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2. Afghanista
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Created
by
Mr.
Raponi

3. Objectives
Students will be able to discuss the
events of September 11, 2001.
Students will be able to discuss the
Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Students will be able to discuss
Afghanistan’s new government.

4. Afghanistan is the
________________
country of the Middle
East.
It is a land of rugged
landscapes and no
________________.
Afghanistan has had
difficulty developing
resources over the
years.

5. The Country
The
_______________ range
covers most of the
country.
Afghanistan has such
crops as wheat, barley,
corn, and cotton.
The country is rich in
minerals, but it has little
industry.
Skilled craftspeople
produce beautiful rugs
and jewelry in their
home.

7. The People
The _____________ million
people of Afghanistan are
divided into about 20
different ethnic groups.
The two largest groups
being the
_________________
and the ____________
Afghanistan’s people
practice ____________ and
live in valley areas.

8. Fact About
Afghanistan
The Carrot
originated in
Afghanistan about
5,000 years ago.
But the earliest
carrots were actually
PURPLE.
The now orange
carrot was made by
the Dutch about 400
years ago.

9. History
________________,
Afghanistan’s capital city
is located in one of the
valleys.
From ancient times to the
present, a series of
foreign powers have had
control of the country.
Continuing
______________ among
the ethnic groups has
caused several

10. Recent
History
On September 11, 2001,
devastating terrorist
assaults on the World
Trade Center and the
Pentagon took place.
These attacks were
planned and put into
action by a man living in
Afghanistan named
____________________.
The Afghanistan
government refused to
turn him over to U.S.
forces.

12. -The World Trade
Center in New York
City.
-These two buildings
were destroyed in the
September 11th
terrorist
attacks on the United
States.

23. Skyline of New York City
Before September 11, 2001
Skyline of New York City
After September 11, 2001

24. -This is an artist’s drawing of the
“One World Trade Center” which is
being set up in the exact spot
where the Twin Towers once
stood.
-If the spire and antenna height are
included, Freedom Tower will
stand at 1,776 feet marking the
year of the signing of the American
Declaration of Independence.
-The One World Trade Center is
reportedly not to be completed until
2018
-Freedom Tower was originally
planned to be the tallest building in
the world, but will no longer obtain
this title, as the Burj Dubai is taller.

30. What Happened on September 11th
?

31. Hiding a
Terrorist
When the
______________,
Afghanistan’s police
force, refused to
hand over bin
Laden, the United
States launched
attacks against the
Taliban and Osama
bin Laden’s forces,
_______________

32. Taliba
n
Several thousand U.S.
troops began entering
Afghanistan in
November of 2001.
Their plan was to
mainly concentrate of
the search for bin
Laden and Taliban
leader
__________________
__________________.

33. New Times
in Afghanistan
By January of 2002 the
Taliban and Al Qaeda
forces were largely
defeated.
In June of 2002,
__________________ was
elected president for a two-
year term. He is still the
leader of the country.
By the end of 2002 the
country had achieved a
measure of stability.

34. The Death of a
Terrorist
Osama bin Laden was killed in
Pakistan on May 2, 2011, by a
United States special forces
military unit.
The operation was ordered by
United States President Barack
Obama and carried out by the
United States Navy SEALs.
The raid on bin Laden's
compound in Abbottabad,
Pakistan was launched from
Afghanistan.
After the raid, U.S. forces took bin
Laden's body to Afghanistan for
identification, then buried it at sea
within 24 hours of his death.

35. May 2, 2011

36. Ticket To Leave
Turn to Your Neighbor and . . .
-After a minute of thinking, Turn to your
neighbor and teach them something that
you found interesting during the class.