HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Osama bin Laden was being protected by the Taliban government im Afghanistan
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The U.S. was working with al-Qaeda against the Taliban
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The U.S. was working with the Taliban to find and destroy al-Qaeda
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The Taliban leadership asked for U.S. support against Iraq
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States went to Afghanistan in 2001 to wage a necessary war of self-defense. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked our country. They were able to plan and execute such a horrific attack because their Taliban hosts had given them safe haven in Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3, 000 people, Operation Enduring Freedom officially began 7 October 2001 with American and British bombing strikes against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is a UN Special Political Mission tasked with assisting the people of Afghanistan. UNAMA was established on 28 March 2002 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1401.
Detailed explanation-4: -Osama bin Laden declared war on the United States in 1996, because of United States support of Saudi Arabia and Israel. Terrorist consider all U.S. citizens justified targets because all U.S. citizens are responsible for U.S. government policies and cultural practices.
Detailed explanation-5: -Operation Enduring Freedom was the United States’ response against 9/11 attacks whose major objective was to arrest all those persons who were doubted to be the minds behind the attack, majorly Al-Qaeda as well as the Taliban regime within Afghanistan.