Operation Enduring Freedom Was Launched in October 2001

question 20

Multiple Choice

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001

• A) against Afghanistan, because the nation was harboring Osama bin Laden.
• B) against Saudi Arabia, because it was harboring Osama bin Laden.
• C) against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women.
• D) against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11.
• E) as a way to combat rising unemployment.

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