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Why Did The Afghanistan War Happen

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On October 7, 2001, the war between Afghanistan and the United States began. The war started because the United States wanted revenge after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the world trade center earlier that year. The war is sometimes called “The War on Terrorism” because the war was over ending terrorism and the Taliban. The Taliban had also been linked to many other terrorist attacks in the US: the world trade center bombing in 1993, a USS Cole attack, and the attacks on the US embassy. The war began in Afghanistan when the United States went looking for the Taliban. The United States were working with other allies to fight against the Taliban who were siding with countries against the United States. The United States were able to get rid

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