US homeland security is a department in the US federal government

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US homeland security is a department in the US federal government. It is aimed at protecting the United States and its territories from terrorism and any other disasters that may arise. The department has been fighting terrorism since the year 1942. The department is organized to understand and evolving and emerging threats. Due to the continual evolving of the terror tactics, thus the department ought to keep with the pace. Terrorism comes up with sophisticated means of attack everyday thus the department is always vigilant against any emerging types of terror attacks. The department is also organized to improve its prevention of terrorism. It comes up with creative and new technologies to fight terror including new means of detecting explosives and other available weapons.

NATO, on the other hand, is organized to improve awareness on threat and preparedness to act when called for. It also involves development of adequate capabilities and also collaborating with other partners’ countries in fighting terrorism. Moreover, to successfully fight terrorism, it is important for the organizations involved to have the required information and share it in a timely and effective manner. On this note, Interpol is organized to provide the required tools and services to affect the required communication channels. Their aim is to ensure effective collaboration between member states ensuring that the offenders are punished irrespective of their locations.

There was a war in Pakistan involving Pakistan and armed groups of the militant. The war began in 2004 when the army of Pakistan who were involved in the search for Al-Qaeda fighters which escalated into an armed resistance. The war greatly affected the country by depleting most of its resources affecting its economy. The government struggled to fight the terror attack and managed to capture a militant’s stronghold village that was located in Damadole. Later, the armed forces of Pakistan launched an aim to clear orakzai. They also announced that they would capture North Waziristan in future. They managed to kill approximated 150 of the militants in the area of the fight.

They expected to clear all the tribal areas by end June 2010. By third of June, the authorities managed to clear the Taliban insurgency in Orakzai and Kurram. As a result, the country was able to fight terror attacks in the area. NATO joined forces with the Pakistan government to fight these insurgent groups. Thus, in 2014 when the American troops began departing, the number of attacks launched by the Taliban Insurgency groups increased. Speculation was high that the groups were waiting for the US withdrawal before launching major attacks in the area.

This is the same case in Afghanistan. Due to the increased terror attacks in the area, the NATO joined forces with the government to reduce the cases of terrorism in the area. They dug out hotspots for the terrorists and managed to eliminate most of them. However, with the death of Al-Qaeda main leader, Osama bin Laden, the terror group engaged in more terror revenge missions. They waited for the US government to withdraw from the area to conduct a series of more dangerous attacks. However, to-date, the Pakistan, and the Afghanistan governments are involved in curbing terrorism in the areas in conjunction with the help rendered by NATO and Interpol. Though cases of terror attacks and insurgency have reduced, there are a few cases of suicide bombers in the area to-date that claims the lives individuals in the areas. A lot has to be done to completely curb terrorism in the areas.