Beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in Afghanistan was to

The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. A central goal was to disrupt al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the attacks, and reduce the threat it posed. Saddam Hussein was associated with Iraq, not the initial war in Afghanistan, and containing communism was not the goal.

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