WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -7 October 2001: Following the Taliban’s refusal to hand over Osama Bin Laden and close down terrorist training camps, the United States launches airstrikes against Al-Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan with the support of allies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The War in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) began in October, 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -From the White House Treaty Room, the President informed the nation that military action-Operation Enduring Freedom-would remove the Taliban regime and eliminate al Qaeda in Afghanistan. On October 7, 2001, the President announced that the United States had begun military action in Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of December 1979, the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country.