In the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, the United States occupied

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The United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom and led a military coalition to invade Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in response to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, which was based in Afghanistan and responsible for the 9/11 attacks. The US aimed to oust the Taliban government that harbored al-Qaeda and dismantle the terrorist group's infrastructure. The US later occupied Iraq in 2003, but this was not an immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

In the Immediate Aftermath of the September 11, 2001 Terror