| dc.description.abstract | The war in Afghanistan was a result of the September 11,2001 bombing of New York and Washington which killed more than 3000 people and injured many more. The US president at the time George Bush demanded the Taliban government under the leadership of Mohammed Mullah Omar to hand over Osama bin laden and company to the US or else face the wrath of war.
This order was however not heeded and the Afghan government refused to hand over the masterminds of the 9/11 bombings. For the US, failure of the diplomatic measure called for the threat to be fulfilled for them not to look weak. On October 7, 2001 the United States and allies-(operation enduring freedomOEF)-waged a protracted war to oust the Taliban government and rid Afghanistan of terrorists. This was the beginning of the war that is still ongoing.
At one time or the other, different methods of counterterrorism have been utilized depending on the prevailing circumstances. This study looked at the counterterrorism responses by the US in post September 11 th 2001 to 2010 in Afghanistan in an effort to counter if not eliminate the terrorists and the subsequent terrorism incidences. Terrorism has become an issue that has been widely studied and though it has attracted a lot of attention, it is still unresolved and the counterterrorism measures has been put to question in terms of its effectiveness to eliminate the menace, efficiency, and the aftermaths to perhaps eliminate the re-entry question.
That is why this study investigates the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan-what the US prefers to call the 'war on terror' - as a counterterrorism mechanism and its aftermaths in the period in question. The findings show that the war in Afghanistan just like the war in Iraq has worsened the terrorism occurrences. It calls policy makers to look at the measures employed and make them more responsive in the fight against terror. | en_US |
