HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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George Bush
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Osama bin Laden
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the Taliban
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Saddam Hussein
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Opening Salvo The U.S. military, with British support, begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces, officially launching Operation Enduring Freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mohammed Omar The founder & spiritual leader, who lived in hiding near a U.S. base in southern Afghanistan until his death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mullah Mohammed Omar, a Mullah (Islamic religious leader) and a member of the Pashtun ethnic group led a new armed group called the Taliban. The word Taliban means “student", and they attracted the support of Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida organization.
Detailed explanation-4: -While no country has so far recognised the Taliban regime, there are countries working with it and which have supported it since inception, such as Pakistan, China, and Russia, and these three feature among the 14 countries where Afghan diplomatic missions have been taken over by the Taliban regime.