The U.S. war in Afghanistan
Write an essay of analysis and opinion concerning Afghanistan and U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.
Write about the U.S. war in Afghanistan, the current peace talks, and the possibility that
additional U.S. troops might be withdrawn next year under President Biden, and in general what you think
might happen next year or what you think the U.S. should do. However it is also OK to write a more historical
essay, maybe just about some of what has happened so far in the Afghan War, or maybe just about the rise of
the Taliban, or if you wish you could even go back and write about the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and U.S.
involvement at that time. The only requirement is that your essay have something to do with Afghanistan and
U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, in any time period.
Sample Solution
The U.S. war Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is an ongoing war following the United States invasion of Afghanistan that began when the United States and its allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny Al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. The U.S. went there to get the terrorists who attacked the U.S. on 9/11 and to degrade the terrorist threat to keep Afghanistan from becoming a base from which attacks could be continued against the United States. The war in Afghanistan has lasted nearly 20 years. President Biden said the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan will end on August 31, just shy of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The draw-down is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart.
