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On This Day: Bush ordered strikes on Afghanistan in 2001
Original: This Day in History: Pres. George Bush orders military strikes on Afghanistan in 2001
News outlets are marking the anniversary of October 7, 2001, when President George W. Bush ordered the opening of US military strikes against Afghanistan, launching Operation Enduring Freedom less than a month after the September 11 attacks. The campaign targeted al-Qaeda training camps and Taliban positions and began the two-decade US-led war in Afghanistan.
Why now: The date marks the anniversary of the 2001 start of the war in Afghanistan, prompting commemorative coverage.
George W. BushUnited StatesAfghanistanTalibanal-Qaeda
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