War in Afghanistan

Not at all. Afghanistan didn't attack the US. The US went a long way around the world to attack Afghanistan without provocation.

Approximately 2,400 American military personnel were killed in the Afghanistan War, which began in 2001 and officially ended in 2021. This figure includes both combat-related deaths and those from non-combat incidents. The war was a significant part of the broader "War on Terror" following the September 11 attacks.

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The Stinger Missle System was a major element in the Soviet defeat.

This is two different questions because they're two different wars.

The war in Afghanistan is entirely justified for two reasons: the Taliban government of Iraq was harboring Al Qaeda, and the Taliban were themselves a criminal regime. An example: The Taliban decided that males could not be treated by female medical personnel nor could females be treated by male medical personnel. They then published another fatwa prohibiting females from working at jobs outside the home, including in the medical field. The two fatwas combined left every female in Afghanistan without access to medical care. The same thing happened in education; because girls couldn't be educated by male teachers and female teachers couldn't work, girls were prohibited from receiving an education.

Iraq is different. Saddam was a complete thug but all the supposed justifications for the Iraq War rang hollow. Not even the 2003 discovery of a cache of chemical weapons in Iraq proved the need to attack that country--the weapons found weren't enough to launch even one attack.

Yes, but only at specific times as designated by their commanding officers in Afghanistan and those times are subject to change at a moment's notice.

George W. Bush

Bush went before Congress to explain the need for war and received their approval.

It is not a requirement to receive their approval, but the law does require a President explain to Congress that we are going to use military force before doing so.

The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War, was a nine-year conflict involving Soviet forces supporting the Marxist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) government against the mujahideen resistance. The latter group found support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and other Muslim nations in the context of the Cold War. This conflict was concurrent to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. Initially Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on August 7, 1978. The final troop withdrawal began on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989. The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War, was a nine-year conflict involving Soviet forces supporting the Marxist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) government against the mujahideen resistance. The latter group found support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and other Muslim nations in the context of the Cold War. This conflict was concurrent to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. Initially Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on August 7, 1978. The final troop withdrawal began on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989.

I don't think so

No, there is no evidence of it. This was a war that began under President Bush, like the war in Iraq. When he took office, Mr. Obama promised he would end our long and costly involvement in Iraq and bring the troops home, which he did; and then, he said he would gradually wind down and conclude U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. Presidents cannot instantly end a war, no matter who they are. It takes time and a sensible military strategy to achieve a successful draw-down.