-The Taliban- an extremist Islamic regime that controlled Afghanistan, offered bin Laden sanctuary, and al Qaeda trained thousands of terrorists in camps located in that country. -Because of this, bin Laden utilized his extensive personal fortune to support the Taliban. -bin Laden had been a threat before the 9/11 attacks. Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks, and Bush signed it on September 18, 2001. On October 7, the United States began airstrikes against Taliban military installations and al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan. In early 2002, “Operation Anaconda” effectively drove out the remaining Taliban and al Qaeda combatants. By spring 2003, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the al Qaeda mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was captured. The war terrible because as we killed the terrorist of 9/11, we created more terrorists in the process, and now we are are still fighting Afghanistan and have more enemies, and ISIS