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  1. Operation Enduring Freedom ( OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes targeting Al-Qaeda and the ...

  2. Right shoulder patch. The Special Operations Regiment ( Albanian: Regjimenti i Operacioneve Speciale ), [1] commonly known as B.O.S is the main special forces unit of the Albanian Armed Forces. It is the most elite unit of the Albanian Army. The unit is tasked with special operations in wartime, and primarily with counter-terrorism in peacetime.

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  4. Sep 11, 2001 · In response to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, Operation Enduring Freedom officially began 7 October 2001 with American and British bombing strikes against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Initially, the Taliban was removed from power and al-Qaeda was seriously crippled, but forces continually dealt with a stubborn Taliban insurgency ...

  5. Aug 18, 2021 · The operation was launched to stop the Taliban from providing a safe haven to al Qaeda and to stop al Qaeda’s use of Afghanistan as a base of operations for terrorist activities. Operation ...

  6. Dec 12, 2005 · The first round of this war was Operation Enduring Freedom, an air-dominated offensive conducted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) against al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan and against the Taliban theocracy that provided them safe haven. In less than a month and from a standing start, the United States commenced combat operations in a landlocked ...

  7. 6 days ago · Fatheree, Christopher L R. Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 30.3 (Jul-Sep 2004): 60-67. Although intelligence reachback provided significant support to Task Force 58's (TF-58) combat operations in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the presence of intelligence analysts forward was critical to mission accomplishment.

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