Page #3 Flashcards
What does ISAF stand for?
International Security Assistance Force
What is the ISAF?
Name of U.S alliance that provides sercurity assentance (think of the new government U.S put in place to prodive secturity)
What was the ISAF’s code name for the war?
Operation New Dawn
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
What is NATO?
- A defensive alliance of nations
- These nations help defend each other if attaked
- USA’s most miltary alies
What are some other nations in NATO?
- Some are not North Atlantic nations ex: Austrlia
- There are 49 nations in total
What is the connection between NATO and ISAF?
See chart
What makes up the majority of the ISAF?
US and Afgans.
HOw many troops did the USA have over in Afgansiatan at their peak?
140,000 (2010)
Why did the USA need so many troops over there? (4)
- Huge mountains
- Very hard to find the enamy
- Hard to get around, many isolated areas
- Extrems-terrain, elavation, temperatures
How many people live in Afganistan?
20-32 million
How many people were in the Afgan army?
About 20,000-50,000 (closer to 20,000)
What is the enamies stratagy?
War of attrittion
What is war of attrittion?
Wear the USA down to where we are tired of fighting and just wnat to go home. They did this by using th mountains and supprise attacks. They wanted to drag out the war to last a long time, outlast.
