Afghan war ends, terrorist haven remains

By Washington Examiner

Published December 31, 2014 10:00am ET

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Afghan war ends, terrorist haven remains — President Bush poses for a photo in the Treaty Room of the White House in Washington Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, after announcing airstrikes on on Afghanistan. (AP/Hillery Smith Garrison) | HILLERY SMITH GARRISON

In 2001, less than a month after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush announced the beginning of American military action against Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. The war began with broad public support and a nearly unanimous vote from Congress.

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