Question

3. Which of these statements is TRUE? Osama bin Laden was killed in Afghanistan. Operation Enduring Freedom ended in late 2014. U.S. Troops are no longer stationed in Afghanistan. Afghanistan still has not had a democratically-elected leader

Answer 1

Operation Enduring Freedom ended in late 2014 is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Operation enduring freedom ended on 7th October 2001 and ended on 31st December 2014. In total this operation lasted for thirteen years. The American soldiers went to Afghanistan after September 11 terrorist attacks. It was followed by Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Enduring Freedom was the name used by US government for its global war against terrorism. After the 9/11 attacks president George w. Bush announced that airstrikes has begun in Afghanistan to target Taliban and Al Qaeda. The end of the operation was announced by president Barack Obama on 28th December 2014. The new name for the non-combat and combat operations by US military is called Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Apart form Afghanistan counter terrorism operations under Enduring Freedom was carried out out in Trans Sahara and Philippines,