2001 Invasion of Afghanistan
| Date | 7 October 2001 - Present |
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| Description | The ongoing war in Afghanistan, instigated within a month of 9/11, supposedly in retaliation, with the claimed justification - for which no evidence has been presented - that the attacks were planned by Ossama bin Laden, and that he was based in Afghanistan. |
2001 Invasion of Afghanistan 
On 7 October, 2001, NATO and allied forces attacked Afghanistan, less than a month after the 9/11 attacks.
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Official Narrative
The justification for the attacks we as that the 9/11 attacks of September 11, 2001 were carried out by Al-Qaeda under the leadership of Ossama Bin Laden, who was taking refuge in Afghanistan, under the protection of Taliban forces.
Problems
Osama Bin Laden denied responsibility for the attacks and no evidence has been presented of his responsibility. On 5 October, the Taliban offered to try bin Laden in an Afghan court, so long as the U.S. provided what it called "solid evidence" of his guilt. The U.S. government dismissed the request for proof as "request for delay or prevarication".
Supreme International Warcrime?
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Alternative Motives
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