Which event in 2011 was cause for celebration in the United States?

In May 2011, U.S. forces killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, ending a nearly 10-year pursuit after the September 11 attacks. His death was widely celebrated in the United States. The war in Afghanistan did not end that year, and Saddam Hussein had been executed in 2006.

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