdrawal from Afghanistan. After a tough organization claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed 12 people, including an American, it postponed peace talks between the United States, Taliban commanders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in 2019.
The following year, Trump struck a deal with the Taliban to withdraw the remaining 13,000 US troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. In return, the group would sever ties with al-Qaeda and end attacks on American troops.
Joe Biden is a former US vice president.
In April, President Biden announced that all U.S. forces would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. On May 1, troops began withdrawing troops from the region according to Trump's plan. Biden revealed his intention to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghans who were assisting US soldiers in June.
In early July, the United States left Bagram Airfield, the country's largest military base since 2001. Biden pushed back the army's departure schedule to August. 31 days later.
When American soldiers left the country, the Taliban reclaimed new territory. In July, Biden told reporters that the Afghan National Security Forces and the Afghan Defense Forces are "better trained, better equipped and more competent to fight."
The Afghan army quickly disintegrated in the face of a resurgence of the Taliban. On August 15, President Ghani fled the country and the US Embassy in Kabul was evacuated.
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