WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After September 11, 2001, the U.S. set its sights on deposing the extremist government in Afghanistan, called ____
A
Al Qaeda
B
The Ba’ath Party
C
The Savak
D
The Taliban
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Enduring Freedom began on October 7, 2001, and enjoys the support of countries from the United Kingdom to Australia to Japan. The Taliban have been forced to surrender major cities. The military has destroyed 11 terrorist training camps and 39 Taliban command and control sites.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

Detailed explanation-3: -U.S. troops quickly overthrew the Taliban after they invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. The Taliban then waged an insurgency against the U.S.-backed Afghan government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Background: The Taliban, 1994-2021 In 2001, U.S., international, and Afghan forces deposed them, and the group soon began what would become a nearly twenty-year insurgency. In 2021, they again control Afghanistan, arguably to a greater extent than they did in the 1990s.

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