Ten Years Later: Still Waging War in Afghanistan
October 7, 2011 was the tenth anniversary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
The Ten Years After September 11, 2001
Right after the 9/11 attacks, the United States government launched two wars, creating hundreds of thousands more victims, and took away rights and freedoms of people living in the United States, too. Here, IndyKids takes a look at what has happened after, and in the name of, September 11, 2001.
U.S. Military Kills bin Laden; War Goes On
Many people celebrated the news of bin Laden’s death feeling that justice had been served. For others, the announcement raised a lot of questions.
Your Turn: The War in Afghanistan
Kids from Brooklyn, NY share their thoughts on the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan
Secret Military Papers Released
The website WikiLeaks released over 76,000 secret documents about U.S. military actions in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The documents paint a bad picture of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Spotlight on the War in Afghanistan
Update on the war in Afghanistan. A report uncovers 700 military bases in Afghanistan. The United States launches one of the largest military attacks yet in the war in Afghanistan.
Obama Orders 30,000 More Soldiers to Afghanistan
President Obama announced troop increases in Afghanistan, drawing protests in cities across the country.
Opposition to War in Afghanistan Grows
Eight years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the war continues with record numbers of U.S. troops killed. Now more Americans and Afghanis would like to see the U.S. military out of Afghanistan.
Obama: Three More Years of War in Iraq And More Troops to Afghanistan
President Obama announced a plan to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011
