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AFGHANISTAN WAR / BRACE MAP ((Afghanistan War (Why it started (In…

- - - - In retaliation, the United States, together with its allies including United Kingdom, went to war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. On October 7, 2001 the U.S. launched Operation Enduring Freedom to battle terrorist groups in Afghanistan and throughout the world. Soon, military bases were established near most of the major cities in the country. However, few of the Taliban or al-Qaeda were killed or captured. Most of them fled into the mountains and rural areas of Afghanistan. The Afghanistan War, also referred to as the War in Afghanistan or operation enduring freedom, is the period between 2001 - 2014 in which the United States of America invaded Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. On October 7, 2001 the United States and Britain began to bomb terrorist targets, such as the Taliban's military forces and some camps, in Afghanistan.
    - - As of 2015, the U.S. gave over $685 million dollars to funding the war in Afghanistan. Along with the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War has been the most expensive in U.S. history.
    - - On May 2, 2011, United States special forces found and killed Osama bin Laden. He was hiding in Pakistan (which borders Afghanistan) at the time.
    - - The Afghanistan War started 7th October 2001, in response for the 9/11 terror attacks in New York, and they wouldn’t land over some land so America thought that would bring their weapons into it. Then it started the whole war.
    - - The current volatile situation in Afghanistan is the latest in the long history of the conflicts. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 came after over 20 years of war in the country. A soviet invasion in 1979 prompted opposition from several militant groups, called Mujahideen. The U.S., Pakistan, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia all provided funding and arms.
    - - George Bush was the 43rd American President who served in office from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009. One of the important events during his presidency was the start of the Afghanistan War. The 13th year in Afghanistan was the longest war ever fought by the United States and continued during the presidency of Barack Obama.
    - - On September 11, 2001 an Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 passengers airliners and used them to attack the United States. They flew two of the planes into the twin towers New York city causing the buildings to collapse. The third plane struck the pentagon and the fourth hit Pennsylvania before it could reach it’s target. The Northern Alliance was a group of fighters in Afghanistan who were against the Taliban. They allied with the U.S. forces to help defeat the Taliban.
    - - NATO is an alliance of 28 countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. It includes Canada, the United States, Turkey and most members of the European Union. NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.