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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]

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]

 

*The military response to the [[9-11|September 11 2001]] terrorist attacks on the United States was assigned the name Operation Enduring Freedom, but was previously planned to have been called Operation Infinite Justice (this name is believed to have been changed following concerns that this might offend the Muslim community as Islam teaches that Allah is the only one who can provide Infinite Justice). [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm]

*The military response to the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States was assigned the name Operation Enduring Freedom, but was previously planned to have been called Operation Infinite Justice (this name is believed to have been changed following concerns that this might offend the Muslim community as Islam teaches that Allah is the only one who can provide Infinite Justice). [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm]

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<ref>[http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=October&x=20061025171329MVyelwarC0.6853144 U.S. Department of State, Vince Crawley, October 25, 2006, "NATO's Jones Urges Focus on Afghan Reconstruction, Rule of Law"] _{''"On July 31, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took control of Afghanistan’s volatile southern provinces, part of a larger plan for NATO to provide security for the entire country. The handover was accompanied by an upsurge of violence against international forces."''}</ref>. There is no sign that Western troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future.

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<ref>[http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=October&x=20061025171329MVyelwarC0.6853144 U.S. Department of State, Vince Crawley, October 25, 2006, "NATO's Jones Urges Focus on Afghan Reconstruction, Rule of Law"] _{''"On July 31, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took control of Afghanistan’s volatile southern provinces, part of a larger plan for NATO to provide security for the entire country. The handover was accompanied by an upsurge of violence against international forces."''}</ref>. There is no sign that Western troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future.