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Operation Enduring Freedom
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After the September 11, 2001, attacks
on World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, the United States military
entered into a war against terrorism
worldwide. The President began the
U.S. response in the War on Terrorism
with the stroke of his pen to seize
terrorists' financial assets and disrupt
their fundraising network. The world
financial community is moving to starve
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the terrorists of their financial support. On October 7, as part
of Operation Enduring Freedom, efforts began to root out
Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda network of terrorists, and
Taliban supporters from Afghanistan. The campaign began
with air strikes by U.S. and British forces air strikes by U.S.
and British forces against terrorist training camps and
military installations. |
A host of world nations pledged
support as the Operation unfolded.
More than 40 countries in the
Middle East, Africa, Europe and
Asia have granted air transit or
landing rights and many more are
sharing intelligence to prevent and
deter future terrorist acts in this
hemisphere. In just weeks, the
military essentially destroyed al-
Qaeda's grip on Afghanistan by
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driving the Taliban from power. Taliban leaders
surrendered major cities to opposition forces, including
Kandahar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Mazar-e-Sharif and a new
government has taken power.
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Listed as destroyed are
11 terrorist training
camps and 39 Taliban
command and control
sites. As part of a
humanitarian effort, the
U.S. dropped rations daily
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to Afghan refugees along with leaflets that explained the
contents of the food packets. Over 700,000 rations were been
dropped over Afghanistan during the Operation.
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