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Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

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Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil


The United Nations asked the United States to otherthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.


The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to the program.


They believed the government was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.

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They believed the government was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.
This is the correct answer


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