Free Research Paper About The Results Of The Twelve-Year War Fought In Afghanistan

- About twelve years ago, four U.S commercial airliners were hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists and flown into the Pentagon, a Pennsylvanian field and the World Trade Towers.
- Following this attack, Operation Enduring Freedom was launched on Oct. 7, 2001 by the US against the al Qaeda forces in an effort to dislocate and eliminate their safe haven.
- 54,000 American troops are still in Afghanistan.
- This Afghanistan War is thus far the longest, multi-divisional war ever fought in the history of America.
- Over 2,700 troops from the US and troops from at least 26 countries have died during this 12-year war in Afghanistan.
- In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has so far had 58,330 casualties; 6,765 deaths and 51,565 injured. 253,330 people have suffered traumatic brain injury.
- In Britain, 382 people have been killed and 157 in Canada, making them the second and third highest ranking countries in number of fatalities respectively.
- 2010 was the year with the highest fatality rates where 711 troops were killed.
- Violent extremists targeting the US are now more powerful and determined than before the war therefore the US has become less secure.
- As a result of this war, the US national debt is now overboard and is exacerbated by war financing and this has posed a threat to their economic status.
- Residents of target countries have also suffered tremendously as millions have been killed and thousands misplaced.
- Afghanistan itself is continually plagued by tribal conflicts, warlordism and insurgent violence.
- There is danger that once the remaining NATO troops pull out at the end of 2014, Afghanistan may slip right back into a civil war.
- Afghanistan and Iraq are faced with the inevitable threat of a serious civil war (Syria-caliber).