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'''Operation Enduring Freedom''' is the [[United States]] ' initial military response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]].

Most Americans are familiar with Following the military operation in [[Afghanistan]]. In a matter attacks of months,in response to the [[9-11|September 11 , 2001]] terrorist attacks, the US government demanded that the extremist Muslim [[U.S. ArmyTaliban]], government of Afghanistan hand over [[Air ForceOsama bin Laden]], Marines, and leader of the [[Navyal Qaida]]terrorist group responsible. The Taliban government, in a masterful display however, refused to allow bin Laden to be tried by US authorities, leading to invasion of joint operations the landlocked Asian country.  The militaries of the United States and its NATO allies, in concert with our a coalition of northern Afghan alliestribes known as the Northern Alliance, quickly overthrew the [[Taliban]] regime and drove government controlling the [[terrorist]] [[al Qaeda]] into worldwide flightcountry from its historic capital of Kandahar. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated While the reach Taliban government was quick to fold, large amounts of American power fighters remained with the local population and subsequently engaged in a prolonged guerilla campaign against Coalition Forces. However, high-profile operations in the strength country's eastern White Mountains (Battle of American will. The campaign was Tora Bora) and Shahikhot Valley (Operation Anaconda) to capture or kill bin Laden and other high-value al Qaida targets were a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global [[War on Terrorism]]failure. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#intro]

However, six Seven years after the overthrow of the [[Taliban]], [[America]] and [[NATO]] forces are wre 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. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of the United States coalition forces stated his commitment to accomplishing the mission, saying, {{Cquote|The United States will not leave Afghanistan until the Afghan people tell us the job is done. The war on terrorism began here in Afghanistan and it continues today. We must never forget that.<ref>[httphttps://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/world/asia/01afghan.html New York Times, CARLOTTA GALL, August 1, 2006, "U.S. Hands Southern Afghan Command to NATO"]</ref>}}

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