The document provides background information on the War in Afghanistan. It discusses the mujahedeen rebel group that opposed the Soviet invasion and later formed the Taliban. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in the 1990s and allowed Al Qaeda to operate training camps in the country. The 9/11 terrorist attacks launched by Al Qaeda prompted the US invasion of Afghanistan as part of the broader War on Terror campaign to dismantle terrorist organizations and their safe havens.

1. The War in Afghanistan Rhus Taus The War in Afghanistan The Taliban Rhys Taus, KaileyRappaport Alejandra Cambochi

2. Basic Timeline of the Afghan War

3. Mujahedeen A rebel gorilla army supported by the US in the first Afghan War. Would later form the basis for the Taliban

4. Pakistan Pakistan is the country in which the Taliban formed from the mujahedeen.

5. Afghanistan The location of the current war, home of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Is predominantly Muslim.

6. Islamic Radicalism What people in the US see as the main group causing terror. These radical Muslims despise America causing the American people to harbor a deep disliking to them A group of Muslim radicals

7. Taliban The Taliban is a military group often known for Islamic radicalism Formed on the Pakistan border then took control of Afghanistan. Taliban Presence Taliban translates to students

8. Taliban and Al Qaeda The Taliban Allow Al Qaeda to train in Afghanistan Al Qaeda is a terrorist group based in Afghanistan The Taliban supports Al Qaeda by allowing them to train and live inside the borders of Afghanistan Al Qaeda’s head Saddam Hussein hid in the Afghan mountains to avoid capture

9. Cave networks The cave networks serve as hiding points and bases for Al Qaeda. These caves are hard to attack because Al Qaeda operatives can disappear. Dark, hidden, hiding place…

10. Terrorism Terrorism is… The use of violence and threat to intimidate an opponent especially for political reasons

11. 9-11 9-11 was an attack on the US by Al Qaeda. It created a massive aggression towards Afghanistan. President Bush responded by asking Afghanistan to remove the Al Qaeda bases. Starts the campaign for the War on Terror Twin Towers

12. War on terror The fight to stop world wide terrorism. The war in Afghanistan is part of the War on Terror The War on Terror takes place mostly in the Middle East

13. Now enter the world of the Taliban