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What country did the U.S. invade because they supported Osama bin Laden?

The US invaded Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 2001 with the purpose of acquiring Osama bin Laden and dismantling al-Qaeda after the Taliban government refused to do so.


The US believed that a man named Osama bin Laden was responsible for planning the attacks on September 11 2001. Following the attacks the U.S. believed bin Laden was hiding in which of the following c?

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. believed that Osama bin Laden was hiding in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime, which was in power at the time, provided him sanctuary, leading to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 to dismantle al-Qaeda and capture bin Laden.


When did the US get involved with Afghanistan?

The US started bombing Afghanistan in August 1998 during the Clinton administration. This was part of "Operation Infinite Reach" announced by President Clinton. It was a response to recent terrorist operations on the part of groups suspected to be connected with Bin Laden.


What hapend to the twin towers and why?

There was a terrorist attack. Osama bin laden hired suicide bombers to hijack several planes and crash them into various American landmarks. Two of the planes hit the twin towers and that was the site of the worst damage. The reason it happened is because bin laden was an extremist and thought that anyone who wasn't Muslim should be killed.


In what year did the 911 terrorist attack occur in the United States?

The 911 terrorist attack occurred in New York City on the 11th day of November in the year 2001. The terrorist group Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama Bin Laden planned and carried out this attack.