The US in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan after 9/11 that was a direct military attack leading to the overthrow of the Taliban govenment and its eventual replacement. The paper then looks at Pakistan and shows how there was no need for a regime change, just a cease of support for the Taliban government and co-operation in hunting down the al-Qaeda based in Pakistan. The paper also examines whether the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan was legal according to international law and whether any guidelines for foreign intervention exist.

Outline:
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and the U.S. Intervention in Afghanistan
Involvement with Pakistan
How is the US Intervention in Afghanistan Different from its Role in Pakistan?
Guidelines for Foreign Intervention

From the Paper:

"The U.S. intervention in Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and its involvement in Pakistan since 2001, although of diametrically opposite nature, are intertwined in many ways. Its intervention in Afghanistan was essentially a revenge attack for the 9/11 terrorism in order to punish the Taliban for their support of al-Qaeda; it was purportedly also aimed at capturing or killing Osama bin Laden, who lived in Afghanistan at the time, and to destroy the Islamic militant training camps in the country. Its involvement in Pakistan was basically aimed at stopping its government and its intelligence agencies from supporting the Taliban forthwith, to extend full co-operation to the U.S. in its "War against Terror," and to disband the Jihadist organizations in the country."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Analysis: Who are the Taleban?" BBC News. December 20, 2000. November 23, 2007. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/144382.stm>
• "Chapter I: Purposes and Principles." Charter of the United Nations: UN.org. November 23, 2007. <http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/chapter1.htm>
• Hassan, Sulman. "The legality of the United States intervention in Afghanistan." American Studies Today Online. July 15, 2004. November 23, 2007. <http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/Forum/Afghanlegality.htm>
• "Interview: Osama bin Laden." Frontline. May 1988. November 23, 2007. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/interview.html>
• "Resolution 1368." United Nations Security Council. September 12, 2001. November 23, 2007. <http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N01/533/82/PDF/N0153382.pdf?OpenElement>

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