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: -In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. British forces went in alongside US troops. At the height of the conflict there were more than 130, 000 NATO troops on the ground.

Detailed explanation-4: -The proponents of the Just War Theory argue that the Afghanistan war of 2001 was a Just war. However, the application of Just War theory principles of last resort, legitimate authority, and proportionality to the Afghan war reveals that the US invasion of Afghanistan was unjust.