Welcome

On September 11, 2001 Afghanistan was dragged onto the world stage after years of obscurity since the Soviet invasion. Americans searched for answers to this act of terrorism-- where was Afghanistan, anyway? As President Obama tries to wrap up the war in Afghanistan, we hope to learn more about this country which has been mired in conflict for so long. How has Afghanistan's history of conflict shaped the country today? How should the government be structured? What are the next steps for the United States?

Betsy Ray is a native of Washington, DC and Aigerim Saudabayeva was born in Kazakhstan but has lived in the DC area since she was eleven. In this blog, we will chronicle our thoughts throughout our independent project this semester on the evolution of conflict in Afghanistan.