The U.S.-NATO war in Afghanistan began in October 2001 with bombing and missile attacks on Kabul followed by military operations on the ground. The "war on terrorism" was a retaliatory response to the September 11 attacks on the New YorkWorldTradeCenter and the Pentagon. The stated goals over the course of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan were to hunt down the mastermind Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda network, wrest control of the country from the Taliban, improve the status of Afghani women, and establish democracy.
Human and Economic Impacts
What are the human impacts of the war in Afghanistan?
Soldier and civilian deaths have been escalating each year since the war began, with 2009 being the deadliest. Nearly 1000 U.S. soldiers have been killed and 5000 injured; suicides have increased dramatically among young veterans due to multiple deployments and the overall stress of combat. War is far deadlier for civilians whose country is embroiled in war: An estimated 30,000 Afghanis have died and 250,000 have been displaced as a result of the war. Many thousands more have died prematurely from starvation and disease. The 100,000 deaths from heroin overdose worldwide comprise another war casualty, given that the output of opium from Afghanistan has grown to 92% of world supply.
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