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Causes of Conflict in Afghanistan

Causes of Conflict in Afghanistan. Think about the causes of conflict we went through… What are some causes of the conflict in Afghanistan?. challenges. DOCO from last year – can be found on YouTube – ‘Behind Taliban Lines’ TODAY - BBC Newsnight program. The Taliban.

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Causes of Conflict in Afghanistan

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  1. Causes of Conflict in Afghanistan • Think about the causes of conflict we went through… • What are some causes of the conflict in Afghanistan?

  2. challenges

  3. DOCO from last year – can be found on YouTube – ‘Behind Taliban Lines’ • TODAY - BBC Newsnight program.

  4. The Taliban • What did the doco show us about the Taliban? • Why aren’t the US ‘winning’?

  5. Some Reasons • Asymmetrical Warfare • ‘Hearts and Minds’ • Lack of support from Afghan public • ‘Clash of Civilisations’ • What is their objective? • “They won the war but lost the peace” (Steve P Vincent) • Not good occupy-ers • Shifted focus from Afghanistan to Iraq.

  6. More on Google Books (page 21 onwards): • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=-oAUgJb9_HUC&lpg=PA23&ots=J411oxAssF&dq=who%20afghans%20mainly%20blame%20for%20violence&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q=who%20afghans%20mainly%20blame%20for%20violence&f=true

  7. ‘Just War’ • What is a ‘Just War’? Page 263 of textbook. • Does the War in Afghanistan fit with this notion? • What could have been done to make the invasion of Afghanistan a ‘Just War’?

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