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In the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, "The first Soviet troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979, to assist Babrak Karmal, who had become president in a coup within the Afghan Communist leadership" (2).
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After the end of their invasion, "the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in February 1989, in what was in effect a unilateral withdrawal" (2).
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The Taliban gave support for "Mr. bin Laden, who arrived by charterd jeet at Jalalabad Airport in May 1996, and for Al Qaeda" (3).
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After the World Trade Center attack, "President George W. Bush gave the Taliban an ultimatum to hand over Mr. bin Laden" (3).
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After the World Trade Center attack, the United States were "militarily involved in Afghanistan"(1).
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As a supporter of the previous king of Afghanistan, "[Hamid Karzai] was named chairman of an interim government that replaced the defeated Taliban, making him the leader of the country"(3).
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Once Hamid Karzai took office as the interim president, "he hoped to seucre peace for Afghanistan and win the country much-needed international aid"(3).
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The Iraq commander, General Petraeus, "had taken charge of United staes Central Command," and took "responsibility for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the region" (4).
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In a speech, President Obama said he would "deploy 30,000 additional troops"(4).
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After occupying Afghanistan since 2001, the "initial plans called for American combat forces to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan", but delayed the date to the end of 2014 (1).