DISINFO: Invasion of Afghanistan was planned before the 9/11 and launched for imperial reasons
SUMMARY
The invasion of Afghanistan was planned long before the 9/11 atrocities against America and was launched for imperial and geostrategic reasons, such as securing pipeline routes through Afghanistan and strengthening the US presence in central Eurasia.
RESPONSE
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US and NATO counterterrorism policies are a response to the real and very serious threat of international terrorism. On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists launched the most devastating terrorist attack in history and killed almost 3,000 people, mostly Americans.
The United States, NATO, the EU and other Western and non-Western international allies have been engaged in the global war on terrorism since 2001: against Al-Qaeda, responsible for the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September, and against Daesh/ISIS and other radical Islamist terrorist groups around the world. Despite significant achievements, Jihadist terrorism is still a real and constantly evolving threat.
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