'''Operation Enduring Freedom''' is the [[United States]]' military response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]].
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'''Operation Enduring Freedom''' is the [[United States]] military response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]].
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Most Americans are familiar with the military operation in [[Afghanistan]]. In a matter of months, the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy, in concert with our NATO and Afghan allies, overthrew the Taliban regime and drove the terrorist al Qaeda into worldwide flight. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated the reach of American power and the strength of American will. The campaign was a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global War on Terrorism. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#intro]
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Most Americans are familiar with the military operation in [[Afghanistan]]. In a matter of months, the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy, in a masterful display of joint operations and in concert with our Afghan allies, overthrew the Taliban regime and drove the terrorist al Qaeda into worldwide flight. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated the reach of American power and the strength of American will. The campaign was a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global War on Terrorism. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#intro]
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However, six years after the overthrow of the Taliban, America and NATO forces are still fighting Taliban forces in parts of the country, especially in the south. There is no sign that Western troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future.