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Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda bin Laden had already been wanted by the FBI since 1998. The invasion became the first phase of the 20-year-long War in Afghanistan and marked the beginning of the American-led War on Terror.Īfter the September 11 attacks, US President George W. The invasion came after the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance groups, resulting in the Taliban controlling 80% of the country by 2001. The United Kingdom was a key ally of the United States, offering support for military action from the start of invasion preparations. The invasion's aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, which had executed the September 11 attacks, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban government from power. In late 2001, the United States and its close allies invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban government.