beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in afghanistan was to\nuse force to seize oil…

beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in afghanistan was to\nuse force to seize oil supplies.\ncontain the spread of communism.\nweaken the threat posed by al - qaeda.\nremove saddam hussein from power.

beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in afghanistan was to\nuse force to seize oil supplies.\ncontain the spread of communism.\nweaken the threat posed by al - qaeda.\nremove saddam hussein from power.

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The 2001 - launched war in Afghanistan was a response to the 9/11 attacks, with the main goal of weakening al - Qaeda which was responsible for the attacks. It was not about seizing oil supplies, containing communism (the Cold War was over), and Saddam Hussein was in Iraq, not Afghanistan.

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C. weaken the threat posed by al - Qaeda