because of its rough terrain and harsh weather its about the size of Texas
also it was more a collection of tribes than a cohesive nation: peoples loyalties tilted more to regional and ethnic leaders than to any national govt.
The US invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to wage war on terrorism, as Afghanistan is a hub for terrorists. The US is not at war with Afghanistan, but is working with the country to fight terrorism and keep Afghanistan out of terrorist hands. The same ideology was behind the Iraqi War.
For economical reasons.
For economical reasons.
Presently they are not at war with them, so no.
The US
To fight the "War of Terror" and Find Osama Bin Laden.
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Total conventional warfare has not really been used on a major large scale since the Korean War. This is army against army. In Vietnam the U.S. was able to defeat the NVA by means of conventional warfare. This was a problem for the NVA who knew that they could be defeated by conventional warfare. They changed their strategy to a more unconventional guerilla warfare which is hit and run tactics and ambushes. This strategy was put into great effect in Afghanistan when Soviet Forces invaded. Conventional warfare has been used on a smaller scale in the First Gulf War and the Iraq War. The modern day war in Afghanistan observes guerilla warfare as seen in Vietnam and Afghanistan decades earlier.
Nothing. The US is only at war in Afghanistan, not against. The American and Afghanis are working together, much like the Americans and Iraqis, to fight against terrorist groups within Afghanistan and to better the country of Afghanistan.
to my calculation it was hard to fight because there were more countries in it...
No. The Cold War ended in 1989 with the falling of the Berlin Wall and at that time they were more concerned with internal problems.
They were trying to fight a guerrilla war using conventional tactics.