Afghan Conflict

Question 1

What is the life expectancy of Afghanistan compared to the UK

Answer 1

Af - 44

UK - 80

Question 2

What is the population density per km2 in Afghanistan versus the U.K.?

Answer 2

Af - 50 people per km2

UK - 256

Question 3

What is the GNI of Afghanistan versus the U.K?

Answer 3

Af - $310

U.K. - $41,370

Question 4

What is the BR of Afghanistan versus the U.K

Answer 4

Af - 46 per 1000

U.K. - 13 per 1000

Question 5

What is the doctor rate in Afghanistan versus the U.K

Answer 5

Af - 21 per 100,000

UK - 274

Question 6

Geography of Afghanistan - Climate?

Answer 6

Arid–>Semi-arid, precipitation is around 255-300mm
Winter -20 degrees C
Summer - 45 degrees

Question 7

Geography of Afghanistan - Landscape

Answer 7

Mostly rugged mountains, lower plains in the N and SW
Nowhere is lower than 258m about sea level
Highest point 7500m

Question 8

Geography of Afghanistan - Economic Indicator

Answer 8

2008 - GDP = $1000 - 212th in the world

Question 9

Geography of Afghanistan - Social Indicator

Answer 9

Infant mortality rate = 151 per 1000

Literacy rate - 28.1%

Question 10

Why would Afghanistan be a good base for an Anti-American terrorist organisation?

Answer 10

• no where near the USA
• No strong government
• Could pay them to keep you safe
• Population isn’t very intelligent
• Rural landscape - easy to hide
• Very isolated

Question 11

Who are the gruops of people involved and what was their impact?

Answer 11

USA/NATO/UK - USA launches Operation Enduring Freedom with UK and later with members of NATO - this was carried out with the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance
NATO - they had a positive impact on the level of education - 1 mil to 8 mil children in education from 2001-2008

Question 12

What is the nature and origin of the conflict in Afghanistan?

Answer 12

Identity - many people identified as member of the taliban or Al-Qaeda and therefore faught for this and followed the rules set out by leaders - them and the US troops for identity different and therefore faught
Culture - people may have different beliefs, for example UK stayed for 10 years to help with education as education is a norm for us
Ideology - USA wanted peace and safety - Al-Qaeda hated this - they were an anti-American terrorist group
Resources - The conflict escalated into who was in control of Afghanistan

Question 13

Outline the arguments on both sides of the conflict

Answer 13

Al Quaeda - they were Anti-American
Taliban - they wouldn’t hand Osama over and USA faught them
Drug cartels - Afg = largest supplier of opium and opposition wanted to stop them

USA - War on terror in response to 9/11
Northern Alliance - was against the Taliban and USA used them to fight against Al-Q.
NATO - came in to try and help Afg as a contry

Question 14

What are the impacts of the Afghanistan war? (s,e,e)

Answer 14

Social
60.000+ deaths
43% of people had property destroyed. 76% forced to leave their home
Reduced food security
UK - 300+ soldiers killed, 414 with psychological disorders, 50 amputees

Economic
Pistachio woodlands cut for fuel = loss of income for farmers
Displacement affecs both host and origin country
Loss of public funding

Environmental
Disruption to water supply - only 25% of households had safe drinking water
Water pollution - drinking water contained high count of E-coli from sewage contamination
-Medical waste - in Kabul medical waste and syringes are dumped in the streets and wells
-Loss of forests and biodiversity
-deforestation of coniferous forests - in the NW of Kabul halved in 3 decades
-In the Wakhan corridor food shortaes drove rare species to be hunted eg Snow Leopard, wolves, brown bear for meat and fur

Question 15

UP TO ‘THE AFGHAN CONFLICT’ KATY GRANVILLE

Answer 15

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