Caspian Report - Issue: 07 - Spring 2014
AHMET YUKLEYEN 6 Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future Threatens Global Peace Ahmet Yukleyen EXPERT, CENTER ON POLITICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES, HASEN
Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, was killed by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011. It looked like the “War on Terror” had been won. IntroductIon Al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 attacks challenged America’s post- Cold War era global hegemony. In response, President George W. Bush launched the “War on Terror”, and within a month, American and British troops had entered Afghanistan. They were later joined by NATO, the Northern Alliance, and the United Nations in their mission to destroy al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. Hamid Karzai became the twelfth president of Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001, and Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, was killed by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011. It looked like the “War on Terror” had been won. However, two Chechen brothers – though found to be self-radicalized and unconnected to any outside terrorist groups – were nonetheless motivated by Jihadism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They learned how to build explosive devices from an online magazine produced by the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, and planted bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 killing three and wounding 264. 1 The Obama administration has not officially used the term “War on Terror” since 2009. It has become clear that preventing terrorist attacks requires more than dismantling Al- Qaeda or removing the Taliban or Saddam from power. Moreover, the US has begun peace talks and negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan, as the country is undergoing a major political transition and faces significant challenges in 2014. In his state of the union speech on January 28 th , 2014, President Obama said that, with the so-called Bilateral Se- 7 CASPIAN REPORT, sprIng 2014 1. Michael Cooper, Michael S. Schmidt, and Eric Schmitt (2013) “Boston Suspects Are Seen as Self-Taught and Fueled by Web” April, 23. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/us/boston-marathon-bombing-developments. htmlhp&pagewanted=all&_r=0. Retrieved on February 25, 2014.
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AHMET YUKLEYEN<br />
6<br />
Afghanistan’s<br />
Uncertain Future<br />
Threatens Global<br />
Peace<br />
Ahmet Yukleyen<br />
EXPERT, CENTER ON POLITICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES, HASEN
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