Afghanistan

Question 1

What is the short term gain from the USA UK intervention

Answer 1

Minority (Shi’a) human rights not ignored, people stopped from being killed, schools not burnt down

Question 2

Long term consequence?

Answer 2

Taliban weren’t defeated and resurfaced

Increases their anger, international terrorism, security threat

Question 3

Examples of LT consequences

Answer 3

Continued international security threat

Orlando nightclub shooting, Manchester

Question 4

Costs of direct military intervention by U.K. and USA

Answer 4

Loss of national sovereignty (Taliban taken over again)
Houses/infrastructure destroyed
Civilians died
Livelihoods disrupted - flee to EU

Question 5

How many died due to USA actions

Answer 5

1300 civilians from aerial bombing by USA

Question 6

Background related to Soviet

Answer 6

Afghanistan was soviet controlled and they wanted to put in a communist government but Islamic civilians resisted this

Question 7

What did soviet control lead to

Answer 7

Civil war (1979-1989
Mujahideen (guerrilla) fought USSR

Question 8

How did the USA get involved with the civil war

Answer 8

Backed Mujahideen as they were fighting USSR

Question 9

What did the USA provide the mujahideen with to fight Soviet army

Answer 9

Money

Weapons, e.g. missiles

Question 10

Highest amount of money the USA provided the Mujahideen with

Answer 10

$630 million in 1987

Question 11

Long term consequences for civilians

Answer 11

War is continuing
More Afghanistan civilians killed in 2015 than ever
Economy collapsing- no jobs due to war

Question 12

LT consequences due to crime

Answer 12

People so desperate for cash and money, they stab and shoot civilians for them

Question 13

Who is the majority and minority

Answer 13

Sunni majority which Taliban are

Shi’a minority being killed