The Afghan War: The Surge, the Taliban and Corruption

The Afghan War has become the longest military engagement in U.S. history. Students have sent parents off to war, and watched the footage on TV and YouTube. Explore the complex history of the fragmented area, and the Taliban’s contentious (and changing) relationship with the U.S., in the The Afghan War: The Surge, the Taliban and Corruption. The Afghan War offers teachers the opportunity to review key concepts with student, including ethnic alliances, the role of religion in society, the challenges of building a democracy where none has existed, and the cultural differences in defining corruption.