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When did we invade Afghanistan?
2001 October - US-led bombing of Afghanistan begins following theSeptember 11 attacks on the United States. Anti-Taliban Northern Alliance forces enter Kabul shortly afterwards.
Why did we invade Afghanistan in 2001?
2. The attacks had been authorized by the founder of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, who was in Afghanistan. 3. The US invasion ofAfghanistan was necessary because the Taliban, which was in control of Afghanistan, refused to turn bin Laden over to US authorities.
Is the United States still in a war?
The U.S. is Still Technically at War in Iraq. "The United States is still at war in Iraq – on paper, at least," Defense One points out. "Two years after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, the authorization for the use of military force that was passed by Congress in late 2002 is still in effect.
Where is Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South West Asia. It is bound by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north and China to the northeast.... Pakistan.
Pakistan is located in South Asia.