Opposition to the 2001 Afghanistan War

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Opposition to the 2001 Afghanistan War was small though not insignificant. Opposition, in the form of protests, was organised by various anti-war organisations who would go on to organise much larger protests against the 2003 Iraq War.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

The invasion of Afghanistan came in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and had overwhelming worldwide support^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]} given a reasonably substantive connection to Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban.

Opponents of the war however felt that the attack on Afghanistan was unjustified aggression and would lead to the deaths of many innocent people through the bombing campaign and by preventing humanitarian aid workers from bringing food into the country. The number of Afghan casualties reportedly exceeded 70,000 people in 2002^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}. In 2006 the conflict was still ongoing.

More broadly, the invasion of Afghanistan appeared to opponents to be a political stepping stone to the subsequent 2003 Iraq War, increasing the imperial reach of the United States, and further driving Muslims toward far-right Islamism, and associated terrorist resistance or retribution tactics.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Protests

In 2001, a number of small protests against the invasion of Afghanistan occurred in various cities and college campuses across the United States and other countries in the first days after the start of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.[link]

See also

• Protests against the invasion of Afghanistan
• Post-September 11 anti-war movement

External links

[World opinion opposes the attack on Afghanistan], David Miller, 21 November 2001

 

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