Afghanistan's Continuing Struggle

              After Afghanistan became an independent country, it still needed a guidance to help establish and keep their government in check. They then turned towards successful countries like the USSR and the United States for help. Without the assistance of these nations, Afghanistan would never be as stable as it is today.

                One ruler of Afghanistan was taken down particularly because of his communistic methods of ruling. When Hafizullah Amin came into rule, he caused a series of events that deteriorated the relations between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan.  Not only did he destroy international relations, but Amin also publicly harassed the Soviet Union and their ways.(1) This turmoil that Amin created caused the USSR to invade Afghanistan and overthrow him. The USSR assassinated Amin through poison and brought in their troops to maintain order of the country.(2) If the USSR had not conflicted with the Amin rule, Afghanistan would have been transformed into a communist country.

 On 9/11/2001, hijacked passenger planes crashed into the twin towers, killing thousands and inflicting damage upon even more people across the world. Since that day the United States has been helping Afghanistan fight for control of the country from the Taliban. (3) They have developed plans and ideas for Afghanistan to create a new, long standing democracy. To this day, America has encouraged a people based government, made investments on the country, and assisted Afghanistan to build a strong security force.(4)