President Bush characterizes the toppling of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan as only the beginning of the war on terror.
The Taliban administration's refusal to turn over terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 attacks carried out by al-Qaeda led to the United States invasion of Afghanistan. The leadership of the Taliban fled to southern Afghanistan and the opposite side of the border with Pakistan after quickly losing control.
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the US instigated a war in Afghanistan to drive out al-Qaeda, overthrow the Taliban government, and install a democratic government in its place.
The Taliban administration refused to cooperate with the US in the fight against terrorism while hiding al Qaeda members. The US chose to employ military force against Afghanistan, launched an operation, and defeated the Taliban, driving numerous terrorists from the country.
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