Position Paper

ISSUE: Afghanistan War

Afghanistan is located in Asia and it has borders with Iran, Pakistan, Russia, China and Kashmir .The War started in October 07 of 2001 in reaction to the 11 0f September attacks to the twin towers The stated purpose was to capture Osama bin Laden - who, it was believed, was the brains behind the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon Building near Washington, DC. This war damaged the quarters of Kabul and Herat. The United States and Britain started an aerial bomb campaign in Afghanistan. The country itself largely reverted to the control of the regional warlords who held power before the Taliban. Britain, Canada, and other NATO nations provided forces for various military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations. Many other nations also agreed to contribute humanitarian aid. Some researches say the war will end when force of the U.S. attacks commence when political conditions are right and when the forces have enough information to virtually ensure the capture or killing of suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, destruction of his Al Qaeda terror network, and removal of the Taliban, the current rulers of Afghanistan, who have harbored bin Laden and his followers. But nobody knows when the war will end.!!

Costa Rica doesn’t spend much money in military forces it is a peaceful country, the U.S and Costa Rica are allied but the U.S and Costa Rica think different about sending troops to Afghanistan, the U.S spend a lot money in army and troops to send in Afghanistan. U.S. commanders in Afghanistan want more troops. The Marines a preparing to ship as many as 22,000 troops to fight in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand. In March 2002 the Council established the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan to manage all UN humanitarian, relief, recovery and reconstruction activities. The Taliban has enjoyed an upsurge of military success in 2007-2008 and several NATO countries have expressed concern about the political viability of the operation. . The media have reported on US-UK air bombardment of innocent civilians as well as bold Taliban attacks against US and NATO forces. Other efforts include promoting of good governance and the rule of law, training of police, and the like. But in a land torn by violence, warlordism, drug production and intense suspicion of foreigners. The authority of President Hamid Karzai, victor in the presidential election of October 2004, barely extends beyond Kabul's suburbs, warlords have gained back control of most of the country. Costa Rica as a single country has not promoted any iniciatve regarding the Afghanistan War, but has supported all resolutions adopted by the U.N General Assembally.

Costa Rica as a single country has not promoted any initiative regarding the Afghanistan War, but has supported all resolutions adopted by the U.N General Assembly. The Council also authorized the US and its NATO nations to set up the International Security Assistance Force to provide military support for a newly-established pro-Western government (the United States also continued to run a separate anti-terrorist military operation). Costa Rica does not spend a lot of money in troops or in weapons. Other efforts include promoting good governance, and the rule of law, training of police. The Untied Nations says “Until Afghanistan achieves a lasting and stable peace designed and supported by Afghanis; there can be no prospect of progress, electoral or otherwise. The Assembly, as it had in previous years, acted without a vote and adopted a resolution that enveloped issues from the expanding drug trade and terrorist activities of the Taliban and Al-Qaida groups to the daily tragedies that comes from anti-personnel landmines and ongoing recruitment of children by terrorist groups.