WAR IN AFGHANISTSN

HOW IT STARTED

• 9/11 triggered the war in Afghanistan
• Nearly 3,000 people were killed
• 4 planes were hijacked by terrorist
• America had to fight back

WHO LED THE TERRORIST

• Osama bin laden started six camps under his own leadership
• Named these camps "Al Qaeda" meaning The Base

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

• America began war on Afghanistan on October 7th 2001
• United Kingdom and Australia were our first allies

LOCATING OSAMA

• On May 1, 2011, Osama Bin laden was killed
• It took America 10 years to locate bin Laden
• Osama was only 75 miles from Pakistan's capital

ENDING THE WAR

• By the end of 2014, Obama plans to have no troops in combat
• No evidence as to when the war will be over

FUNDING

• 753.3 billion has been given for the was in Afghanistan
• It is believed the war will cost 4-6 trillion by the end