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torginustoday at 1:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

So they invaded Afghanistan to grab a Saudi national hanging out in Pakistan?


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pfdietztoday at 8:27 PM

I think it had something to do with 9/11 being an act of war from Afghanistan against the US. Nations are responsible for the actions of groups inside their borders against other nations.

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tim333today at 2:00 PM

Mostly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan#US_invasion_and_Is...

Apparently the invasion was Oct 2001 and Bin Laden hiked over into Pakistan in Dec 2001