Was America's decision to leave right for the Afghan people?
Tom @ Topical Talk
23 November 2021
Join Sacha Nuata and Tom to help build your knowledge about Afghanistan.
In this activity, our focus is on the perspectives of the Afghan people. Watch the videos below and then add your thoughts at the bottom of the page.
Introduction from Sasha
Did Afghan people want American troops to leave Afghanistan?
How might an Afghan person feel about this...
Would Afghan people have been happy with the way that America left?
The graph is also available to download and zoom in on here.
What do you think on our overall question:
"America's decision to leave was right for the Afghan people." Do you agree?
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Neither agree or disagree
4 - Agree
5 - Strongly agree
Write the number that represents your opinion and give your reasons. The best answers will refer to some of evidence shown in the videos above.
Comments (33)
23 Nov 2021
I do not agree with this because Afghan people would be happy that what America has done has worked,but now that America has killed Osama Bin Laden Afghan people would now Know that someone else (who is powerful) would take over. 1 is my final answer.
23 Nov 2021
no because the president of untied states should of not told the troops to leave afghanistan and america should of helped girls and women ,children they would have too help afghan girls with the education and bring peace to both the countries and some rich countries should help afghan people with food shortages for the winter ,with people of getting homeless
24 Nov 2021
I agree with this because it is Americas choice to leave Afghanistan. They have their own rights to do want they want to do.
Hi magnificent_planet. Do you think that the US also has a responsibility to other countries? How would that responsibility differ depending on its influence or impact on the country in question?
24 Nov 2021
4 because it is there own choice and they have there own lives to live and they might have children for there own and they mam or dad might need help.
24 Nov 2021
I think the Americans should of never left the Afghanistan because The Taliban will just take over again.
24 Nov 2021
No it was not right because the people in Afghanistan because they probably thought the people in america came to help them but no they didn't they just wanted cause more things and get more people worried because the people there was starting to turn not that worried because they thought the american solders were going to help them but the american solders decided not to.
24 Nov 2021
I think that america really needed to leave because they would want to see there family and loved ones but I think the Afghanistan people would have really wanted them to stay because clearly they could not handle it them selves,so over all my answer is 2.
24 Nov 2021
I think America should have stayed with Afghanistan because they were struggling because of the Taliban and the Taliban were controlling them and wouldn't let girls go to high school so I don't think America should have left them.
I think you mean the Afghan people are now struggling because of the Taliban (they weren't before, when American troops were present and were supporting the Afghan government).
25 Nov 2021
I agree America's departure from Afghanistan was better for the people, because if they stated, there would have been permanent conflicts between the Taliban and America, and the people would never enjoy peace and wars became fiercely raging because each of the tow sides seeks power, but each wants his ambitions after taking power. who knows whose ambitions benefit the public interest No character and chose the number 4
Thanks for your comment, caring_personality. I think you're saying that had America stayed, it would have prolonged the conflict and the outcome would have been uncertain, which would have been bad for the Afghan people. Can you say more about why you think the conflict between the Taliban and America would have been "permanent" if America had stayed?
Yes, America is one of the great power in the world and possesses weapons and all the ingredients to start destructive war in which the end of the Afghan people will be. As for Afghanistan, despite it's strength, it has not yet reached the stregth to confront the American army did not leave Afghanistan, the Afghan state would have turned into rubble houses Other than the internal conflicts that might endanger the lives of America to get out of Afghanistan from the beginning, conflicts are the main reason why we don't see the invisible Afghanistan.
26 Nov 2021
I think that the American forces should stay because the Taliban control of Afghanistan makes people worried because the Taliban have set strict rules towards girls and women and also Afghanistan was highlighting the American forces
28 Nov 2021
Was America's decision to leave right for the afghan people?
Yes I agree, because afghnistan as a country can represents here self and can consists of regular army which defends of their rights. Hand by hand , Afghan people can reform any destruction and build themselves but disarmament commission can follow weapons file which spread between citizens and make afghanistan participate s in all international conferences and supports afghan to solve thier regional issues without redeployment of the americn forces
Don't you think america must stop makes army base and barracks in Afghanistan and stop enter in their internal regional issues because america is the greatest military power in the world ??
This hasn't been written in your own words so is hard to understand for other children. Can you explain it again in a couple of clearly-written sentences?
30 Nov 2021
I think that the American forces should stay because the Taliban control of Afghanistan makes people worried because the Taliban have set strict rules towards girls and women and also Afghanistan was highlighting the American forces
30 Nov 2021
The number that represents me personally is No. (3) I neither agree nor disagree. Withdrawal is a double-edged sword. We cannot determine which side benefited most, but in my opinion, the withdrawal from Afghanistan freed it from American restrictions, occupation and control. It would enable it to create a new Afghanistan and on the other hand America liberated itself from its obligations towards Afghanistan, besides, it unleashed the Taliban movement to seize control of the situation and control the state. It is no secret that the Taliban is politically slandered and can also enable the growth of ISIS in Afghanistan. Here, the confusion in resolving the decision seems not easy
Thanks for your comment @aware_painting. You sum up nicely the positives and negatives of America withdrawing from Afghanistan, what about the other edge of that sword? What do you think would have been the positives and negatives of America not leaving?
The positives of not leaving lie in the international community’s reconciliation with Afghanistan and dealing with it as a recognized country. This is evident by the mobilization of a lot of financial support to Afghanistan and its support at the financial and political levels. Most importantly, America was fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and preventing the growth of terrorist movements. As for the negative aspects of the US occupation, He made Afghanistan a victim without a savior, and it became a dependent and not an independent country, and it fell into a quagmire of misery. It is not hidden from us and you that many Afghans migrated and left their country and escaped from fear and conflict, besides that poverty, hunger and psychological trauma that Afghans experience as a result of the armed conflict
Very concise, balanced and well-explained. Well done, aware_painting!
30 Nov 2021
I think it was bad for Americans for leave Afghanistan because they need help and the taliban are taking over. if Americans are dying and they leave even more Afghanistans will die
01 Dec 2021
I think America shouldn't of left the Afghanistan people because the Afghanistan people get killed more by the Taliban and American air strikes.
Thanks for commenting, affable_orangutan. It seems like you are saying that now America has left Afghanistan, there may be more air strikes. Can you say a little more about why you think this?
In one of the Topical Talk sessions in my school we discused about it.
That's great! What was your opinion?
My opinion is they shouldn't of left.
Can you explain why you think this, affable_orangutan?
01 Dec 2021
I think that the American forces should not leave, because from my point of view, the American forces can convince the Afghan people to unite as one hand with the American forces for the sake of the country's interest and thus have the ability and courage to expel the Taliban from Afghanistan
Thank you for your view, appreciative_pear. Do you think there could be any danger in America deciding what constitutes another country's best interests?
03 Dec 2021
Did the Afghan people want the withdrawaL of Us forces from Afghanistan? Yes,they wanted that ,because the American air raids made them homeless to shelter in,so they want the air raids to leave Afghanistan at all and not to return to it again, and the Afghan people demand their full rights from America,which was caused by the air raids, including demolishing,killing and destroying homes and several places that were shelters for all people in Afghanistan,they asked America to rebuild and repair the total chaos they had caused.
Do you think there are any Afghan people that feel differently?
07 Dec 2021
I don't think that the American troops should've left because before the American people came to help Afghanistan, The Taliban were in control and didn't allow the Afghan girls to go to school and have an education. Then the Americans came and The Taliban couldn't come and try to take over this country but as soon as America left, The Taliban came to take over the country once again, so I think that they were wrong for doing that.
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