Why is the National Guard in Afghanistan?

Answer 1

German and Croatian intelligence recorded conversations of their leadership admitting responsibility for the attacks on the US in 2001, since they had attacked the same location in 1993 it constitutes an invasion attempt.

So, we are fighting to essentially to establish a new government there that won't attack us.

Answer 2

Obama is sending troops to Afghanistan because he wants to win the war.

Presley:He is also sending in troops because he wants to install an oil pipe line leading to the united states for the oilers.He claims that we are going in to fix there government but that's all just a lie.He just wants to make money for the oillers and the defense contractors.

Answer 3

The National Guard also serves as the National Guard of the United States. Thus, they are essentially a reserve component of the Army (Army National Guard) and the Air Force (Air National Guard). Under the Total Force Policy of 1976, the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard are essentially defined as one force, and it was ensured that Guard and Reserve units would be rotated into deployments along with the Regular Army. This was implemented by General Creighton Abrams, who felt that doing such would prevent another war from being waged without the consent of the American people, and would also weed out "champagne units" - units which wealthy or affluent people would serve in (particularly during times of a draft) which were more or less assured zero chance of deploying.

Answer 4

The troops are in Afghanistan to assist Afghanistan's National Army. They are there to fight of the Taliban and not the afghan people as sometimes thought by other people.

Answer 5

The original reason for the United States sending troops into Afghanistan was to weed out terrorism, the Taliban in particular after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Answer 6

Because the war there is not over..This is a critical area that must be suppressed. The Taliban are allies of A l quada, and democracy must be allowed to flourish in that region.